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Housing Allowance
on March 28, 2014
Posted by: musicaled
As a reitred clergy, housing expenses can be deducted from my total pension, which comes in the form of housing allowance. That amount then becomes my taxable income for IRS purposes. Turbo Tax will not accept that taxable income, because it does not agree with my 1099-R. So I am now stuck without being able to E-file. I had no problem with this last year. I could enter my total 1099-R on line 16a, and then subract housing expenses, with the difference being entered on line 16b. Why can't I do that this year?
What's not so great: I cannot deduct my housing allowance from my pension.
I've used Turbo Tax for years. They make is so easy it gives me the confidence I need to do my own taxes. I especially like when I'm done I can print as many copies as I want on paper, but also having it to save in PDF files where I keep my other returns from previous years.
What's great about it: Very simple...just answering questions
I have been using TurboTax for over 20 years and have seen tremendous improvements each year. The instructions for those of us who are not in the tax business are easy to follow and keep up with as we move from site to site. The program also incorporates many of the investment firms we use and makes the transfer of data quite simple. It has worked nicely for this retired high school history teacher and I plan to continue using it until proven otherwise!
What's great about it: TurboTax just keeps getting easier and easier each year which is the reason I keep coming back to the program.
What's not so great: At times slow to get back to the place I left off after I closed down for a break.