I am receiving an error because I have more fed tax withheld than income on my 1099G. Is there a way to override the error so that I may e file? The 1099 G is correct.

[lisa13]

The error I receive is - Box 4 appears to be entered in error. Your total unemployment compensation.....is $114 Your federal withholding of $163 is more than half of that amount.  Please verify that the correct amount of federal income tax withholding has been entered. 

[roebuckburns]

It sounds like there might be an error on your 1099G.  Its not possible for them to have withheld more from your unemployment compensation than they actually paid you.  Think of it like a bank account.  If they deposit $114 to your account and then try to take out $163 there is not a large enough deposit to cover the deduction.  Be certain you are not reversing the numbers as you input them.Even if this is the case the numbers still look strange since 25% is usually the maximum amount you can voluntarily elect to have withheld from 1099G payments.The standard withholding amount is 10%.

[lisa13]

I appreciate the time you took to write this. It does happen when the individual is also getting other income from the state such as disability.  The 1099 G is correct, confirmed with the state.

[DonS5]

I have this problem also. My total payment says 261 and tax withheld is 171. It says that tax withheld is more than half of the payment received. The software asked me to verify, which I did while preparing the taxes. It allowed me to continue, but it won't allow me to file. It insists that there appears to be an error in box 4 and won't allow me to file. I suppose I have the option to print and file, but I should be able to e-file.

[DonS5]

I think lisa is saying that her payment was 114 after 163 was deducted for taxes, not that 163 was deducted from 114. Mine has the same type of issue. It won't allow me to file, insisting that there is an error even after I confirm it to be correct.

[ThomasM125 · Accepted solution]

The IRS will prevent you from e-filing if your withholding amount is above a certain percentage of the income amount. It is a security measure. TurboTax has no control over it. If the numbers are entered properly, you won't be able to e-file your return so you will need to mail it in.

[DonS5]

The program didn't tell me that I couldn't e-file until after it accepted my e-file fee for state filing. How do I get a refund?

Even if IRS won't allow e-file if the tax withheld is too high, the software should not allow me to continue and try to e-file. It should notify at that time that if the information is correct, paper filing is necessary. Then I would not have purchased state e-filing.

This has wasted much of my time. If the software knows that IRS will not allow e-file, it should be smart enough to warn about the situation. It prompts to fix the supposed error, but allows the user to continue and even to request and pay for state e-file. This bug should have been corrected a long time ago. Very aggravated and want a refund of state e-file fee and would even like refund for product purchase.

[DoninGA]

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[broge013]

your turbo tax fee is not for efiling it is for using the software to prepare your return

[DonS5]

There is a fee for state e-file. I wasn’t able to e-file state but had paid for it. I got the refund. 

[VolvoGirl]

To clarify 

Don must be using the Desktop program.   There is a 20/25 fee to efile a state return in the Desktop program. He can ask for a refund.

But yes, in the Online version the fees are to prepare the returns whether you efile or print and mail.

[Caikens]

I DID RECEIVED SSA-1099 FOR 2020 FOR THE SUM OF $25231.20

[Caikens]

SHOULD I ADD MY INCOME WITH MY WIFE'S. I RECEIVED SSA-1099 FOR 2020 THE SUM OF 25,231.20 AND I PAID NO FEDERAL TAX NOR STATE TAX.

[DoninGA]

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@Caikens wrote:

SHOULD I ADD MY INCOME WITH MY WIFE'S. I RECEIVED SSA-1099 FOR 2020 THE SUM OF 25,231.20 AND I PAID NO FEDERAL TAX NOR STATE TAX.

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You are requited to enter the SS income that you received when completing a federal tax return,

Social Security Retirement/Disability/Survivors benefits are reported on a form SSA-1099 and the benefits received are to be entered on a federal tax return. The benefits may be taxable depending on the amount of other income you have entered on your tax return.

To enter Social Security benefits reported on form SSA-1099

• Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
• Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business)
• Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
• Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security
• On Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099), click the start or update button

Or enter ssa-1099 in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to ssa-1099

[DoninGA]

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@Caikens wrote:

I DID RECEIVED SSA-1099 FOR 2020 FOR THE SUM OF $25231.20

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Answered here - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-i-appreciate-the-time-you-took-to-write-t...