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Complements to TT Support Team

Well this may be the wrong place for this but I can't find another place to put it so here goes. I am a CPA in industry who once worked in public accounting many years ago. So in summary I know just enough about taxes to be dangerous. :-). Anyway I h... read more

What should I do with my refund?

Think I'm getting a refund this year (fingers crossed, breath held, all that jazz) and, in thinking about what I spent my refund on last year, I realized I totally blew it. How can I actually save (beyond, you know, not spending it) or maybe even gro... read more

Reviewing my return

After finishing my return I wanted to review it. When doing so it UNchecks all the checks that I put in. This means i am essentially redoing the entire return. So many of those clicks are irrelevant to my return (a lot of "no" answers) so it is awkwa... read more

Misleading Information On Turbotax Website

In your "Should You and Your Spouse File Taxes Jointly or Separately" article you have the following statement, in support of filing a joint return:"Separate tax returns may give you a higher tax with a higher tax rate. The standard deduction for sep... read more

Quality Assurance Callback, Language Clarity

I would like to request that when Turbo Tax offers a Quality Assurance callback, that the representative be someone who speaks the same language as the customer. (Example: Do not pair Indian English with American English) Today (Sunday, April 14th 20... read more

Why is TurboTax trying to charge me for 1040?

This is ridiculous, after multiple screw ups through the entire process to begin with you want me to pay $60 because a form 1040 is not free? Odd it was free for my exspouse just last month when I helped her file her taxes (literally everything the e... read more

How do I enter foreign tax credit from taxed paid on vested RSU's

Hi, I work for the same company but I have some rsu's that vested and have paid tax for in another country. How do i claim those as Foreign tax credit in Turbotax? There is an option to enter foreign income but it's just employer benefits and rent wh... read more

SOLVED: The 39.99 Refund processing fee glitch when you have already paid

I see a lot of folks asking about the 39.99 refund processing fee when they file state returns and think they are paying twice. I want to give my story to hopefully alleviate some worries in at least some of these circumstances. I am sorry I didn't f... read more

State Taxes did not Adjust after Federal Correction

BE AWARE: I accidentally put the wrong value for my HSA contributions, I entered the amount my employer paid for my health care (Box 12d "DD") This was a significant number and skewed all my taxes Fed and State. I found the problem and fixed it and m... read more

Student resident W-2 filing in one state and temporary 3 month work (non-resident 1099-MISC) in another state

Does a student have to file residence taxes for his state (W-2) as well as the other non-resident state with a 1099-MISC of $1,000? We are including the 1099-MISC of $1,000 in TurboTax for federal taxes and state of residence, but am not certain if V... read more

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