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April 12, 2024
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Calculation of Tax Owed

  • April 12, 2024
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I use the Taxable Income from Form 1040 Line 15 and the tax computation algorithm on Page 77 of the IRS 1040 instructions at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf.  The answer I get for the tax I would owe is different from the answer calculated by TT.  Why is that?

    Best answer by RachelW33

    When you have capital gains and/or qualified dividends, your tax is calculated on the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, see here: IRS Schedule D Instructions.

     

    If you are using the cd/download version of TurboTax, you can view this worksheet in Forms Mode.  If you are using TurboTax Online, you will need to save your return as a pdf file and include all worksheets to view it.

     

     

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    RachelW33
    RachelW33Answer
    April 12, 2024

    When you have capital gains and/or qualified dividends, your tax is calculated on the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, see here: IRS Schedule D Instructions.

     

    If you are using the cd/download version of TurboTax, you can view this worksheet in Forms Mode.  If you are using TurboTax Online, you will need to save your return as a pdf file and include all worksheets to view it.

     

     

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    joegez1Author
    April 12, 2024

    Thank you.