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Why does Turbo Tax require a telephone number and an e-mail address on Form 1040 in the "Sign Here" section when the IRS doesn't require them?

-675hb- — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:13:17 GMT

Re: Why does Turbo Tax require a telephone number and an e-mail address on Form 1040 in the "Sign...

TiffanyL — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:42:18 GMT

Is this preventing you from being able to e-file? May I ask are you able to move past it without entering anything?

Re: Why does Turbo Tax require a telephone number and an e-mail address on Form 1040 in the "Sign...

-675hb- — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:54:10 GMT

Response to TiffanyL: Thanks for your response. This turned out not to be a problem, although at the time I posted the question it appeared it might be. I was in the "final check" section (I forget what it's called), and the system flagged my phone number as a needed item; I knew from Tools/View Tax Summary that it already had the e-mail address. I ignored the request, clicked "Continue", and reviewed other entries. When the system came back to this point, the request was still insistently there. Since I thought it might create some problem with completing the return (as you know, it isn't possible to see the actual return until it's finished and paid for), I decided to provide the number. After I paid for the return, I was able to see that neither the phone number nor the e-mail address had been entered in the Form 1040 "Sign Here" section. I don't believe in providing information the IRS doesn't require, and I know the IRS doesn't initiate taxpayer contacts via phone or e-mail. So I don't think Turbo Tax should demand phone or e-mail information while compiling the return. Once again, thanks for your reply.

Re: Why does Turbo Tax require a telephone number and an e-mail address on Form 1040 in the "Sign...

ttlongtimeuser — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:03:05 GMT

I am filing MFJ and Turotax requires a phone number for the main taxpayer, but not the spouse.

The field is pink and during the Final Review demands entering the phone number.

The problem is that I am abroad and unable to enter the foreign phone number with the +country code.

Is this a Turbotax problem?

Re: Why does Turbo Tax require a telephone number and an e-mail address on Form 1040 in the "Sign...

DoninGA — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:20:25 GMT

@ttlongtimeuser wrote:

I am filing MFJ and Turotax requires a phone number for the main taxpayer, but not the spouse.

The field is pink and during the Final Review demands entering the phone number.

The problem is that I am abroad and unable to enter the foreign phone number with the +country code.

Is this a Turbotax problem?

A phone number is not required by the IRS. However, TurboTax does require a US phone number to be entered. Just enter any number with a valid US area code, such as (202) 222-2222