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I am reporting what appears to be a calculation bug in TurboTax’s implementation of IRS Form 5695, specifically for lines 19a through 19h for energy‑efficient exterior doors.
Per the IRS Form 5695 instructions, the credit for qualifying exterior doors should work as follows:
- Line 19a: Cost of the most expensive qualifying door
- Line 19c: 30% of line 19a, capped at $250
- Line 19d: Cost of the two next most expensive qualifying doors
- Line 19e: Cost of all other qualifying exterior doors
- Line 19f: Sum of lines 19d and 19e
- Line 19g: 30% of line 19f
- Line 19h: Sum of lines 19c and 19g, capped at $500
In my case, I have two qualifying exterior doors, each costing $2,795. TurboTax correctly populates:
- 19a = $2,795
- 19c = $250 (30% of 19a, capped at $250)
- 19d = $2,795 (second door)
- 19e = $2,795 (also shows here depending on how it’s entered)
- 19f = $2,795 (sum of 19d and 19e as shown on the form)
However, TurboTax then fails to perform the required calculation on line 19g and does not compute the additional credit:
- Line 19g is left blank, even though the instructions say: “Multiply line 19f by 30% (0.30).”
- Line 19h remains at $250, even though it should be the sum of 19c and 19g, capped at $500.
Based on the IRS instructions, with two qualifying doors, the correct result should be:
- 19g = $250 (30% of 19f, capped at $250)
- 19h = $500 (19c + 19g, capped at $500)
My Form 56954 shows the following:
- 19a = 2,795
- 19c = 250
- 19d = 2,795
- 19e = 2,795
- 19f = 2,795
- 19g = blank (should be 250)
- 19h = 250 (should be 500)
This indicates that TurboTax is not applying the 30% calculation to line 19f and is therefore under‑calculating the allowed credit.
Can this mathematical bug be fixed with an update?
