Help with Right of Repayment entry as a deduction

[Secord3788]

Please explain how to resolve the bug when using Turbo Tax online to enter a Right of Repayment deduction so that it is not reflected as unemployment and is correctly reflected on the appropriate tax forms as a deduction?

I have refunded more than $3K in 2024 for LTD benefits paid out and reported as income in 2023 and 2022.  This is over $40K and I want to make sure it is captured correctly.  Others reported a software bug for this issue going back to 2021 and were unable to correct it.  It appears the issue may still not be resolved.  Please advise.

[DianeW777]

The claim of right repayment has worked in TurboTax for many years.  Please use the steps below to enter your income reduction.

Taking the Income Reduction in TurboTax

1. Login to your TurboTax account or open your tax return.
2. Click on Tax Home and then Deductions & Credits.
3. Locate the section Other Deductions and Credits (you may first need to click on show all tax breaks if working online or I’ll choose what I work on if working in the installed desktop version.)
4. Click Start (or Revisit) beside  Other Deductible Expenses.
5. A number of questions will appear on the upcoming screens. You are looking for the one that reads Claim of right repayment over $3,000. Click yes when you see this screen. (Be sure to ignore the similar question, repayments of $3,000 or less.)
6. Enter the amount of the repayment in the box Claim of right repayment over $3,000 and click Continue.

• What is a claim of right repayment?

[Secord3788]

I have followed the steps outlined and the deduction entry then shows as a negative amount under "unemployment" income.  This is the reported bug.   How can the entry under unemployment income be removed while still reflecting the correct deduction?