Why does TT tell me I cannot e-file because of a value on 18d of form 1040 when the IRS says that estimated tax payments do not disqualify me from e-filing?

[VolvoGirl]

You can efile with an amount on 18d.  If must be saying something else.  What is the exact message?  What version are you using?  If you are in the Free Edition you have to upgrade to enter estimated payments.

[sjbarden]

The message says:

It looks like you have a form or tax situation in your Federal return that TT does not support for e-filing.

Details: You have a description or amount on line 18 write in field on Form 1040.

1) I am using TT Deluxe, installed from a disc.

2) I am current on updates.

3) I have reinstalled the program once.

4) I am a long-term user of TT and I am disappointed with this glitch.

[Anonymous]

I have the same message.  Don't understand why!

[JulieS]

Do you have a number on line 13 of Schedule 3?

[sjbarden]

no, nothing on line 13 of schedule 3.

[ReginaM]

You could be getting this error for a couple of reasons, as we can see, Form 1040 Line 18d is populated by Schedule 3, Line 14:

Schedule 3, Line 14 is populated by Estimated Tax Payments, Form 8962 Net Premium Tax, Amounts paid with extensions, excess social security taxes, credit for fuel taxes, and a couple of various credits.  

Here on the Community Board, we do not have access to your account to see why you are having this issue.  Please check your data entry for your W-2's to make sure that your social security withheld is correct.  Follow these steps in TurboTax:

1. While in your Tax Home,
2. Select Wages & Income,
3. Select Review/Continue,
4. Select Edit next to Job (W-2),
5. Select Edit next to each of your W-2's, make sure that Boxes 3-6 match your tax documents.

Verify that if you do have Estimated Tax Payments set up in TurboTax that they are correct in TurboTax:

1. While in your Tax Home,
2. Select Other Tax Situations,
3. Scroll down until you see Other Tax Forms.
4. Select Edit/Start next to W-4 & Estimated Taxes.

Hopefully, this leads you to figure out what is going on with your return.  If it does not, please reach out to us.

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[sjbarden]

I do not have W2s

I have estimated and one 1099R. I have checked and all entries are correct.

I removed a # on schedule 3 for 2018 state taxes paid in 2019  since I was not getting credit for it anyway.

Now TT is telling  me I can't e-file because I have a figure on line 19 of Form 1040.

[DMarkM1]

In the "Deductions & Credits" interview scroll down to "Estimates and Other Taxes" and revisit those areas to clean up the entries.  The error now as you might surmise is that line 19 has an amount that doesn't match what's entered above it. 

[sjbarden]

I have checked all entries and they are correct. I am at a loss as to the problem after using Turbot Tax for as long as I can remember.