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What do I put in Schedule 3 line 12? My 1040 worksheet did not automatically enter a value

This value is coming up as an error on TurboTax on the "Deferral for Certain Schedule H or SE Filers Smart Worksheet form, line 10.
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KathrynG3
Expert Alumni

What do I put in Schedule 3 line 12? My 1040 worksheet did not automatically enter a value

It depends why Schedule 3, Line 12e would be in your return. Schedule 3, Line 12e, refers to both Schedule H or SE filers.

 

The error is generated because the system needs to update. Perhaps initially when entering your details, you were going to owe taxes. Then, as more details were entered, the status changed to a refund. 

 

This would have made any tax deferral of Self Employment tax on Sch H or Sch SE tax no longer valid.

 

To get past this error, first try entering a blank as a response. If there is a 0 or spaces in this cell, delete them.

 

In either case, you must get back temporarily to owing money in order to decline the deferral. Then, go back to your current details to resolve the issue.

 

To do this in TurboTax, follow these steps:

 

If you are filing Schedule H, try deleting Schedule H using the steps included for deleting Sch SE-T. Then, re-enter Schedule H.

To delete Schedule H:

  • From the left menu, select Tax Tools.
  • Select Tools.
  • Scroll to Delete a Form.
  • Scroll to Sch H select Delete and Delete Selected Form and Continue.

To Re-add Schedule H:

  • In the search box, enter sch h.
  • Click the Jump to link and continue through the interview. The first page will be: About Your Nanny or Household Employees.

 

If you are self-employed:

First, revisit the section for the Self-employment tax deferral entry and accept it, change it, and then decline it by deferring 0:

  1. Return to the Deductions & Credits section.
  2. Scroll to Tax relief related to COVID-19 and Show More.
  3. Select Self-employment tax deferral and select Revisit.
  4. Answer Yes at the next screen to get back to Let's start by getting your eligible income.
    1. If you do not want to defer any self-employment income, at "Enter your eligible self-employment income", you have three options. Try them in the following order:
      1. Enter nothing--be sure the cell is completely blank.
      2. Enter (as in 0 is the portion of self-employment I will defer) OR 
      3. Enter 280/366ths of your income to reflect the income from March 27-December 31, 2021.
    2. Select Continue.
    3. At Tell us how much you'd like to defer
      1. "Enter amount" should be blank if you entered blank above.
      2. Enter 0 if you entered 0 or 280/266ths of income above.
    4. Select Continue.
  5. Scroll down and select Wrap up Tax Breaks and Continue.
  6. I recommend running through the Federal Review again.

Secondly, if the error is still in the return, it is because Sch SE-T or Sch SE-S is not updating properly. To update the return automatically, it is best to close out completely and close the browser, as well. Re-open in Chrome on a PC.

  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.
dzormelo
Returning Member

What do I put in Schedule 3 line 12? My 1040 worksheet did not automatically enter a value

Thank you! I spent several hours trying to resolve this.  Your suggestion to leave the field blank on Schedule 3 line 12e worked.  I had already verified that I did not want to take the deferral in other sections of TurboTax.

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