Line 12c on form 1040 is not displaying the correct number. It should be the sum of lines 12a and 12b. Instead it is incorrectly displaying line 10 for some reason. However, lines 13, 14 and 15 are computing correctly.
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MUCH of the 2021 program is still under construction and will be for a couple of months ...
Although the downloaded program becomes available every year sometime in November with the online following sometime in December they are NOT fully operational programs ... they are only beta versions. The final program and the state programs are never fully operational until late January at the earliest.
http://taxpreparationsoftware.com/
ANY tax software released by any company prior to about January 15 is only released for marketing and market share. No program is complete and ready to file until the IRS approves their final forms and then individually reviews each program's implementation of the form. And some tax situations aren't able to be filed until February or March, again mostly due to IRS delays.
MUCH of the 2021 program is still under construction and will be for a couple of months ...
Although the downloaded program becomes available every year sometime in November with the online following sometime in December they are NOT fully operational programs ... they are only beta versions. The final program and the state programs are never fully operational until late January at the earliest.
http://taxpreparationsoftware.com/
ANY tax software released by any company prior to about January 15 is only released for marketing and market share. No program is complete and ready to file until the IRS approves their final forms and then individually reviews each program's implementation of the form. And some tax situations aren't able to be filed until February or March, again mostly due to IRS delays.
If you are trying to do some tax planning then use the fully operational 2020 downloaded version instead.
This is my mini version of a tutorial that should be in the downloaded program:
Forms Mode lets you view and make changes to your tax forms "behind the scenes."
If you're adventurous, you can even prepare your return in Forms Mode, but we don't recommend it. You may miss obscure credits and deductions you qualify for, and you may forget to report things that will come back and haunt you later.
Forms Mode is exclusively available in the TurboTax CD/Download software. It is not available in TurboTax Online.
If you want to play around with different figures and tax scenarios without affecting your original return you can ….
Once you have filed shut off the auto updater function and save the return and .taxfile.
It's always a good idea to make a backup copy of your tax data file, in case your original gets lost or corrupted. Here's how:
If you make changes to your original tax return file, repeat these steps to ensure your original and backup copies are in-synch.
AND save it as a PDF so you have access to a copy even if you don’t have the program still installed and operational :
AND protect the files :
*** Other clues to the downloaded program ***
In the forms mode ... double click or right click on a box on a form to data source it ... sadly it doesn't work on all boxes.
When you look at an onscreen tax form using Forms Mode, you might wonder why one figure is blue and the one next to it is red or black.
These colors indicate the source of that data.
Color | Meaning |
Blue | You entered this data, either in the interview or Forms Mode. |
Black | The program entered this data or calculated this amount. |
Red | This data has either been overridden or is invalid (for example, a ZIP code that doesn't exist). |
Red italics | You marked this amount as estimated. |
Black italics | The program calculated this amount from an amount you marked as estimated. |
Purple | This information has supporting details. |
Aquamarine | This data was transferred over from last year. |
Green | This data was imported from Quicken or QuickBooks. |
Yellow fields (Windows) | Yellow fields allow user input. Anything you enter here shows up in blue. |
It is more than that... see example below...
Line 12c: Where did the 222 come from? You can't click on it to find source because it is a simple sum
ERROR: 12c should be 28,000
ERROR: 14 should be 28,000
ERROR: 15 in this example does not exclude the 222
Yep...certainly that is wrong...but as @Critter-3 has already indicated, the software is still under construction, and may not be substantially useful in many areas until mid-late January.
Unfortunately, the early folks attempting to use the software find all the incomplete sections ...... problem is that we never know if this is a real bug, or just unfinished software. In that particular area, I'm sure it's being looked at and will be dealt with sometime in the next 4 weeks.
If you want to report it anyhow, call Customer Support and get it logged in since we, as forum users, can do nothing.
What is the TurboTax phone number? (intuit.com)
Also, Line 12b on Form 1040 not correct in Turbotax 2021
Line 12b on form 1040 is not allowing the upper limit of $600 for a joint filing. It only allows up to $300 which is for an individual filing.
The software needs to know that you qualify for the standard deduction to properly report the Charitable Cash Contribution under CARES Act.
Federal 1040 line 12b Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act can be entered at either:
However, always pass all the way through both Deductions & Credits and Other Tax Situations.
At Deductions & Credits, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Wrap up tax breaks.
At Other Tax Situations, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Let’s keep going.
Remove the entry at Donations to Charity in 2021 by deleting the entry.
Remove the entry at the screen Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act by entering a $0.
ok this seems like nonsense. I have repeatedly corrected my charitable deduction to 600 ( MFJ) and at the moment it is reflected on line 12b...and included in the total on line 14...but line 12c is blank? what?
If you wish to take the Standard Deduction and claim 600 for the Charitable Contribution Credit, please return to the Deductions & Credits section. Scroll down to "Charitable Donations" and DELETE any cash entries you made there.
The program will ask you for that entry at the END of the FINAL REVIEW.
You may then enter 600 and it will stick.
I think you missed what nanandkirby said which is line 12c is blank even though there are entries in both line
12a and 12b. I have the same issue when I print a PDF of my return. However, when I look at my return in Forms mode, line 12c is not blank and correctly shows the sum of 12a and 12b.
I see the same thing as pgh-dad. In forms mode, line 12c is correct. But in the pdf version, line 12c is blank, but subsequent lines are calculated correctly. This is obviously a software bug and should be reported asap.
On my form 1040-SR line 12c is blank instead of showing the total of lines 12a and 12b. The correct number flows through correctly for the rest of the form, it just does not show on line 12c. I have TurboTax Deluxe on Windows 10.
Please reach out to TurboTax Customer Support for further assistance with this issue.
What is the TurboTax phone number?
Even today (February 7, 2022) when I am already encouraged by TurboTax to submit my return, line 12c of Form 1040 is not yet filled in properly (Attachment1). All TurboTax updates have been installed on my system (Attachment 2).
Using Forms to look at TurboTax's internal 1040/1040SR Wks worksheet and its internal version of Form 1040, I found the following:
This leads me to the conclusion that the error occurs during the transmission from the internal Form 1040 to the actual Form 1040/1040SR.
Thus, the question arises if the same error occurs when the data is sent to the IRS. If so, the form (data) sent to the IRS is "imperfect" and may lead to a flagged tax return.
I don't like to send a faulty tax return to the IRS and will, therefore, wait until the problem has been resolved or I have received an assurance by TurboTax that the data will correctly be transmitted.
Even if the data were correctly transmitted to the IRS, we still need a correct printout for our own records.
Certainly, many people have experienced the same problem and the problem should be fixed immediately to avoid improper tax returns. As I can see from the discussions, the problem was already detected on November 21, 2021. Time to fix it.
Please click here to try the workaround found in this Community thread posted by cr-stagg
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