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How to treat SS lump sum payment in lacerte

Michele3
Level 2
A client was paid for several year's reimbursement s.  Lacerte has a function to 'elect lump sum payment', but I don't see how that works.  The pub says to not amend earlier years . . I'm unclear on what to do.  Input appreciated.
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George4Tacks
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https://accountants-community.intuit.com/articles/1632872-social-security-lump-sum-payment-form-ssa-...

Do the worksheets in the publication to compute the amount to use as an override. 

The articles for ProConnect Tax Online actually give what I consider more helpful information:

https://accountants-community.intuit.com/articles/1608400-entering-a-social-security-lump-sum-paymen...

and 

https://accountants-community.intuit.com/articles/1607114-retroactive-social-security-benefits-lump-...


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George4Tacks
Level 15

https://accountants-community.intuit.com/articles/1632872-social-security-lump-sum-payment-form-ssa-...

Do the worksheets in the publication to compute the amount to use as an override. 

The articles for ProConnect Tax Online actually give what I consider more helpful information:

https://accountants-community.intuit.com/articles/1608400-entering-a-social-security-lump-sum-paymen...

and 

https://accountants-community.intuit.com/articles/1607114-retroactive-social-security-benefits-lump-...


Answers are easy. Questions are hard!
donnamarie0
Level 1

If a lump sum (from 2019) pushes the tax payer into a higher 2020 bracket is there any way to adjust tax liability down to the previous year liability? Taxable portion of the lump sum is the same for both years using lump sum worksheet.

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