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Turbo Tax will not allow me to enter my property tax for my main personal residence. The curser does not work in this box. How do I enter the property taxes?

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
June 1, 2019
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I can't enter my property taxes paid on my main residence onto Turbo Tax. The program will not allow to type in a number.

TurboTax Deluxe Windows

Best answer by mglauner

Type '1098' in the Search area, then click on 'Jump to 1098'.

You can Edit a current entry, or Delete/Re-Enter a 1098 for your Mortgage Interest.

Click this link for more info on How to Enter Mortgage Interest.

If your TurboTax Desktop program is not operating properly, you may need to uninstall/reinstall it. You won't lose any of your data when you Exit and Save your return.

[Edited 3/9/2020 | 5:10 pm]

mglaunerAnswer

Type '1098' in the Search area, then click on 'Jump to 1098'.

You can Edit a current entry, or Delete/Re-Enter a 1098 for your Mortgage Interest.

Click this link for more info on How to Enter Mortgage Interest.

If your TurboTax Desktop program is not operating properly, you may need to uninstall/reinstall it. You won't lose any of your data when you Exit and Save your return.

[Edited 3/9/2020 | 5:10 pm]

rickelizrusso

Unable to find Home Mortgage Interest worksheet?

jep555555

Same issue in Turbotax Premier 2020. Previous answer was bogus as it talked about mortgage interest! How do I get my property taxes entered?

ErnieS0

To enter property tax:

Type property tax in Search in the upper right of your screen,
Click Jump to property tax,
Did you pay property or real estate taxes in 2020? Say Yes.
Enter you tax in Property tax on your main home.

If your Form 1098 shows your property tax (or if you know the amount), there is a box in the mortgage interest section to enter property tax. TurboTax will transfer any property tax entered here to the Property (Real Estate) taxes.

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AK143

Ernie,

The "Property tax on your own main home" field does not accept any values when you try and type it in. You can type in fields below that just fine. I've heard from another Turbotax 2020 user they're having the exact same issue.

Version WinPerReleaseMsi Version [phone number removed] updated 02/21/2021.

Thanks for any guidance.

vector180

In the box where you would enter your "Property tax on your main home" - double click on the "$0" and a new window will open up - Enter the description and the amount - then click "Close". The property taxes you paid should appear in the field. Happy taxes everyone!!!!! NOT!

KKB100-1

Double clicking the box and bringing up the supporting details worked. Using the right click on the mouse to bring up the supporting details doesn't work, it has to be a double click.

The people at turbo tax have somehow locked the text box so the only way in is to double click and add supporting details. It is a real shame that they do not listen to their users or can't seem to understand they locked the text box from direct entry. This is an software bug and needs to be fixed. I don't want to hear it is a feature.

FederalInquirer

Hi,

Yes, it's a BUG. Right-click and Ctrl+I to "Add Supporting Details" do not work like in other fields. I've been using TurboTax since 1996, and always import my taxes from the previous year, and never had input fields (AKA textboxes) locked. First time I see this in version for tax year 2021. I've DeLuxe installed from the CD on Win 10, and have had this issue on 3 different screens (in Interview mode). I searched the forums and many people have the same issue.

I had it on the Personal Info screen in the "SSN" field, then in another field--I can't remember which now b/c I just went to the form and entered the amount--, and now in "Main residence real estate property taxes paid" field.

Folks at Intuit, you got to go back to the good old times of software development when programs were actually thoroughly tested. The software development now is not as good as it used to be, that is why there are patches almost every single day for some update they rushed the day before that caused a "side effect". There's no testing anymore

markthayer

searching on 1098 takes me to the form to report mortgage interest paid. I do not have a mortgage. I only need to be able to enter property tax on my primary residence. Note i am using TT Home and Business

AnnetteB6

To go to the section of the tax return to enter your property tax without entering mortgage information, use these steps:

On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
This opens a box where you can type in “property tax” and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
The search results will give you an option to “Jump to property tax”
Click on the blue “Jump to property tax” link and enter your information

@markthayer

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eczopek

I have the same problem with entering my primary residence property tax. The recommendation did not work. I have uninstalled and reinstalled TurboTax. Any other thoughts?

taxuser19

I have the same problem. Appears to be a bug preventing any entries. I'm using version 023.000.0435.

MonikaK1

If you are encountering a problem entering property tax in the Mortgage Interest section, try entering it in the Property Tax section instead.

Other users in this thread have found that double-clicking in the field worked.

If your are using TurboTax Online, check your Internet connection. Logging out of TurboTax and back in, changing browsers (Chrome generally works well), or clearing your cache and cookies often helps.

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