topic Re: Alternative Minimum tax in State tax filing

Alternative Minimum tax

jennifermay70 — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 21:24:35 GMT

I'm filing MN taxes and the box TT will not let me uncheck the box for "paid Minnesota alternative tax in a prior year."

This leads to other questions pertaining to documents I don't have because I've never paid the MN alternative tax.

How do I get this box to uncheck?

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

BrandiLO — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 03:45:13 GMT

Can you please check to see if you are selecting the AMT for your Federal return? If so, this may be carrying over to the state return.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

jennifermay70 — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:38:09 GMT

Thank you for the answer.

I have not selected the AMT on the federal return. Neither my husband not I have ever done the AMT.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

mariekolson — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 03:39:18 GMT

The same thing is happening to me as well. I also have never done the AMT and did not select it for the federal portion of my taxes.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

ErnieS0 — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:31:37 GMT

The Paid Minnesota alternative minimum tax question creates Form M1MTC. Try deleting this form to clear the check box.

Click on Tax Tools on the left column,
Click Tools,
Click Delete a form in the center,
Scroll down to the Minnesota return section
Find Form M1MTC. Click Delete.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

chammergren — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:06:40 GMT

I am having the same issue where the check box for "Paid Minnesota alternative minimum tax in a prior year" is automatically checked on the Minnesota Credits page. I deselect it and check none of the above and move on to the next page but the next page is titled "Minnesota Alternative Minimum Tax" and leads to the next page asking questions about form 6251 (which I have never filled out). When I go back to the Minnesota Credits page, the box for "Paid Minnesota alternative minimum tax in a prior year" is checked again and the "None of the above" box is now unchecked.

I tried deleting the M1MTC form but that has not fixed the issue. I have filed through TurboTax online since 2015 and have not ever run into this issue. It seems to be a bug with the Minnesota Credits page of the filing process.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

jrice56 — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 03:10:12 GMT

Deleting form M1MTC did not work. I have never paid Alternative Minimum Tax. It appears to be a bug in the program and needs an update. Very frustrating.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

jrice56 — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 03:11:17 GMT

I did not select AMT for my federal return. The program needs an update. This is very frustrating.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

MNTaxes2020 — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 04:26:46 GMT

We are having the same issue. We deleted the form M1MTC, but that did not resolve the issue.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

kosmos323 — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:50:05 GMT

I am having the exact same problem and am basically unable to continue to file my taxes as a result unless I go to another service. Fix it soon or I'm going elsewhere.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

jrice56 — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:24:14 GMT

None of the suggestions you have made corrects the problem. Please tell whoever can fix this to fix it. I think all of us who have cited this problem deserve a status report on the progress of getting this corrected.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

jrice56 — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 04:14:32 GMT

Have you received an answer that worked?

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

jrice56 — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:18:34 GMT

Your suggestion does not work. I have never paid AMT. I still can't uncheck the "Paid Alternative Minimum Tax in a Previous Year" box in the Minnesota credits section. Who can help us with this problem? Please help!

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

Benno10356 — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:21:58 GMT

Another MN resident here having the exact same problem.

I have never paid AMT and TurboTax is not allowing me to uncheck the box saying I did.

I have no form 6251 or anything else.

I have been using TurboTax for a decade and never had this issue until now.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

hey_buuuuddy — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:45:31 GMT

@ErnieS0 @BrandiLO I am having the same problem. AMT box auto-selects even when I uncheck the box. I am also unable to delete form M1MTC. Have never filed AMT and don't know why this is happening.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

kimnor — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 01:56:59 GMT

I had the same issue. But since I couldn't uncheck the box and going back didn't help, I tried going forward. Here are my responses.

Are line 2h, lines 2k through 2t, and line 3 of your 2019 federal Form 6251 blank? I responded with Yes
2019 Federal Adjusted Gross Income (from 2019 Federal Form 1040, line 8a) On the 2019 form 1040 the AGI was on line 8b so I entered that amount
Prior Year Credit Carryover I responded with zero

The system responded "Based on your entries, you don't have a Minnesota Alternative Minimum Tax Credit for 2020"

A couple of extra notes. First, I made sure that my MN Refund number at the top of the screen didn't change during this. If it had changed, then I would be concerned. Second, when I print and file my MN return, I plan to remove the Form M1MTC (if it prints) before I put it in the mail.

Hope that helps.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

jrice56 — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 21:26:08 GMT

I was on the phone with a Turbo Tax expert last week. He was very understanding. After 90 minutes he suggested doing what kimnor states in the message from 1-30-2021. I saw the same error with the Federal AGI on line 8b instead of 8a. It worked but it's frustrating. I strongly suggested to the tech person at Turbo Tax to get a corrective update but if that isn't possible in the immediate future to at least post an update on this site.

I'm going to wait a couple weeks before filing my fed return.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

Benno10356 — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:32:22 GMT

I waited six days, and tried again. Turbo Tax automatically loaded any new updates, but the AMT problem with MN is STILL PERSISTING. again, unable to unclick the box saying I paid AMT (i did not)

PLEASE FIX THIS. It is beyond frustrating and is CLEARLY happening to many other MN residents.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

jcavegn47 — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:10:07 GMT

I am having the same issue with the tax files I'm trying to file. I did the same thing but I am not comfortable with this solution. This is a glitch in the Turbo Tax for this year. It needs to be updated to not pre check the box.

Re: Alternative Minimum tax

jrice56 — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:23:10 GMT

Great News! The 2-1-2021 update corrected the alternative minimum tax glitch.