Form 2106 for Clergy with Housing Allowance Allocation

As I explained in my post, publication 517 shows the total amount of the expense on Form 2106EZ  lines 1 & 3 but makes the allocation between taxable and nontaxable income in the total box on line 6 of Form 2106EZ, otherwise how does the IRS know that you have allocated between the taxable and nontaxabe income if you prorate the expenses prior to entering them in boxes 1 & 3 on form 2106EZ? Also,  line 1 flows from the Vehicle Expense Worksheet .....do you suggest prorating the mileage also?  I would think that the IRS might take it upon themselves to allocate your already allocated expense and disallow more of the deduction.

You can always attach an explanatory note as to what you have done.

True, but it would seem to me that I'm not the first person with this issue and it should have already been addressed by ProSeries. I've actually talked with technical support and they are aware of the issue but as we all know these sorts of things take time to resolve. I have actually done, what I didn't want to do...override box 6 and force the efile. I do appreciate your input, after all 39 people viewed my question before you tried to answer it .

I guess I was the only one in the 39 dumb enough to give it a whirl.  Too bad none of the other 38 tried - they obiviously are a lot smarter than I am. 

I wouldn't say that, they just weren't brave enough to get into to the think tank! :)

It did kind of scare away a few folks when Intuit stocked the tank with piranha.

 Not entirely a true statement.  I think the counter goes up everytime OP views the question.  I know I've checked it several times.  

What's not true - the piranha?  I've seen them, they are real.

For the record, the counter goes up everytime someone new looks at the question.

 let's see. 95 now.

 98

 101, 102, 103 were me.

Ok, who are you trying to kid ------------------------- everyone knows dogs can't count -------------------------- well, at least not past ten anyway.

 Did you ever read Watchers by Dean Koontz?

Everyone knows coyotes can't read. 

I liked Watchers, but I liked Phantoms even more.

 I don't remember phantoms, but I kinda remember the cover.  What was it about?

The lights are on in Snowfield, California, a cozy ski village nestled in the Sierra Madres, but nobody seems to be home. When Dr. Jenny Paige returns to the small town, she finds tables set for dinner, meals being prepared, and music playing in living rooms, but there's no trace of the people who put the water on to boil or set an extra place for company at the dinner table. As she explores the town, Paige finds friends and neighbors felled by a mysterious force--the bodies show no visible signs of violence or disease, and no known plague kills victims before the ice in their dinner drinks has time to melt. But the deep quiet that surrounds her offers few clues about the fate of the town's inhabitants. Dean Koontz's Phantoms strikes fear in readers from the very beginning. The mystery deepens, paving the way for a chilling journey toward the truth.

 Ah,yes.  I may have to dig it out!

 @ Tilt - Just reread Phantoms - having nightmares and need to sleep with the lights on (just kidding, sort of)