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Screen OtherAdj - Other Adjustments (1040)

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Overview

Use this screen to enter other adjustments to complete Page 1 of the return.

Form 1040 Page 1 Adjustments

Use this section to enter other income adjustments that transfer to Page 1 of the 1040 return.
Alimony paid
Use this statement to enter recipient information for whom the taxpayer / spouse paid alimony to in
2025
. Certain states require address information. For more information, access the input screen help for the appropriate state application by using F1 from within a state input screen.
Note that if you made payments to or for your spouse or former spouse under a divorce or separation agreement entered into on or before December 31, 2018, you may be able to take this deduction. You can't take a deduction for alimony payments you made to or for your spouse if you entered into your divorce or separation agreement after December 31, 2018, or if you entered into the agreement on or before December 31, 2018, and the agreement was changed after December 31, 2018, to expressly provide that alimony received is not included in your former spouse's income.
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When the
Require a password to display SSNs
 checkbox is marked in the
Setup
,
Security
,
Security Configuration
 tab, the Social Security number will display as "###-##-####." For more information about masking Social Security numbers, see Masking SSNs for 1040 clients with preparers outside the U.S.
Educator expenses
Enter the amount of qualified educator expenses paid, less any of these items, in this statement. Amounts entered in the window (up to the limit) will transfer to Form 1040, line 23. An eligible educator may deduct up to $250 of qualified expenses paid during the current year. If the taxpayer and the spouse are filing jointly and both are eligible educators, the maximum deduction is $500. However, neither spouse may deduct more than $250 of eligible expenses. Note that the application doesn't automatically reduce qualified educator expenses by the items listed in the instructions.
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  • Amounts entered over the limit will transfer to Schedule A, line 21.
  • An eligible educator is a kindergarten through grade 12 teacher, instructor, counselor, principal, or aide who worked in a school for at least 900 hours during a school year. Qualified expenses include ordinary and necessary expenses paid in connection with books, supplies, equipment (including computer equipment, software, and services), and other materials used in the classroom.
Other adjustments
Enter any other adjustments in the statement provided. The other adjustment amounts are added to line 36 of the 1040 return and to the line 36 statement. A custom fieldview is available in the attached statement.
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  • Electronic filing: If you're filing this return electronically and you selected
    Jury Pay
     in the
    Other adjustments
     field in the OtherAdj screen,
    Jury Pay
     must be selected in the
    Other income
     field in the Income screen or the
    Federal code
     field in the 1099M screen. For details, see the General and input screen-specific topics that discuss data entry for electronic returns.
  • The IRS only accepts certain descriptions for Other Adjustments on 1040 Page 1 for electronic filing. A diagnostic is generated if you enter an unacceptable description in the
    Other Adjustments
     statement in the OtherAdj screen. Limit your entries to those listed in the following table.
  • Self-employed minister contributions to a 403(b) plan should be entered in the Clergy screen.
Code
Description
JURY PAY
Jury duty pay given to employer
RFST
Reforestation amortization
SUB-PAY TRA
Repayment of Sub-Pay
403(b)
403(b) Certain chaplain contributions
UDC
Unlawful discrimination claims
WBF
Whistleblower fees

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