Form 1099-LTC - Long-Term Care and Accelerated Death Benefits
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To enter both the income and exclusion amounts for long-term care and accelerated death benefits in the TaxAct program, follow the steps below. 

Online
Dashboard
  1. From within your TaxAct return, click Income. 
    • On smaller devices, click the menu at the top left corner of your screen, then make your selection.
  2. Click the Explore More drop-down.
  3. Click Add beside Long-Term Care Insurance Distributions
  4. Complete the rest of the interview process. 
Classic
  1. From within your TaxAct return, click Federal. 
    • On smaller devices, click the menu at the top left corner of your screen, then make your selection.
  2. Click the Other Adjustments drop-down, then click Archer MSAs and Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts.
  3. Click Long-term Care Contracts and continue with the interview process to enter your information.
Desktop
  1. From within your TaxAct return, click Federal. 
  2. Click the Other Adjustments drop-down, then click Archer MSAs and Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts.
  1. Click Long-term Care Contracts and continue with the interview process to enter your information.
Note: If "No" is selected on the screen titled Long Term Care - Death Benefits, you will be provided with the screens to complete the rest of page two of Form 8853 Archer MSAs and Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts. Usually these payments are reported to you on IRS Form 1099-LTC Long-Term Care and Accelerated Death Benefits.

See IRS Publication 525 for details. 

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