Are my penalties deducted from my interest income?

[ritahitch]

It doesn't look like my penalties on my interest income was deducted from my total interest income.

[DianeW777 · Accepted solution]

Yes.  When you entered your Form 1099-INT, there was Box 2 that had the penalty amount.  If you made both the interest and the penalty entry in your Form 1099-INT, then TurboTax would carry the figures to the appropriate location on your tax return.  This would reduce your interest income by the penalty amount.

The interest income is on page one of the Form 1040, Line 2b and the penalty will be shown on Schedule 1, Line 18.  

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