Does anyone know why Michigan schedule W Table 2 is asking me to enter FEIN for the payer listed as "other withholding" where there was no 1099-R entered? Thank you!

[JulieS]

On Schedule W, Part 2, if Column C says OTHER WITHHOLDING, this is how to fix it:

1. Select Federal taxes, then Deductions & Credits.
2. Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid.
3. Select Other income Taxes, click update to the right.
4. Find Withholding not already entered on a W-2 or 1099, Click Start or Update to the right.
5. Clear anything on the screen, including zeros.
6. That should remove the entry completely.

[ZeroGR]

There is nothing under the "Federal section, Deductions and Credits, Estimates and Other Taxes, Other Income Tax, Withholding not already entered..."

I just hit the delete key in case there was anything embedded, and saved my return, but the Schedule W for Michigan still shows an exclamation mark and OTHER WITHHOLDING with zeros but it's asking for a Federal ID # for the 0 amount. How can I just delete this line? There must be a bug in this. Also, I see that I must mail my return and not efile?

[JulieS]

Try this instead:

1. Click on Tax Tools near the bottom of the left side menu.
2. Select Tools.
3. Click on Delete a form.
4. Look for Schedule W under Michigan Tax Return, click Delete to the right.
5. Confirm that you want to delete the form.
6. The form should re-populate from your W-2 forms, but without the phantom entry. 
7. Continue and Review. 

[ZeroGR]

I deleted the form and it repopulated with the same information. It still has the OTHER WITHHOLDING line with zeros requesting a FEIN. It does not, however, list one of my 1099 R forms where I have had Michigan state tax withheld.  I need to get this fixed. Is there any way to do it manually, or can I get a refund and buy another tax program?

[ZeroGR]

Correction - My missing line is located on page 2. However, I tried deleting just the Schedule W and also tried deleting and reloading the entire Michigan state information. Neither one got rid of the OTHER WITHHOLDING line. I just put in my broker's FEIN to avoid the error. I might just attach a manual Schedule W since I have to mail this in anyway.  I'm disappointed in this year's Turbo Tax.

[KathrynG3]

Before going to the trouble of mailing it, try one more thing: check the import details. 

It could be erroneous information in the state area. If you have any of the forms listed below, I recommend going into each of them, scrolling to the state withholding section, highlighting the cell and pressing delete several times. 

Table 2 for Schedule W is coming from federal Form 1099-MISC, 1099-R, 1099-G, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-OID, and 1099-K, if state tax was withheld and related state ID is MI.

Thank you for your perseverance with this unexpected experience. 

@ZeroGR

[bk]

I had the same reported issue and ended up going through all the federal forms you mentioned, even if I didn't receive the form. I think for some reason TurboTax must be calculating something in the background and if you don't enter something, it makes it up.. idk. only thing I can come up with.

[bk]

@KathrynG3 

I thought your suggestion worked, but it seems after returning to TurboTax the next day, it is back. I have no idea what is causing it. Apparently nothing fixed it. I did figure out that it is coming from TurboTax's "Tax Payment Worksheet" line 13 - "Other state tax withholding", but I have no idea what is populating this. The value is 0.

[KathrynG3]

It depends. I think other troubleshooting ideas are:

• Do not enter -0- if the field can be blank. It is best to delete any -0-'s entered unless specifically requested to enter -0-.
• Clicking the "+" to see if there is any listed items that could be deleted.

Regarding Line 13  specifically, any value is coming from the following potential data sources: 

• From federal Schedule K-1 Worksheets - Estates & Trusts, Box 14, Code Z, if related state id is MI or blank;
• AND Schedule K-1 Partnership Additional Information 1, Box 13, line Code W, line 5, if related state id is MI or blank;
• AND Schedule K-1 S Corporation Additional Information 1, Box 12, line Code S, line 3, if related state id is MI or blank;
• AND federal Forms 1099-INT, 1099-OID and 1099-DIV, State income tax withheld, if the related state id is MI or blank;
• AND federal Tax Payments Worksheet, 17 and 18a through 18e, state column, if related state id is MI or blank.

From the The Tax Payments Worksheet, right-clicking the +:

Tax Payments Worksheet

The Tax Payments Worksheet collects all state and local income tax payments for 2019, including:

- Tax Payments for the Current Year
- Overpayment from Previous Year Applied to Current Year
- Amount Paid with 2019 Extension
- Date Return Filed and Balance Paid

On the federal return, be sure all withholding amounts and tax payments are identified with the correct state id(s).

This worksheet collects these amounts and supplies Form MI-1040, Individual Income Tax Return, Form MI-2210, Underpayment of Estimated Tax with all the details needed for an accurate calculation.

See the data source cross reference for more information on the data transferred to this form from the federal return.

Note: Withholding from W-2 and 1099 forms will flow from Michigan Schedule W, line 6 to Form MI-1040, line 29 rather than from the Tax Payments Worksheet.

@bk

[bk]

@KathrynG3 

Thanks so much for your help. Buried in TurboTax Step-by-Step screens, I found that my 1099-MISC had a $0 value for MI and 1099-B also had $0 for MI for each item. These 1099 forms were imported from our bank and apparently TurboTax had filled it in as $0. Clearing all $0 was key for the "Tax Pymt Wks" to clear out 12a and 13. I assume all $0 entries for lines 11-13 must be cleared out for TurboTax to work correctly.

Thanks again!

[KathrynG3]

You're welcome! That is wonderful news!