1095-A Column B and C both show $0 but turbotax won't accept input with $0 in those columns - What do I input?

[DoninGA]

Leave all columns blank (empty) for any month that you did not have health care insurance through one of the state Marketplace Exchanges or from healthcare.gov.

[Critter-3]

YOU must get the SLCSP for column B from the ACA website ... if you have an amount in column A there must be an amount in column B.

What is SLCSP?

SLCSP stands for Second Lowest Cost Silver Plan, which is the second-lowest priced health insurance plan in the Silver category that was available when you applied for insurance at Healthcare.gov or your state’s Health Insurance Marketplace.

It's the standard used to calculate your Premium Tax Credit, even if you're on a different plan.

In most cases, you’ll find your SLCSP premium on your 1095-A in column B. You can use the Health coverage tax tool to get your SLCSP if it’s not on your 1095-A.

[JamesTee]

TurboTax would not allow me to leave columns A & B blank.

[JohnB5677]

Please clarify your situation:

• Are there any numbers in Column A.
• Are there any numbers in any of the B & C columns?

[JamesTee]

There are amounts in all three columns for January through June.  July has $0.00 in columns A & B while the same amount repeats in column C.  Beginning in August, all columns have $0.00.  Exchange coverage ended July 31, 2022.

[AbrahamT]

Advanced Premium Tax Credit calculation is based on a comparison of the Monthly Premium Amount you pay and the Monthly Premium Amount of Second Lowest Cost Silver Plan.

For each month you had insurance, make sure you do not input $0 in Column B. If your 1095-A reflects $0, reach out to your marketplace provider to find out what the Second Lowest Cost Silver Plan amount was.

In other words, if there was an amount in Column C , you must have something in Column B. 

[travisd124]

i have this same problem. I reach out to my marketplace provider and all it does is say i may qualify for medi-cal. It does not give me a numerical value

[MarilynG1]

If your 1095-A has $0 in any columns, just leave them blank when you enter your info in TurboTax.

Here's more info on How to Enter Form 1095-A.

@travisd124 

[shsw09aa]

Turbotax says leave blank if any Column on 1095A don't have amount.  However, I had to put zero in order to continue.  It says please enter an amount.

[RobertB4444]

If there is an amount in column A then there has to be an amount in column B and C.  If there are zeros in a b and c leave those rows blank.

@shsw09aa 

[shsw09aa]

Yes, I have numbers under Column A and B but Column C is blank.

[DawnC]

You need to get out of the review to edit your 1095-A.   Search for 1095-A and use the jump to link to be taken to your actual form.   Click on Edit and then delete any zeros on the form.  Leave any zero field blank.  @shsw09aa 

[Tech nerd]

Go here:

https://www.healthcare.gov/tax-tool

Google “taxes second lowest cost Silver plan” for yourself to get there. 

[11756NOW22306]

Turbo Tax would not allow me to efile until I went to the forms view and entered zeros in column A (for those months that were zero) and blanks in column C (for those same months.)  Glad there's a solution that works but it's darned frustrating to spend the time to research and experiment with this.  This is not an uncommon situation - - there could be a number of reasons why a taxpayer has ACA for only part of a year.  TurboTax ought to fix this!!