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Turbotax generated a blank form 8801, should i delete it before submitting my 2021 tax forms?

Turbotax generated a blank form 8801 after i answered the AMT questions (by the way i am not required to pay AMT), should i delete it before submitting my 2021 tax forms?

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Turbotax generated a blank form 8801, should i delete it before submitting my 2021 tax forms?

No, do not delete the form if TurboTax auto-generated it.

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Turbotax generated a blank form 8801, should i delete it before submitting my 2021 tax forms?

I have not come across those posts, but can tell you that I submitted a test return a few years ago and it was not rejected despite the fact that the return package had a blank 8801. 

 

Frankly, I am not sure whether that has changed in the interim (one way or the other).

 

You can certainly delete the 8801 in Forms Mode if it is blank.

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Turbotax generated a blank form 8801, should i delete it before submitting my 2021 tax forms?

No, do not delete the form if TurboTax auto-generated it.

Turbotax generated a blank form 8801, should i delete it before submitting my 2021 tax forms?

Thank you for your response.

 

I don't mean to be ungrateful or argumentative, but according to previous posts (from 2020), if Form 8801, "Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax - Individuals, Estates, and Trusts," remains blank and is submitted to the IRS, the IRS rejects the electronic submittal of the whole thing...

Turbotax generated a blank form 8801, should i delete it before submitting my 2021 tax forms?

I have not come across those posts, but can tell you that I submitted a test return a few years ago and it was not rejected despite the fact that the return package had a blank 8801. 

 

Frankly, I am not sure whether that has changed in the interim (one way or the other).

 

You can certainly delete the 8801 in Forms Mode if it is blank.

Turbotax generated a blank form 8801, should i delete it before submitting my 2021 tax forms?

Hi tagteam,

 

Here is one of the posts I was referring to:

 
 

Form 8801 referenceForm 8801 reference

 

By the way, thank you for taking the time to provide such insightful and helpful comments.

 

 

 

 

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