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Willy4
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Federal tax calculation error

Turbotax 2019 calculates a tax of $7145 due on a taxable income of $63655 (line 11b), married filing jointly.  Using either federal tax tables (Form 1040) or the federal tax rates (10% below $19,400 plus 12% above), the tax due is $7252+/- 1.  Has anyone else encountered this error?  I have updated TT Deluxe as of 2/21/2020.

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Federal tax calculation error

No problems anywhere..  

There are something like 7 different ways that taxes are calculated.  The tax tables are used only for the simplest tax returns.

 

IF you have Qualified Dividends on a 1099-DIV (box 1b), or any capital gains on a -DIV forms (box 2a)  or any other long term capital gains, then the tables are not used directly...because a lot of those dividends or capital gains are taxed at rates lower than the tables.

____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
Willy4
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Federal tax calculation error

Thank you.  That was the problem.

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