Can I ignore the error on the Federal Review because of excess 401K deferral when I have added the amount as misc wages?

[jjt]

I had excess 401K deferral, so I went into TurboTax and indicated the extra under miscellaneous wages with that description.  But I'm still getting the 2 errors on the Federal Review that indicate too much deferral.   I don't think I can go into the W2 and subtract the amount that was sent back to me, since then the W2 won't match the original. 

[jjt]

It is now 5 days later than the expected update and I still cannot efile.  What is the status on the fix?

[Rachel_W]

You are correct, you should not change your W2 because the IRS needs to match it up with your original.

TurboTax is aware of the e-filing issue that you are having and is currently working on a solution. An update to fix the issue is expected to be released around 4/5/2019.  

Be sure to sign up for updates to be alerted as soon as there is a solution.  If you do not want to wait for an update, you have the option to paper file your tax returns as this is only an e-filing issue.

You can check out this TurboTax FAQ for more information: Excess 401(k) Contribution Preventing E-filing.