Difficulty of Care payment amount not included in line 1 of W-2-How do you e-file?

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March 4, 2023
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ProSeries Basis will not let me e-file because line 1 of the Difficulty of Care payment W-2 is zero.

If I put the amount of social security wages on line 1 (wages) and then remove it by putting it on line K.b. (Box 1 wages include amounts excludable as difficulty of care payments) that will allow me to e-file it.

My question is, will this generate a letter from the IRS because the amount of wages on the actual W-2 is zero?

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Best answer by IRonMaN

If it doesn't affect anything else on the return, ignore the W-2. If it affects something, put a 1 in the wages box.

IRonMaNAnswer

Level 15

If it doesn't affect anything else on the return, ignore the W-2. If it affects something, put a 1 in the wages box.

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Just-Lisa-Now-

Intuit Community Champion

You dont include that W2.

If that income would help them qualify for EITC, you can enter it on the EIC worksheet, theres a line for it.

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sjrcpa

Level 15

@Just-Lisa-Now- Since you mentioned it. I've been meaning to ask:

Can you use the excluded difficulty of care wages for EIC? Even tho they're not taxable?

I only have 2 returns with difficulty of care payments.

This year one of those is eligible for EIC, even without considering this income.

Excuse my ignorance but I rarely see EIC returns.

The more I know the more I don’t know.

Just-Lisa-Now-

Intuit Community Champion

Yes, the EIC worksheet has a spot to include the excluded wages for EITC purposes. But I think using the new boxes at the bottom of the W2 will do it for you.

All my people with this make too much for EITC, with or without the difficulty of care income.

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