Troubleshooting Lacerte diagnostic ref. 6665 military combat pay

The following critical diagnostic is generating:

• e-file: Military Combat Pay was reported on form W-2 but no special Military Processing for a member of the U.S. Armed Forces was indicated in the E-file Miscellaneous input screen (Screen 4.4). (ref. #6665)

This diagnostic generates when there's a W-2 with nontaxable combat pay (code Q).

Follow these steps to resolve the diagnostic:

1. Go to Screen 4, Electronic Filing.
2. Select E-file PDF/Miscellaneous from the left navigation panel.
3. Locate the Miscellaneous section.
4. Select the applicable option from the Special military processing (Ctrl+T) dropdown menu. (Note: If the combat zone is listed on this IRS Website, please use the "Combat Zone" selection)
5. Enter the Date combat zone entered.

After completing these entries, the diagnostic will disappear. If you don't have this information, you'll need to paper file the return.