SSI reward lump sum for past years

[cross526]

I received a lump sum SSI payment in 2018 for an award from Social Security won in September 2017 after a 9 year fight to get my benefits. When I received my SSA1099 it broke the it down for the first for years and 5 years were lumped together  with the a sum. When using Turbo tax it wants you to break down the award by years. I can do for the first 4 years but how am I to list the the remaining years that were lumped together.

[Critter]

Just one question  ... is the SS benefit the only income you had in 2019?   If so you do not need to file a return at all.    

If not then did you have any income in those  prior years ? 

[cross526]

No, I had income for pretty much all the past years. My problem is that Social Security only broke in income down for 2014- 2017 for the remaining years lumped it all together in one sum of 83k, which does not work for turbo tax they need broke down by year. I also didn't  receive what they stated in box 5 either. They held back money and the court paid the lawyers for my case

[Hal_Al]

You probably want to pay someone to do your taxes this year.

TurboTax can handle it, but you really need to know what you're doing.  Essentially, you re-calculate your tax  on all previous years, as if your had gotten the SS money, in the proper year, then you claim a credit for the difference in the tax calculated for 2019, with the lump sum. 

[Critter]

Since you had income each year if your SS is going to be 85% taxable anyway you can skip entering in all those undivided years as it will not really make a difference ... however the repayment issue will need professional assistance if you want to take it into consideration.