IT-41 Line 6 override not working properly
Fiduciary Lacerte - Indiana module.
Line 6 Interest on US Government Obligations reported on federal return Override on Screen 55 not working properly.
Mutual Fund reports Direct Federal Income as Dividend Income. This income is exempt from Indiana tax.
Input on Screen 16, Dividend Income, US bonds (nontaxable to state) does not show up on IT-41, Line 6 Interest on US Government Obligations reported on federal return.
IT-41, Line 6 jumps to input Screen 55 (Indiana Modifications) Subtractions, Income from US Obligations. Entered an amount as an override. Still nothing reported on IT-41 Line 6.
Called tech support and after 57 minutes troubleshooting was told it does not recognize override because there's no Interest Income on Line 1 of the federal return. An override should be an override and the amount entered should show on IT-41, Line 6.
I was told if amount was reported as Interest Income it would work properly. This is NOT a solution! A tax preparer should not be changing how data is reported on Form 1099 to fit Lacerte's program calculations. As a preparer I take responsibility for any and all overrides. I should not have to manipulate data to get the correct answer!
Please correct what appears to be a programming error. If an amount is input as an override, the program should use that amount regardless of the programmed calculation for that line item.
