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Level 1
March 12, 2022

56694

  • March 12, 2022
  • 8 replies
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The following diagnostic is generating:

One or more Federal W-2, Box 10, Dependent Care Benefits, amounts have been entered on this return. Massachusetts does not conform to the Federal increased exclusion from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance. Massachusetts exclusion amounts continue to be $2,500 for married filing separate returns and $5,000 for all other taxpayers. Verify the excess was correctly included as MA wages on the W-2(s), and if not, adjust accordingly.

Solution:

This diagnostic will be triggered if there is input in sceen 10 Wages for Dependent care benefits or if there is a override in Screen 33, Dependent Care Credit (2441)>General Information>Dependent Care Benefits>Employer provided (W-2 box 10) [O].

Clicking on the diagnostic from the Diagnostics takes you to screen 10 Wages.

Double-check the entry in (10) Dependent care benefits is correct.

Double-check the entry in screen 33, Dependent Care Credit (2441)>General Information>Dependent Care Benefits>Employer provided (W-2 box 10) [O]

Adjust accordingly if need be.

Critical, will not prevent e-file transmission.

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8 replies

Level 2
March 12, 2022

Dealing with the exact same issue.... can't figure out how to get rid of this. I will update if I figure it out...

sjrcpa
Level 15
March 12, 2022

Can you turn off the efile validation?

The more I know the more I don’t know.
Level 2
March 28, 2022

I'm currently struggling with this same diagnostic - anybody find a solution yet? I'll post if I do... 

Level 2
March 31, 2022

Has anyone tried to disable the error and file the return? We are getting the diagnostic not only when the benefits on the w-2 are $5000, the Massachusetts maximum, but also when the benefit is less than that maximum.

sjrcpa
Level 15
March 31, 2022

@madeleinerose Why don't you give it a try?

The more I know the more I don’t know.
Level 2
April 2, 2022

Ok, so if you click the check box next to the warning and its crossed out you can E-File. I have one that has been processed and accepted. It seems silly to be stuck in critical and not informational warnings but at least we can work around it.

Level 10
April 16, 2022

I marked S in the Source box to mark the Benefits as specific to the other state. The diagnostic went away.

Level 2
April 17, 2022

Diagnostic 56694 about dependent care difference message seems like something is remiss.  At this late date of 04/16/2022 not sure why this is the 2nd message that I got today and why it should hold me up.  Seems unnecessary,  oh for the good old days of Lacerte I guess.