I am unable to e-file. Keeps saying that I have to check en entry: "Federal Information Worksheet: Disaster Distrubutions". Unable to progress whether box is checked/not.

[francis-60098]

I am unable to e-file. Keeps saying I need to "Check This Entry: Federal Information Worksheet: Disaster distributions". I can only check or uncheck the box for Disaster Tax Relief and click continue, but it doesn't seem to matter what I choose. It always brings me back to the Check This Entry page.

[AnnetteB6 · Accepted solution]

There should be a page in the step-by-step section of your return where you can answer the question about disaster distributions with 'No'.  If you entered any Form 1099-R in your return you will have already seen that question one time, but there is another one out there for users who did not enter any Form 1099-R information.

Please try the following steps if you are using TurboTax Online to see if the error message will clear:

• Go to Federal on the left side of the screen
• Go to Wages & Income at the top of the screen
• Scroll to the bottom of the section without making any changes and click Wrap Up Income
• Continue moving forward until you see a question about whether you took a disaster distribution in 2020 and select 'No'
• Run the Federal Review again to see if the error has cleared

Please try the following steps if you are using a CD/downloaded version of TurboTax:

• Go to Wages & Income at the top of the screen (or Personal > Personal Income)
• Click I'll choose what I work on
• Scroll to the bottom of the section without making any changes and click Done with Income
• Continue moving forward until you see a question about whether you took a disaster distribution in 2020 and select 'No'
• Run the Federal Review again to see if the error has cleared

If you have tried these steps and you did not see a question about the disaster distributions in 2020, then repeat the steps for the Deductions & Credits section of your return until the question is located.  

[francis-60098]

Thank you for this answer.

In short, I was trying to change my answers for "Disaster relief" question by updating the Federal Review screen. It was allowing me to check or uncheck that box on the review screen, so I thought I could update it there, which I couldn't.

You have to start that section over using the links in the left menu and go thru the questions until you get the "Disaster Relief" question in the during the main questionnaire.

Then once you go to the Federal Review screen again you'll see the updated answer