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Called customer service and found an easier solution - Use the step-by-step method to review all the entries on the Medical Expenses Worksheet. I didn't have to change anything just click through each step again. We were looking any field shown as estimated (found none) and when we got to the end the red exclamation point (!) indicating an error was gone. I was then able to file my return.
I don't know what made it go away but since it shouldn't have been there anyway, I assume we somehow bypassed the bug. Hope this works for others.
I ran into this same problem, and had been through the step-by-step process multiple times. Removing the worksheet 'solved' the problem, but I was not happy to have to re-enter all the values on the worksheet. I also don't believe that I had ANY medical entries ever marked estimated. I had one area that had a worksheet behind it (in which I deleted all the entries). Pretty ridiculous to have to do this to fix a coding error.
I can't believe this is still an issue in the 2019 TT software!! I just tried to file and I get a HDEDUC error related to claiming I have marked a field as estimated, and it is not marked that way!! How is it possible this is still going on with the software???
Same problem here with TT 2019....now three plus yeenars and still Intuit doesn't get 'tu-it" and fix the obvious continuing bug.
Checked every field in the Med Exp Wkst and NONE were marked as estimated. Only entry was software generated from manual entry of 1099R forms. Did enter initial $ amts as estimated before receiving actual 1099R forms. When I entered the actual data, made sure to click "unmark estimated".
Appears software does not recheck this status in the link to the Med Exp Wksht form. As other users suggested, went into form mode, deleted the Med Exp Wksht form, and now Smart Check shows no errors.
Thank you for this response! (sjonescrg, October 8, 2019 10:50 AM) It worked for me as well (in TT 2019 for Mac OS). Go to EasyStep, then go to Topic List, find Medical Expenses, and walk through the steps. I re-entered all of the numbers, but you may not even have to do that.
This bug prevents e-filing, so it really should be fixed.
Intuit apparently does not care, as users have had same issue for at least past 4 years. You are right, prevents e-filing if don't remove the med exp wksht!! Have reiterated this issue in my TTax 2019 survey from Intuit. Of course, no response to my comments. Intuit must be trying to become the most hated company in America, which is usually Comcast 😀
I ran into the same problem. The suggested workaround worked for me, but if Intuit has known about this problem for months (or years?), why don't they fix it.
Same occurred in my return. Revisited medical section in form view, stepped through each item pressing enter following each entry without changing a thing. At end of medical section following DONE with section, the error on the medical works worksheet disappeared. Thanks for the help via this forum.
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