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Is anyone having issues with the self employed sick leave credit? Turbotax says the amount of the credit I getting but it's not showing up on my tax return.

jpdenke — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:11:45 GMT

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AliciaP1 — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 03:08:04 GMT

To clarify - are you looking on line 13b of Schedule 3 of your Federal 1040 for the credit?

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jpdenke — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 04:05:38 GMT

Yes, and that field shows nothing for the credit I claimed.

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AliciaP1 — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 04:17:33 GMT

It could also be on line 13h of Schedule 3, depending on when you took the leave.

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jpdenke — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 04:23:13 GMT

No, it's not there either.

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AliciaP1 — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 04:40:45 GMT

It would be helpful to have a TurboTax ".tax2021" file that is experiencing this issue.

You can send us a “diagnostic” file that has your “numbers” but not your personal information.  If you would like to do this, here are the instructions:

Go to the black panel on the left side of your program and select Tax Tools.

Then select Tools below Tax Tools.
A window will pop up which says Tools Center.
On this screen, select Share my file with Agent.
You will see a message explaining what the diagnostic copy is.  Click okay through this screen and then you will get a Token number.
Reply to this thread with your Token number. This will allow us to open a copy of your return without seeing any personal information.

We will then be able to see exactly what you are seeing and we can determine what exactly is going on in your return and provide you with a resolution.

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jpdenke — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 04:47:40 GMT

Token number 921353

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AliciaP1 — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 20:59:56 GMT

I have reviewed your return and you are not eligible for the credit in 2021. The self-employed sick leave credit is limited to 10 days total between 2020 and 2021.

Per the IRS:

For an eligible self-employed individual who is unable to work because the individual:

is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19;
has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19; or
is:
- experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking a medical diagnosis,
- seeking or awaiting the results of a diagnostic test for, or a medical diagnosis of, COVID-19 and the individual has been exposed to COVID-19 or is unable to work pending the results of the test or diagnosis, or
- obtaining immunization related to COVID-19 or recovering from any injury, disability, illness, or condition related to the immunization,

the qualified sick leave equivalent amount is equal to the number of days during the taxable year that the individual cannot perform services in any trade or business for one of the three above reasons, multiplied by the lesser of $511 or 100 percent of the "average daily self-employment income" of the individual for the taxable year, or the prior taxable year.

For an eligible self-employed individual who is unable to work because the individual is:

caring for an individual who is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19, or has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19;
caring for a child if the child's school or place of care has been closed, or child care provider is unavailable due to COVID-19 precautions; or
experiencing any other substantially similar condition specified by the Secretary of HHS in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor. The Secretary of HHS has specified, after consultation with the Secretaries of Treasury and Labor, that a substantially similar condition is one in which the employee takes leave:
- to accompany an individual to obtain immunization related to COVID-19, or
- to care for an individual who is recovering from any injury, disability, illness, or condition related to the immunization.

the qualified sick leave equivalent amount is equal to the number of days during the taxable year that the individual cannot perform services in any trade or business for one of the three above reasons, multiplied by the lesser of $200 or 67 percent of the "average daily self-employment income" of the individual for the taxable year, or the prior taxable year.

In either case, the maximum number of days a self-employed individual may take into account in determining the qualified sick leave equivalent amount is ten.

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jpdenke — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 21:22:47 GMT

Thank you for your help in clearing this up for me. Much appreciated.