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Schedule SE-T error on federal review tells me to enter line 18,thought turbo tax does this on its own?

DaveF1006, regarding SE-T line 18...the amount of income for the period of 03/27-12/31 is larger than the amount stated on line 3 and line 18 won't take the larger amount.  I'm not sure what to enter in line 18???  Do I enter the amount of line 3 on line 18??? 

KathrynG3
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Schedule SE-T error on federal review tells me to enter line 18,thought turbo tax does this on its own?

Line 18 cannot be larger than the total net profit from Schedule C. If it was all earned after March 27, it would be the same. See 2020 Schedule SE.

 

To clear this error, leave the cell blank when prompted to defer self-employment tax.

Run the review again.

 

If this does not clear the error, try:

  1. Delete the Sch SE that applies--(Sch SE-T is for Taxpayer, Sch SE-S for Spouse)--by following these steps:
    1. From the left menu, select Tax Tools.
    2. Select Tools.
    3. Scroll to Delete a Form.
    4. Scroll to Sch SE-T and/or Sch SE-S and select Delete.
  2. Return to the self-employment income & expenses interview in the Income & Expenses section and select Edit/Add.
    1. Select Edit for your business.
    2. Scroll down to Done so that the Sch SE is recalculated. 
    3. Finish any other questions in the self-employment interview and click Continue.
  3. Review the return again.

If this does not clear the error, then click this link for more information: 

Workaround for Sch SE-T error for deferring Self-Employment Taxes.

 

@BCholt12

Schedule SE-T error on federal review tells me to enter line 18,thought turbo tax does this on its own?

It worked for me to leave it blank, but I had to leave it blank in both the box above the form and the form itself had to be blank, no "0.".  Good luck!

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