Self Employed Health Insurance Deduction

[GarthRanzz]

I purchased a health insurance plan through Marketplace but paid the full price myself (no tax credits). My 1095 has all zeros in boxes B & C. TurboTax does not allow me to put 0s in those boxes, it forces me to find out the SLCP and enter it in Box B. When I do that, I get a health insurance credit of a few hundred dollars rather than the full amount of premiums I paid, which should be fully deductible. Should I skip the 1095 and just enter my Marketplace premiums in another section? This has been an issue with TT since the beginning of Marketplace. 

[ThomasM125 · Accepted solution]

Technically, you don't need to enter the Form 1095-A on your tax return if the associated form 8962 does not need to be filed since you didn't have any advanced premium tax credit listed on your form in column C. So, you could enter your medical premiums elsewhere in the program, either in the deductions and credits section, K-1 entry section or self-employed income section, as is appropriate.