I just compared my returns from turbotax and H & R Block.  The issue is 100% with turbotax.  Turbotax is putting an amount in box C of section 2 of form 2441.  If you don't qualify for the credit, there should be no amount in this box.  IT has nothing to do with a box not being checked.  Turbotax isn't completing the form correctly, at least not in my case.  Thanks for stealing $80 of my hard-earned money for a worthless tax return, intuit!  I want a refund! ... View more

I redid my taxes with H & R Block tonight FOR FREE and both federal and state returns were accepted, no problem.  It seems the issue is with turbotax, NOT the IRS.  Block charged nothing for exactly the same forms intuit charged me $80 for.  I will NEVER use turbotax again. I can't guarantee H & R Block will work for the rest of you, but it's worth a shot.  Stop wasting your time with this BS excuse from intuit and get your refund ASAP.  There is likely no need to mail.  Just use a better tax prep company.  I'm getting the exact same refunds through Block, with all the same forms filed, only with H & R Block, it actually works.  Smell you later, turbotax! ... View more

I'm not going to sit here and try to argue with anybody.  It's clear to me where TT screwed up my return, and I'm just glad I had the sense to use H & R Block before I finally gave in and mailed my return.  I'll be enjoying my tax refund in a couple of weeks, instead of waiting until June or July at the earliest if I had mailed.  Seems like a no-brainer to me.  It's a free-ish country.  Everybody can do whatever they choose to do regarding this matter. ... View more

Part 1 of form 2441 is where you report how much you spent in total on dependent care.  That amount is also used in part 3, but there should never be an amount in box C of part 2 unless you qualify for the credit.  The only parts of the form that should be filled out are 1 and 3 if you don't qualify, end of story, other than your dependent's name and SSN in box A and B in part 2.  The directions for form 2441 tell you not to fill out part 2 unless you qualify for the credit.  Putting an amount in box C of part 2 is an error, plain and simple.   ... View more

Box C contains the amount in EXCESS of what you elected in your dependent care FSA, not the $2,500 or whatever was pre-taxed.  In my case, the total that I spent on daycare last year was $4,045.  The amount of that in excess of the $2,500 is $1,545, which is what turbotax put in box C.  However, since I don't qualify for the dependent care tax credit, that amount is irrelevant and should not have been entered on the form 2441.  There should be an amount in that box ONLY if you qualify for the credit, in which case the box at the top of the form would be checked and none of us would have had this issue in the first place.  This is a turbotax error, not an IRS error.  The amount in box C triggered the box at the top of the form needing to be checked and thus the rejection of the return.  I'm guessing that is the case for a lot of you.  If you haven't had your returns rejected 6 times, I urge you to try filing with H & R Block.  It certainly can't hurt, and it will probably be free for many of you.  The only reason I had to pay for turbotax was because I needed to file a form to get the retirement savings tax credit.  That form is free with Block. ... View more

Box 25 of part 3 (there is no box 25 in part 2) has $2500 on both turbotax and H & R Block forms 2441.  The difference is box C of part 2.  There should be no amount in that box if MFS.  Turbotax put an amount in that box, H & R Block did not.  That is the difference in my returns, and the reason the turbotax return kept getting rejected. Turbotax just flat out competed the form incorrectly.  Thanks to H & R Block, I'll have my refund in a matter of days instead of months like you folks who are electing to mail in your turbotax returns. ... View more

I just compared my returns from turbotax and H & R Block.  The issue is 100% with turbotax.  Turbotax is putting an amount in box C of section 2 of form 2441.  If you don't qualify for the credit, there should be no amount in this box.  IT has nothing to do with a box not being checked.  Turbotax isn't completing the form correctly, at least not in my case.  Thanks for stealing $80 of my hard-earned money for a worthless tax return, intuit!  I want a refund! ... View more

I redid my taxes with H & R Block tonight FOR FREE and both federal and state returns were accepted, no problem.  It seems the issue is with turbotax, NOT the IRS.  Block charged nothing for exactly the same forms intuit charged me $80 for.  I will NEVER use turbotax again. I can't guarantee H & R Block will work for the rest of you, but it's worth a shot.  Stop wasting your time with this BS excuse from intuit and get your refund ASAP.  There is likely no need to mail.  Just use a better tax prep company.  I'm getting the exact same refunds through Block, with all the same forms filed, only with H & R Block, it actually works.  Smell you later, turbotax! ... View more

Sounds like this isn't an issue when using H & R Block.  This is definitely the last year I'm using turbotax. ... View more

What if you don't have time to wait until 3/17 to file? I'm on an income driven student loan repayment plan and I need my taxes filed ASAP to reapply for that before my deadline and I shouldn't have to mail my returns since I paid to use TurboTax and e-file. I want this resolved NOW! ... View more