Why was I able to split pension last year and can’t this year?

[TurboTaxBrenda]

What issue are you getting that doesn't allow you to split your pension?

[landtis]

It says that by the info in the profile tab doesn’t allow us to split. I have gone and made sure I check marked the box on both returns and then on just his.  He is the one collecting a variable pension. 

[TurboTaxSusan]

Are you using TurboTax Desktop or TurboTax Online? Are you preparing your returns together or separately. What kinds of pensions are you trying to split?

[landtis]

It is TurboTax online, we always prepare together and it is my husband’s variable pension he collects monthly. 

[dpinksen]

TurboTax, I'm having the same problem. I've selected to split pension income with my spouse, as I did last year, but nothing is being transferred to my spouse. Our incomes are the same as last year. No idea how to access the "pension income splitting optimizer."