Hi. I am doing my tax with Turbotax self-employee version. During the review it gives a message as follows:
Check this Entry
1040/1040SR Wks: Line 11 is too large.
Line 11 is in Schedule 3 ' Additional Credits and Payments:
11: Enter the amount to report on Schedule 3 line 12e: The value is 0.0 now.
This box is for Deferral for Certain Schedule H or SE Filers Smart Work, and I don't want to do any deferrals.
Any advice on what to input in line 11 would be appreciated.
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Don't enter anything on line 11. When the error comes up in the review, delete the zero (or whatever is there) and leave the box empty.
Don't enter anything on line 11. When the error comes up in the review, delete the zero (or whatever is there) and leave the box empty.
I have attempted to delete the zero in line 11 using my "delete" key, but am unable to do so. (I do not wish to defer.) Is there another solution? Thank you.
Yes. This is a question because of initially qualifying to defer a portion of your self-employment tax, before all the details were entered into the return. Once a refund was established, the deferral was no longer an option.
If you return to the section directly, you may not see the screens necessary to adjust this since you no longer qualify for the option.
The easiest and fastest solution is to enter nothing--leave the response blank.
Since you cannot leave the response blank, then first make sure the program is up to date by following these steps:
Step 1:
Step 2:
If this box cannot be left blank after updates and after deleting Sch SE, and you are still experiencing unexpected results, then there is one more process to try: temporarily trigger a balance due by adding income long enough to decline the SE tax deferral option, then remove the extra income.
To do this in TurboTax, follow these steps:
Enter a temporary amount as income in the self-employment section that will result in you not having a refund.
Decline to defer any self-employment tax.
Remove the temporary income.
For more details, see TurboTax Expert @DawnC's answer here, about 2/3 down the page: Resolve Sch SE-T Max Deferral Line 18 must be entered.
What do I do when I get a '0' in line 11.
It will not let me delete the zero. I do, but when I go back to the program, it still comes back with the same
message.
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