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  • March 22, 2021
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ProSeries Basic is including all unemployment benefits when calculating the taxability of social security benefits. This seems contrary to the instructions on the social security benefits worksheet line 3, which asks for ‘Schedule 1, line 9’. Am I misreading this?

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Best answer by TaxGuyBill

@rjh224 wrote:

 This seems contrary to the instructions on the social security benefits worksheet line 3, which asks for ‘Schedule 1, line 9’. Am I misreading this?


 

You mean the worksheet that was created BEFORE the new law passed and has not yet been updated?

The new law specifically added "conforming amendments" to seven MAGI calculations (including Social Security) that says the $10,200 exclusion is not taken into account (in other words, they use the full amount of Unemployment).

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IRonMaN
Level 15
March 22, 2021

"Am I misreading this?"

Yes.  The unemployment exclusion is ignored for the Social Security calculations.

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
March 22, 2021

SS uses the full amount of UI benefits for its MAGI calculation.

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Level 3
March 22, 2021

Interesting since TurboTax Deluxe uses the lower AGI after the Unemployment Compensation Exclusion. Suggest further research. I had the same question coming off of Deluxe.

Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
March 22, 2021

@TaxGuyBill has the section code that shows ProSeries is doing it correctly, if TT hasnt updated their software for this yet, thats going to be problematic.

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March 22, 2021

@rjh224 wrote:

 This seems contrary to the instructions on the social security benefits worksheet line 3, which asks for ‘Schedule 1, line 9’. Am I misreading this?


 

You mean the worksheet that was created BEFORE the new law passed and has not yet been updated?

The new law specifically added "conforming amendments" to seven MAGI calculations (including Social Security) that says the $10,200 exclusion is not taken into account (in other words, they use the full amount of Unemployment).

rjh224Author
Level 2
March 23, 2021

OK that clears my issue.  My thought was the program would have been adjusted adjusted when the revisions were released. The program calculations are correct, but confusing since the verbiage on the worksheet is incorrect.