Hello, I'm working on the 1095-A section and column C in my 1095-A form is blank, it doesn't have any amount, not even 0.00 so I don't know what to put in that column?

Leave the boxes in Column C blank if they are blank on your Form 1095-A.    If you have zeros entered, delete them.   That means you did not take the Advance Premium Tax Credit as a subsidy, which is fine.   

 

If you qualify, you can either take your tax credit as a monthly subsidy to help pay for your insurance costs or claim the entire credit when you file your tax return.   Regardless of which choice you make, when you enter the information from your 1095-A, we’ll calculate your Premium Tax Credit and prepare Form 8962 for you to file with your tax return.

so my 1095A has nothing in column C.  So i put nothing not even 0s in Turbotax, but TurboTax will not let continue.  It says "Please enter an amount".  How do I move on?

David Marks

Don't enter zeros for your 1095-A entries.  If you have a zero leave that space blank. You may have to delete your Form 1095-A and reenter it. I have provided the instructions below.

 

You can also try clearing your cache and cookies, going out of the program and coming back in, or deleting the form and reentering it, to see if that helps.

 

When there is no amount (zero) in columns B and C of the Form 1095-A, this means that you did not receive any advance payments of the premium tax credit (APTC). This generally occurs when the Marketplace determines you are ineligible for the premium tax credit at enrollment because your income was outside of the eligibility range or if you declined to receive APTC instead preferring to claim the credit on your return.

If you are entering Column B, and have a zero, you may have an error on your Form 1095-A.

 

Column B contains information about your "second lowest cost silver plan" (SLCSP) premium.

 

If column B. in Part III "Coverage Information" has a $0 or is blank for any month someone in your household had coverage from the marketplace, this is likely an error.

 

If you think this is the case you can use  the tax tool from Healthcare.gov to determine the premium for your SLCSP.  If the number is not correct, it will provide a  wrong calculation of your premium tax credit.

 

The amount in column C can be zero if you didn't take a monthly subsidy to help pay for your health insurance premiums. If you did get a monthly subsidy to help pay for your health insurance premiums, enter the monthly amount in column C.

 

If you have questions about your Premium Tax Credit (PTC) or Form 1095-A, you should contact your Marketplace directly. 

 

You can also call the IRS Healthcare Hotline for ACA questions at 800-919-0452.

You may need to delete and re-enter your Form 1095-A.

 

To delete Form 1095-A, you can do the following if you are using TurboTax Desktop:

1. Click on "Forms" at the top right of your TurboTax screen to switch to "Forms Mode"
2. In your left panel search for "Form 1095-A"
3. Click on "Form 1095-A" and it will appear in your right panel
4. At the bottom left of your "Form 1095-A" click on Delete Form
5. A box will appear to confirm the deletion, Select "Yes"

If you are using TurboTax Online you can:

1. Continue your return
2. Choose "Tax Tools" option on the left menu bar in the federal section of TurboTax
3. Choose "Tools"
4. Under "Other Helpful Links" choose "Delete a form"
5. Find the Form 1095-A and click on the option to delete it

Click here for additional information on SLCSP.

 

Click here for additional information on the Premium Tax Credit.

 

Click here for more information on entering your Form 1095-A into TurboTax.

 

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