Where is the amount for self employed health insurance for Sub S shareholders entered for Form 1040 Sch 1?

[DawnC]

The SEHI deduction will appear on line 17 of Schedule 1 and may not exceed your W-2, box 5 amount.

You may be able to use the Self-Employed Health Insurance (SEHI) deduction if you're at least a 2% shareholder in an S Corporation. To claim this deduction, the health insurance premiums must be paid or reimbursed by the S corporation and reported as taxable compensation in box 1 of your W-2.   These instructions can be found in this FAQ.  

To claim the SEHI deduction in TurboTax, you'll need the K-1 that the S Corporation sent you. Here's how to enter it and claim the deduction:

1. With your return open in TurboTax, search for K-1 and select the Jump to link.
2. Select Yes to Did you receive any Schedules K-1 or Q?
3. Select Start or Update next to S corporations (Form 1120S) and follow the screens, filling out info as you go.
4. On the Check boxes that have an amount or are checked on the form screen, select Box 17 Info and any other boxes that contain info on your K-1.
5. Select Continue.
6. On the Enter Box 17 Info screen, select AD - Other Information in the Enter Code field.
7. Enter the amount and select Continue.
8. Select Continue to skip the first Enter Code AD Detail screen.
9. On the second Enter Code AD Detail screen, enter Shareholder's Health Insurance Premiums in the Description field.
10. Enter the amount and select Continue.
11. Select Continue to skip the How to Enter Code AD Information screen.
12. On the Other Situations screen, select I personally paid health insurance... and then click Continue.
13. On the Self-Employed Health Insurance screen, fill in the W-2 box 5 amount and the amount of health insurance premiums you paid (this may be on your W-2 in box 14).
    • If you purchased insurance through Healthcare.gov or your state marketplace, leave the second box blank.
14. Select Continue.
15. On the Long-Term Care Insurance screen, enter any long-term care premiums and select Continue.
16. Select Yes or No to Does your K-1 have a code V in Box 17?
    • If you selected Yes, follow the screens until you reach the S Corporation K-1 Summary.

[susanp5]

The instructions provided here and in response to my question do not work.  There is not an AD code in line 17 on the K-1--it shows Reserved and does not treat as self employed health insurance if the amount is entered here.  Also it then shows an error if entered per these instructions.  Also, the IRS instructions for Line 17 on the 1120S Schedule K-1 do not include using this code to enter owner self-employed health insurance.  These instructions do not appear to be consistent with the requirements for the schedule K-1 or the TurboTax fields.  thx

[susanp5]

The instructions provided do not work and are inconsistent with the Form 1120S Sci K-1 instructions.  In TurboTax near line 17 of the Sch K-1 form, you have to hit the Quick Zoom to open fields needed to input shareholder self employed health insurance and Medicare wage amounts to obtain the appropriate deduction for self employed health insurance.  The help line did not know this information as o 2/24.  

[PatriciaV]

Yes, if you personally paid health insurance that was added to wages paid by the S-Corp, you may claim these without being reported on the K1. 

1. Go back into the K-1 entry portion of the interview.
2. You will come to a screen, Other Situations.
3. Mark the box I personally paid health insurance.
4. Enter the premiums paid on the next screen, Self-Employed Insurance Costs.  Click Continue.    
5.  You will eventually be brought back to the S-Corporation K-1 Summary.  Click Done if you have no additional K-1s to enter.

This work-around is necessary as Code AD is not supported for direct entry at this time.