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October 8, 2026
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Form 8962 critical diagnostics

  • October 8, 2026
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Form 8962: Household income on line 3 must equal the total of line 2a, Modified AGI, and 2b, dependents' modified AGI, for efile purposes. If the total of lines 2a and 2b are negative, zero will print on line 3 and this return will need to filed as a conventional paper return. US - Ref #42135

Line #2a is a loss, so line #3 is generating 0 since a negative amount.

Is there any way to override the negative number on line #2a to zero to match line #3 zero or any solution other than filing conventional paper?

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    Kathi_at_Intuit
    Moderator
    October 9, 2026

    Hi ​@Cheers1 thanks for posting in the Community about diagnostic Ref #42135. We have this support article article for the diagnostic:

    Common questions for Form 8962 Premium Tax Credit in ProConnect Tax

    It does look like the return would have to be paper filed. 

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