So I left the value I have for Box 21, divided that by 2, and entered that 1/2 value into Box 52 and 53.
Result: no more error, BUT now my refund has gone down by a couple hundred dollars.
I'm no tax expert, but can anyone explain why this is happening? I thought Boxes 52 and 53 just showed what part of 2024 the Capital Gains (Box 21) came from.
