County name required on Federal information worksheet

[DonnaAbbott]

This is new, and has to be entered manually.  When entering client address, if you enter zip code, city/town name shows automatically.  Why does county name not also show automatically?  I know there are a few zips that span more than one county, such as 02467, but I would say that is the exception rather than the rule.  

[Skylane]

County is not required for 1040 unless foreign entity is checked.... looks like you found another bug... 🙂

@Kathi_at_Intuit  please have someone check this out for the 2025 program. The foreign entity check should require county. The default should be that county is not required....   

[TaxGuyBill]

Welcome to the new Trump Account form, which asks for county.

As Skylane said, there is no reason it should be a required field for all returns.

[DonnaAbbott]

I am referring to the 2025 software.   The county field does not even exist in the 2024 software.  The foreign address box is not checked.  I've opened more than one return and get the same error message each time.

[Dave Kropp]

This needs to be removed. There is no requirement to list county on the tax return. 

[DonnaAbbott]

I agree.  Looking at the actual 1040 there is no field for county.  

[sjrcpa]

Some states need it.

[DonnaAbbott]

Yes I know that.  I prepare about 450 returns and about 85% are for Massachusetts, which does not require county information.  Should I be required to manually enter the county on at least 400 returns because that field is on the Federal input sheet?  

[Skylane]

@DonnaAbbott when you transfer clients from 2024 the county is not a required field. It should not be required on new clients either. 

it really looks like a programming error to me… states that require counties will have their own edits on their state info worksheet… bugs are pretty common in early releases. Patience.

Edit “Should I be required to manually enter the county on at least 400 returns because that field is on the Federal input sheet?  ”   ….multiply that times the number of intuit users and wait for the screaming to start…. 

[DonnaAbbott]

Not sure what software you are using.  I am using ProSeries Professional.  I transferred 450 clients from 2024 to 2025, including my own return.  I have checked a sampling of returns and all of them have the county field as a required field.  I have also opened a new file and there it is again.  

[BobKamman]

There have been 119 federal disaster declarations in 2025 (yes, I know, the whole year has been a disaster but these are floods and fires and suchlike).  Nothing in Massachusetts since Hurricane Lee in 2023, and that covered the whole state, but something in 2026 could still affect 2025 filing deadlines.  If this is a one-time data entry that rolls over from year to year, it might be a good idea, although I don't remember anyone at Intuit asking customers for their opinion. 

Massachusetts has 14 counties, even less than Arizona's 15, so can you enter most addresses off the top of your head?  Not as easy in Texas, with 254 of them.