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1095-A Entry

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
January 24, 2020
6 replies
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Why is this entry so difficult to find ? Seriously - the directions / articles are WORTHLESS . I've already spent more time trying to enter this info than I have to prepare my entire year's taxes.

The instructions suggest I need to click on search, enter 1095a and then hit the "Jump To" button - which I have never seen - its not there - never has been. SO I GET NOWHERE. Frustrating. Seriously - why isn't the **bleep** thing on the menu like everything else. I cannot even find it in the forms section. Drives me crazy.

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Best answer by MinhT1

Please try this alternative method.

In TurboTax, you can enter your form 1095-A by following these steps:

In TurboTax, open your tax return
Click on Federal in the left-hand column, then on Deductions & Credits on top of the screen
Scroll down to All Tax breaks, locate the section Medical and click on Show more
Click Start next to Affordable Care Act (Form 1095-A).

MinhT1Answer

Level 15

Please try this alternative method.

In TurboTax, you can enter your form 1095-A by following these steps:

In TurboTax, open your tax return
Click on Federal in the left-hand column, then on Deductions & Credits on top of the screen
Scroll down to All Tax breaks, locate the section Medical and click on Show more
Click Start next to Affordable Care Act (Form 1095-A).

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6ixgunAuthor

Level 3

Thanks - after about 10 more minutes of digging, I found it. I am using the Mac Business version so my menus do not match any of yours and that has been the biggest problem. Seems all the built-in help responses only apply to the online version which makes them worthless to me. I **REALLY** don't know why its not documented in the help section and why all the tips that show up only pertain to the online version. It makes using the dowloaded version very frustrating. Since I was not using anything in the deductions section - I glossed over it and missed the item - it was there , it just was not intuitive where it was located.

In my copy of the software I had to go into Personal Tab > Deductions and Credits > Choose What I Work On> Medical > and finally, the very last entry in medical ACA / 1095-A . One hour of lost time I'll never get back... ugh.

Best regards & thanks again.

snyder/cura

Level 2

Should be 0 on both of us.

lido

Level 2

I have the same issue. So Frustrating. They need to fix this.

lido

Level 2

I finally found a way on my own. I had previously entered some 1095-A data but Turbo Tax would not let me open up the 1095 interview to make a correction. None of the directions above worked for me. There was no "jump to" option in the search results and there was no "federal" button in the upper left. After much frustration and many attempts, I clicked on "Tools" in the upper left and then "My Tax Data." I then scrolled down to the 1095-A form and clicked on "jump to interview." I could then make any corrections necessary. I don't know if this would work for the initial entry.

VictoriaD75

Level 12

Medicare or Tri-Care does not need to be reported. Only the 1095-A needs to be entered on your return from insurance purchased through the marketplace. If you received a different 1095 form, such as one from employer benefits, you do not need to enter anything on your return. It is for your records only.

If you purchased insurance through the marketplace and received a 1095-A, that must still be reported on your return.This will calculate the Net Premium Tax Credit on Form 8962. This form reconciles the amount of the credit available to you with the amount already received as an Advance Premium Tax Credit. The result could be additional credit owed to you, or you may have to repay any amount already received in advance. Because of either of these results, it is important for taxpayers to include the information from Form 1095-A on their return.

Follow these steps:

Click on Deductions & Credits under Federal
Under the menu for Medical, click Start/Revisit next to Affordable Care Act (Form 1095-A)
Answer Yes indicating that you have the form to enter
Complete the information on the next screen to match your form and click continue

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BillM223

Level 15

There were a number of issues listed above. Which one do you find to be frustrating?

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Gvaughn

Level 2

I am trying to complete 1095-B form. It is asking for payment amounts. I have not made payment amounts as I am covered by medicare and medicaid. What can I do to move forward?

DawnC

Level 15

You do not need to enter any information from your 1095-B. The health insurance section only requires information from Form 1095-A to be entered there. Delete the 1095-A you started and answer NO to the ''Did you receive a 1095-A or have insurance through the Marketplace?'' question. Keep the 1095-B with your tax records but don't enter that information on your federal tax return.

If you purchased health insurance through Healthcare.gov or your state's health insurance marketplace, you should receive your 1095-A by mid-February. Your 1095-A should include info for everybody on your return who was enrolled in a Marketplace plan, and is required to calculate the Premium Tax Credit. However, if you did not have this type of insurance and do not have a 1095-A, you can skip the health insurance section in TurboTax as you do not qualify for the credit. @Gvaughn

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landoskeyn

Level 2

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reccebill

Level 2

Where do I indicate a 1095-B or military healthcare(Tri-Care for Life) , in addition to medicare. The 1095-A had no box for an X indicating 12 months plan with VA??Plz send msg to

[email address removed] or text msg to [phone number removed]. Tx WJP

DoninGA

Level 15

@reccebill wrote:

Where do I indicate a 1095-B or military healthcare(Tri-Care for Life) , in addition to medicare. The 1095-A had no box for an X indicating 12 months plan with VA??Plz send msg to

[email address removed] or text msg to [phone number removed]. Tx WJP

If you have TriCare then you did not receive a Form 1095-A. You received a Form 1095-B. A Form 1095-B is not entered on a tax return.

When asked if you received a Form 1095-A you should have selected NO.