1040-SR line 6b is in error

Forum|Forum|11 months ago
April 19, 2025
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receiver a notice from the IRS, stating that the calculation was incorrect, it looks like I'm not the only one.

I've already paid the taxes owed, is TurboTax fixing the issue???

TurboTax Home & Biz Windows

xmasbaby0

Employee

We have been seeing users who missed or answered incorrectly on the screen that comes right after entering their SSA1099. The next screen asks if you lived in certain foreign countries while receiving SS. If you answered incorrectly or skipped past that screen, it affected the taxability of your SS, resulting in the letter you received.

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onewaytopaydayAuthor

I verified the question about a living in foreign countries, they are no to all

VolvoGirl

Employee

Did you have an amount on line 6b or 0? How to contact Turbo Tax
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-contact-turbotax/00/26991

VolvoGirl

Employee

What usually happens is the IRS changed some other income on your return. Like the taxable amount of a 1099R you got or you missed entering some income. Like if a 1099R got entered on the wrong line 1040 line 4 or 5, the IRS would miss it and think you didn’t report it. By increasing your other income it made more of your SS taxable.

Or There is a new question this year asking if you lived in a foreign place. People have been answering it wrong or skipping it. Go back through the Social Security entries.