IRS rejection Requiring me to answer questions for 1095-A. I do not have ACA insurance. What is triggering request?

[henjjh37]

I have employer provided health insurance.  The IRS keeps rejecting my return because I have failed to include form 8962.  What is triggering this request?  I have answered no to the question about receiving a 1095-A.  Please advise.

Thank you

[vijaypp]

Not sure if my answer mirrors the point of the process that you are getting an error.

I was finding TurboTax was repeatedly getting me stuck in a loop of entering premium value for 1095-A ... though I TOO did not have ACA.

I figured out that a small confusion earlier in the process created an item in TurboTax.

Here's where I went to check if i had that confusion.  You can try to go to the same spot.

I'd like to add an adjustment to the below ...

This is something I noticed.  I inadvertently got mixed up in TurboTax, so I got into this cycle with the software where I would repeatedly ask me to edit the Premium Amount on 1095-A --when instead, I in fact had a 1095-C.

I was frustrated looping thru this screen as I tried to file.

Here's what I found.

for 2021 tax year, I clicked beside the bold sub-category Affordable Care Act.

In coming back repeatedly to this section to try to remove a mention of 1095-A, I would come to a small table.  It was just a list of a single line  item, showing my name with the two buttons afterward of "Edit " and "Delete".  I kept going to Edit this.

What finally fixed it for me ...was done in two portions:

1. Start with Federal
2. Choose Deductions and credits
3. Scroll down to Medical (List additional Tax Deductions if not seen).
4. Select the Affordable Care Act from the drop-down
5. to delete that line row:  Somehow, the software then went another pathway & tried to advise that I should be sure to enter 1095-A info if I had any.
6. I continued by finishing out of this sub-section ...and then re-entered again sub-category Affordable Care Act.
7. It was here that the suddenly a question appeared asking IF I had a 1095-A.  I FINALLY GOT THE CHANCE TO SAY NO!

     (ATTN TurboTax staff ... this question should remain visible every time a user goes thru this sub-category .

              .. it should not be hidden away if a line item is enter for 1095-A)

Hope this helps save the sanity of any others getting looped by the software.

thanks

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I would like you to check what you have posted.

1. Start with Federal
2. Choose Deductions and credits
3. Scroll down to Medical (List additional Tax Deductions if not seen).
4. Select the Affordable Care Act from the drop-down
5. Select NO for the next two questions.

This should resolve the issue.

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