topic Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvements. I enter the data but it continues to remain pink with all fields blank. in Deductions & credits

Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvements. I enter the data but it continues to remain pink with all fields blank.

EdMC — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:28:37 GMT

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

MarilynG1 — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:52:49 GMT

In the interview for the Home Energy Credit, did you indicate YES that the improvements were 'made to your main home?' You may want to step through the section to check.

Or, in FORMS, there's a checkbox on Form 5695 to indicate this.

@EdMC

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

EdMC — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:18:24 GMT

I did put in the main residence I live in and said it was my primary home. I also listed the two other homes that I own and also where I made improvements on as well as listing them as rental.

This is where I am seeing the problem:

But it errors out when submitting the tax returns.

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

MarilynG1 — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:53:11 GMT

The Home Energy Credit is only for improvements to your main residence.

Any energy improvements made to rental homes can be entered as a Rental Asset, and either claimed in full as an expense (depending the the cost) or depreciated over the years. You add the cost to the Basis of the property to reduce capital gain when you sell.

@EdMC

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

EdMC — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:55:47 GMT

I did the information under the rental. I will remove the updates on that portion.

The other is a second home. Does that count?

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

MarilynG1 — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:01:29 GMT

Yes, you can deduct certain energy improvements on a second home for the 2025 tax year, but eligibility depends strictly on the type of improvement and whether you rent out the property.

Here's more info from the IRS on Residential Clean Energy Credits.

@EdMC

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

EdMC — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:04:01 GMT

Perfect!

I fixed the double counting of the heat pump/AC/gas furnace replacement equipment from the Home Energy

that would have been a disaster.

Thank you

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvements. I enter the data but it continues to remain pink with all fields blank.

GrodinJ — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:54:52 GMT

@MarilynG1 I'm having the same issue. Only one home (no rentals). Form 5695 Part 1 "Check to use address. . . " is X'd. Under 17d no matter what I enter it just erases it. With or without the "Check to use address. . . " X'd in 17d.

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

MarilynG1 — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:45:14 GMT

I wonder if making earlier changes to Form 5695 has something 'stuck' in TurboTax. Since we can't see your return in this forum, I'd advise deleting Form 5695 and stepping through the interview from beginning to end to let it repopulate.

In my test return, when I check the box, the address on my return fills in automatically. I'm sure you've probably used the ONLINE link to update your program, but here's how you can do a Manual Update after deleting Form 5695.

@GrodinJ

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

GrodinJ — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:42:41 GMT

Thanks for the reply! I deleted form 5695 and re-stepped through the interview - same problem.

I then deleted form 5695, closed Turbo Tax, installed the manual update, filled out the form again - same problem. Any other suggestions? @MarilynG1

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

GrodinJ — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:06:45 GMT

I was able to resolve the issue. I had to delete form 5695 and all other related forms. Then I just completed it in forms view instead of step-by-step. It let me populate the address field. Moving on. . .

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

user17724851608 — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:07:06 GMT

The solution doesn't work for me. I tried checking the Federal Information box, the address appeared. However, when I ran the smart check again, the address was blank again and the form was flagged for error.

The software keeps asking me for the address info over and over and doesn't enter it. No matter whether the FI box is checked or not, the address info disappears and the smart check flags the error.

I am using the Costco version of TurboTax Deluxe Desktop. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

GrodinJ — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:09:44 GMT

Did you try deleting the form and completing a new one in forms view?

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

MarilynG1 — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:35:28 GMT

If this is the only error you get in Smart Check, could you try checking the Address box on Form 5695, skipping the Smart Check, and going directly to Efile? It seems something in the Smart Check is flipping the box info.

@user17724851608

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

user17724851608 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:41:24 GMT

I installed the manual update, reloaded the form, checked the box, skipped the smart check (which seems to happen automatically since I received the error again), asked to submit, paid all the fees, and now I get the message that I cannot e-file because of the error. The PDF of the form looks OK

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

CatinaT1 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:24:30 GMT

The IRS finalized the 2025 version of Form 5695 on January 29, 2026. Once a form is finalized by the IRS, it has to be coded into the special language the software uses and has to be thoroughly tested for calculations and e-filing acceptability. The IRS then has to approve it for e-file. It always takes a little longer for a form to become available for e-file in a software program. The dates are subject to change due to all that needs to be done.

You can sign up for updates here: Why am I getting address errors for my Home Energy credit when the address has already been added and is correct?

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

user17728487508 — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 02:02:33 GMT

We have done what you said many times with variations and nothing works to hold the address and on review it lists those 4 error due to the address being erased. We checked the box to use the federal info for the address, also

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

CesarJ — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:01:29 GMT

The TurboTax team is working hard to fix the Form 5695 issue. The TurboTax fix is scheduled for March 13.

@user17728487508

Re: Form 5695, Line 17B keeps asking for information of address for where I made home improvement...

Jxyoung — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:06:09 GMT

Finally got this resolved. I had to delete the form and then go through the interview again and this resolved it.