The self-employed health insurance deduction is calculated incorrectly in TurboTax Online when there is a full repayment of the premium tax credit.
My 8962 Line 11 correctly lists an annual enrollment premium (a) of $5233 and annual advance payment of PTC (f) of $4972. Because my AGI >400% of the FPL, I must repay the full PTC so 8962 Line 29 (and 1040 Schedule 2 Line 2) is the full repayment obligation of $4972.
However, my 1040 Schedule 1 Line 17 has a self-employed health insurance deduction of just $1610. I should be able to deduct both the premiums paid during the year ($260) plus the repayment obligation ($4972), so the deduction should equal the full enrollment premium of $5233.
There was a TurboTax error widely reported here in January that was causing my repayment limitation to be capped at $1350. This has since been resolved but appears to still be impacting the self-employed health insurance deduction. In my case, I assume the $1610 is the sum of my premium payment during the year ($5233 - $4972 = $260 w/ rounding) plus the erroneous repayment cap ($1350) rather than the actual repayment ($4972). The result is my deduction is $1610 instead of $5233. Is there a fix for this issue?
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How much is your Net Profit on Schedule C? If your health ins exceeds your net self-employment income it gets split. An amount equal to your net self-employment income goes on Form 1040 Schedule 1 and the remainder gets added in to medical expenses on Schedule A.
And I think it's the Net Profit minus 1/2 the self employment tax.
My insurance premium is less than net profit. Schedule C Line 31 (net profit) is $12,059.
I found a workaround by unchecking the "I'm self-employed" box in the 1095 section, then manually entering the full $5233 in the self employment expenses section. Still, this is a rather significant error that will cause many to unknowingly overpay.
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