The Credits for Sick Leave and Family Leave for Certain Self-Employed Individuals has not been extended for tax year 2022 and the Form 7202 is not available for 2022 tax returns.
For tax year 2021 filers:
- Extension of credits through March 31, 2021. The qualified sick and family leave equivalent credits that apply beginning April 1, 2020, were extended to include the period January 1, 2021, through March 31, 2021. The limitations that apply when figuring these credits apply to the period April 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021. Use Parts I and II to figure these credits.
- New credits for leave between April 1, 2021, and September 30, 2021. New qualified sick and family leave equivalent credits apply to the period April 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021. These credits are independent of those that apply to the period April 1, 2020, through March 31, Use Parts III and IV to figure these credits.
- The 7202 no longer needs to be attached to the e-filed return as a PDF attachment.
To generate and complete Form 7202
- Enter your client’s self-employment earnings (Sch. C, Sch F., K-1, etc.) as you normally would.
- Then, go to Screen 38.4 Credit for Sick Leave and Family Leave.
- Follow the instructions below to complete the applicable inputs.
When entering the dates for the days your client was unable to work, type out each date in that input field. Starting in tax year 2021, the program uses a continuous input field that reports what you enter to the form in the exact manner it was typed in.
For example, entering 01/01, 01/02, 01/03 in the input field will show as 01/01, 01/02, 01/03 on the respective line of Form 7202.
For tax year 2020:
For tax year 2020, self-employed individuals may be able to claim credits for sick leave and family leave on Form 7202. These credits can be claimed if your client couldn’t work due to COVID-19 or had to take care of family members due to the coronavirus. The total credits calculated on Form 7202 will flow to Form 1040, Schedule 3, line 12b.
- Missed work days must have occurred between April 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020.
- Average daily self-employment income is calculated as net earnings from self-employment / 260 days.
- If your client’s 2019 net self-employment earnings were greater than in 2020, you may elect to use the 2019 amount to calculate these credits.
- Form 7202 isn’t supported by the IRS as an e-file form. It should be attached as a PDF for e-filing.
When entering the dates for the days your client was unable to work, type out each date in that input field. Starting in tax year 2021, the program uses a continuous input field that reports what you enter to the form in the exact manner it was typed in.
For example, entering 01/01, 01/02, 01/03 in the input field will show as 01/01, 01/02, 01/03 on the respective line of Form 7202.
To generate and complete Form 7202
- Enter your client’s self-employment earnings (Sch. C, Sch F., K-1, etc.) as you normally would.
- Then, go to Screen 38.4 Credit for Sick Leave and Family Leave.
- Follow the instructions below to complete the applicable inputs and ensure this form is included as a PDF when you e-file.
Credit for Sick Leave
A maximum of 10 days will be considered for calculating this credit. Days your client was unable to work due to coronavirus care for themselves are used first, since they qualify for a higher daily credit amount.
- For yourself: Enter each date your client was unable to work due to government quarantine order; or advised by health provider to self-quarantine due to COVID-19 concerns; or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking medical diagnosis. This number will be multiplied by the lesser of $511 or 100% of average daily self-employment income of this individual.
- For others: Enter each date your client was unable to work due to caring for another individual subject to a government quarantine order or advised by a health provider to self-quarantine; or was caring for their child because school or childcare was closed due to COVID-19 precautions. This number will be multiplied by the lesser of $200 or 67% of average daily self-employment income of this individual.
Qualified Sick Leave Amount(s) Received From Employer
Any sick leave wages reported on Form W-2, box 14 will automatically reduce the credit by the appropriate amount. If your client received a separate statement from their employer reporting sick leave wages paid that were not included in Form W-2, box 14, enter those amounts here.
Credit for Family Leave
A maximum of 50 days will be considered for calculating this credit. For details on who qualifies as a son or daughter, click here.
- For your son or daughter… : Enter each date your client was unable to work due to caring for their child because school or childcare was closed due to COVID-19 precautions. The child must generally be under age 18 or incapable of self-care due to a disability.
- This number will be multiplied by the lesser of $200 or 67% of average daily self-employment income of this individual.
Qualified Family Leave Amount(s) Received From Employer
Any family leave wages reported on Form W-2, box 14 will automatically reduce the credit by the appropriate amount. If your client received a separate statement from their employer reporting family leave wages paid that were not included in Form W-2, box 14, enter those amounts here.
Other Information
- Prior year net earnings from self-employment: Enter the amount from 2019 Schedule SE, line 6, or Schedule SE-EZ line 4.
- Elect to use prior year net earnings: Enter a 1 to have Lacerte use 2019 self-employment earnings to calculate the credits. The program will still use 2020 net earnings if higher.
- Force Form 7202: Helpful for viewing the calculation if the credits aren’t generating as expected.
Attaching Form 7202 as a PDF
Lacerte can automatically generate and attach a PDF of this and other required forms when you e-file. To verify you have this setting activated:
- Press Crtl + O on your keyboard, or click the Settings menu at the top of your program, and select Options.
- At the top of the user options window, select the Setup tab.
- In the Program Options section, locate the item labeled Auto Generate and Attach PDFs to EFiles.
- Verify this item is set to Yes. Click OK to save your settings and close the window.
If you don’t have auto-attachments enabled, an informational diagnostic will generate to remind you to attach the form manually. See here for help attaching a PDF.
