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How do I get it to calculate correctly
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Alternative calculation rarely helps much, if at all.
Married Separate might make more sense if a large PTC payback is happening filing jointly.
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@470pitt wrote:
How do I get it to calculate correctly
Why do you think it is calculating incorrectly? Have you manually calculated and get a different result than the program?
As Lisa said, in many cases the Alternative Calculation does not reduce the repayment. But it depends on the specific circumstances.