When will the AMT form (6251) be ready?

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February 7, 2021
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TurboTax is delaying my filing because they say the form is not ready. The IRS is ready, https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f6251.pdf. What's the problem, Intuit?

CarissaM

Level 15

You can view the date the forms will be available by clicking here.

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hellercane70

Level 2

This delay starts to erode the Turbo Tax value proposition. I am looking to see if alternative solutions have the form ready so I can file now. I have the annual renewal directly and expect Intuit to be ready. Seriously...

DoninGA

Level 15

@hellercane70 wrote:

This delay starts to erode the Turbo Tax value proposition. I am looking to see if alternative solutions have the form ready so I can file now. I have the annual renewal directly and expect Intuit to be ready. Seriously...

The Form 6251 is scheduled to be available on 02/18/2021. The IRS will not start accepting or rejecting any 2020 tax returns until on and after 02/12/2021.

chaswyck

Level 2

I did my taxes on TurboTax three weeks ago and it said that I didn't owe any AMT but I still can't file because the form hasn't been approved. That's ridiculous! Is this an Intuit/TurboTax problem? That is, is the problem that Intuit's version of the form has not been approved?

MichelleLO

Level 15

As DoninGa stated, Form 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax is currently scheduled to be released on February 24. You can check the status of the form's availability in the below link.

IRS forms availability table for TurboTax individual (personal) tax products

@waikiulee

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Kevin Tate

Level 2

Thank you for providing that link! It's good to know that the form is now available, but I never received the email from TurboTax they promised to send upon its availability. Maybe a glitch in their software?

BrassTaxs

Level 2

Why is this form holding up returns? The form is available on the IRS website.

MichelleLO

Level 15

It may take longer for one form or another to show up in TurboTax for multiple reasons. Our goal is to provide you with the most accurate information possible. As part of this process, we communicate often with the taxing agencies. You can monitor the status of the forms needed for your returns in the below TurboTax help articles. If forms become available sooner than the currently published date, the article will be updated to reflect the new availability date.

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SoCalTimH

Level 2

The promised dates for forms are not achieved (eg foreign tax credit form promised 2/18 is still not available on TurboTax but is available on HR Block). This conveys that a). TurboTax lie b). HR Block is better. Is that a fair interpretation?

Do you buy a car and find it won't go because a part is missing and think that's acceptable?

wendyt54

Level 2

I still get the error from my desktop that from 6251 is not ready, is this accurate?

Kevin Tate

Level 2

I think they made it available a couple weeks ago. Your desktop software should automatically update when it launches, so it's odd that you're still getting that error. Sounds like an Intuit bug that should be easily resolved after you spend two hours with their support staff.