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March 12, 2020
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Review says "Shared Policy xxxx allocations for a form 1095A linked to a business... are not supported." What do they mean by "not supported" ?

  • March 12, 2020
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I am self employed and I have a shared Obamacare policy in which I am the main policy holder and my adult son who is not on my tax and I are the members.

The Review feature of TT Online show these complains:

  • Form 1095-A - Insurance Exchange (xxx) Social Security Number policy allocations for a form 1095A linked to a business, Business Related Premiums Smart Worksheet below, are not supported.
  • Form 1095-A - Insurance Exchange (xxx) Shared Policy SLCSP Pct policy allocations for a form 1095A linked to a business, Business Related Premiums Smart Worksheet below, are not supported.
  • and similar for other two numbers.

(xxx is probably a long number, perhaps a policy number?) What does "linked to a business" mean? What does "not supported" mean? Does it mean it is allowed by law but TT doesn't know how to handle it? Or it is not allowed by the law? If former, I should just stop using TT and find a CPA?

 

 

3 replies

March 12, 2020

You have a small business and also have insurance through the government exchange, evidently. This creates a complicated situation, and then you also share the policy with someone else, which makes it even more complicated. 

 

You can deduct your health insurance premiums directly from your income since you are self-employed, but the deduction is limited by your premium tax credit, which is reported on your form 1095-A. That calculation is complicated enough by itself, but when you throw in another person on the policy and have to do that allocation as well, TurboTax cannot process that calculation.

 

So, when the message says "not supported" it means it cannot be processed by using TurboTax. 

 

Often this occurs when there is disagreement on the way to interpret regulations promulgated by the IRS. In other words, the regulations are not clear, so TurboTax cannot find a reliable enough interpretation to provide that calculation in the program.

 

You can choose to report all of the insurance information from the form 1095-A on your tax return, and that should resolve your issue and provide for the correct calculation of your self-employed insurance deduction and premium tax credit refund or repayment. 

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October 10, 2020

So does than mean toss Turbo Tax in the dumpster and go see a tax pro ? 

Critter-3
October 10, 2020

 

Please use the following link to contact Customer Support for further assistance... they may have a workaround like using the Downloaded program to make direct entries in the FORMS mode...

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number/00/25632

April 8, 2020

Did this answer help you? I have the same situation and I am not sure what to do. If I am not the main policy holder, but paid for all of the premiums and the other insurance holder paid for none....

April 9, 2021

But the IRS allows you to deduct the cost of health insurance for your family including non-dependant children un the age of 27 as a business deduction.  Why does Turbo Tax not support this?

Critter-3
April 9, 2021

The SEHI  adjustment    is NOT a Sch C deduction  and  it goes on the Sch 1 line 16. 

 

If you have a non dependent on the 1095-A then the you must use one of the Downloaded TT versions and make an adjusting entry on the form directly using the FORMS mode ...  this override  may keep you from efiling and will void the accuracy guarantee.   

 

 

If you are using the ONLINE version you can switch over to the Downloaded version to complete the return and you only need to buy the Deluxe version ( Basic if you don't need a state return) and save yourself some money. 

To  continue in the desktop version see this…….
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901476-how-do-i-switch-from-turbotax-online-to-the-turbotax-software