Can’t Delete Form 8959

[eoehlert]

When I try to submit my taxes, TurboTax tells me I don’t have a simple return due to the form 8959. I come nowhere near the threshold for this and every time I try to delete it, it says it’s successful but doesn’t actually delete it. How do I fix this and bypass the attempt to charge me for a simple return.

[DawnC]

View your tax return - how much income is reported.   You probably have a typo if your return is generating Form 8959.   

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[eoehlert]

No typos, triple checked everything, and box 6 is exactly 1.45%. Only made about $30k so I am nowhere near the threshold.

[DawnC]

They are working on removing the ''UPGRADE / you need Form 8959'' message.   Check back next week; the IRS will start accepting tax returns then.   

[alexedwards1166]

Hi! Are there any updates on when the "Upgrade - Form 8959" message will be resolved? The IRS is taking returns now and TurboTax is still trying to require me to upgrade and pay for a simple return. 

[DawnC]

Not at this time @alexedwards1166.   The developers are aware of the issue; you are not alone, and we are working on removing that message as I type.  

[eoehlert]

@alexedwards1166

I’ve heard deleting the cents part of Box 6 fixes the issue! Not sure if this worked tho bc I ended up finding an extra tax break that ACTUALLY required the upgrade.

[SmallestStorm]

Confirmed it works, but your refund goes down by a dollar. Better than paying $50 just to be done with it. 🙄

[Kaiba]

How did you get it to work? I am still trying to delete it and it is still there forcing the upgrade.

[SmallestStorm]

Removed the cents portion from box 6 of w-2, like I said my refund went down a dollar but it went through. Already got approved too.