1095-A data entry error message "Please enter an amount", for all 12 Part III column B & C. I did (all 00.00). Can't get past this. Suggestions?

[lopezjuanl12]

Part III column A & have a amount and C is zero. I can't got thru this step

[hollosi]

same here.

[HelenaC]

Please see my updated my answer.

[gbornstein]

same here

[HelenaC · Accepted solution]

In the TurboTax Desktop program, if a 1095-A has an amount in Column A but nothing in Columns B or C. an error is incorrectly generated.  The program will not allow blank or zero dollar amounts in column B or C.

Workaround:

If you are impacted by this issue following steps will allow you to get past this error and file:

1. Select Wages & Income at top of screen
2. Go back to Health Insurance section
3. continue thru the screens - do NOT edit the 1095A
4. finish the Health Insurance section

Solution:

We are aware of this experience and will be resolving this issue in a product update currently scheduled for 4/27/2018. 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/6850199

The amount in column B can't be zero. You must enter the Second Lowest Cost Silver Plan (SLCSP). The SLCSP is the second-lowest priced health insurance plan in the Silver category that was available when you applied for insurance at Healthcare.gov or your state’s Health Insurance Marketplace.

• You can use the Health coverage tax tool to get your SLCSP if it’s not on your 1095-A.

The amount in column C can be zero if you didn't take a monthly subsidy to help pay for your health insurance premiums.

• If you did get a monthly subsidy to help pay for your health insurance premiums, enter in the monthly amount in column C.

If you need additional help with your 1095-A, contact the Marketplace at www.healthcare.gov or 1-800-318-2596.

Related information:

• What is SLCSP?
• What is the Premium Tax Credit?

[Edited 4-11-18|6:22 am]

[blogth]

Thanks, but my 1095-A Marketplace Statement has all 00.0 in Cols B & C. Really. Perhaps there was no SLCSP in my state?

[HelenaC]

Your 1095-A is wrong/incomplete. This happens more often than you think. Every state has an SLCSP. Did you go to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.healthcare.gov">www.healthcare.gov</a> and use the Health coverage tax tool I linked above? Each person has a their own SLCSP.

[tomsax]

My 1095-A has no entries in Column. I received no subsidy to help pay my health insurance premiums. I've tried leaving the entries in that column blank and filling them with 0.00. Either way, I get the "please enter an amount" for each of those cells. It won't let me continue.

[elopinto]

I am experiencing the same issue. I entered the SLCSP in column B. However, I did not take any advance premium payments, so column C is all 0. However, when I enter 0.00 in column C, TurboTax shows me the warning: "Please enter an amount". How can I make TurboTax accept 0, which is the correct amount?

[Anonymous]

Same here on column C. It doesn't accept zero or no value.

[HelenaC]

Please see my updated answer.

[elopinto]

That worked, thanks.

[HelenaC]

You're welcome. Thank you for using TurboTax.

[silvertales76]

The $0.01 workaround was successful, however, it obliterated all the deductions TurboTax had calculated when I started entering the SLCSP in column B.