Form 1040 line 25 c or Tax payments form question

[kiki0116]

Hello,  

I am filing Married Filing Separately. I was filling out info for this year's return and my refund increased significantly which I would be happy to receive! I don't have many changes since last year so I compared it to last year's tax and saw that there is a difference in subtraction vs addition in tax payment area.  Just for simplicity, I'm using same values. Last year, line 25a $19206, line 25c  $-4023, Line 25d = $15183 (so last year, it subtracted).  This year, Line 25a $19206, Line 25 c $-4023, Line 25d= $ 23229 (this year, it added).  Since I live in community property tax state, I figured tax payment should much my husbands which would be $15183. Is this a software error?  I spoke with customer service but was not helpful...  Could someone help me figure out if it is supposed to be addition (even though there is negative value) or subtraction? 

[LeticiaF1]

If you are still getting an error, it'd be helpful to have a TurboTax ".tax2025" 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.

Here are the instructions if you are using TurboTax CD/Download:

• Click on Online in the top left menu of TurboTax CD/Download for Windows
• Select 'Send Tax File to Agent'
• Write down or send an image of your token number then place in this issue.
• We can then review your exact scenario for a solution.
• Please also tell us any states included in the return.

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

[kiki0116]

@LeticiaF1 Thank you for responding to this thread.  When I send the token number, it keeps giving me error message saying phone number removed and the first 10 digits gets removed so i just put periods in between.   

This is my 2025 token "106. 938.092.0-97784334"  Token for 2024 is: "106.938.092.0-77477171"   Please review and compare the form 1040 line 25 a-d. Everything I entered is not much different from last year so I appreciate you reviewing this. 

[LeticiaF1]

The issue has been reported and it is being reviewed.  We will follow up when there is an update.  

[bugs2]

This is a TT issue that is affecting everyone this year trying to allocate federal withholdings for community property MFS purposes. There are many posts about it on these forums. If you search "community withholding subtract" you'll see plenty recents complaints. The software is adding, instead of subtracting, negative federal withholding adjustments. Hopefully they fix it soon. @LeticiaF1