Deductions & credits

Hi -I am having trouble with Turbotax duplicating information from line 3a to line 3b in Form 1116.I have already deleted Form 1116 once and reentered all the information and while I believe line 3b should be left blank, the program continues to copy the amount from line 3a into line 3b also. This is causing an erroneous value for line 3c (as lines 3a and 3b are added together to get line 3c).Please help. 

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I think I discovered a flaw/inconsistency in how state income tax refunds are handled by the IRS.   If you itemize deductions then state income taxes reduce your taxable income for filing year (e.g. 2025).   But when you get a state income tax refund the following year (e.g. 2026) then the refund amount is added to your AGI, not your taxable income (subject to the limitation of how much the state income tax deduction increased your itemized deduction total compared to the standard deduction in 2025). If the refund was just added to your taxable income that would be fair.   But adding to AGI is not the same as adding to taxable income, as that can have some additional adverse effects on how much taxes you pay.   For example, a higher AGI can increase how much your Medicare premiums will be in subsequent years (2027 and beyond).   Also, a higher AGI can increase your NIIT surcharge in 2026 (if you're sub

The RCEC is worth 30% of your qualified expenses for property placed in service through December 31, 2025. If this non-refundable credit exceeds your tax liability for the year, the unused portion is beneficial because it can be carried over to offset tax owed in future years.  For reference: https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/how-taxpayers-can-claim-the-expiring-2025-home-energy-tax-cre[product key removed]/00/3711429Before going through Home Energy section, I have tax due around 8k.  After completing that section with numbers for Battery Technology, 30% of that is around 10k, so I expect my tax due for 2025 to be $0 (I can spread the remaining $2k credits into 2026 tax year).  But Turbotax is turning that excess of credits into a refund! I am sure IRS will not agree.

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How can I delete this unneeded worksheet?

I have a foreign tax credit carryover from 2024 and TurboTax generated Form 1116 as expected, but also created an unnecessary Form 3800. I needed to delete Form 3800 to remove the error when TurboTax checked my return.  

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Leased car expenses

This form asks for a taxpayer amount and spouse amount. Not sure what to enter here. I do know it is not my insurance deductable.

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It appears that my Form 1116 (General Category Income), line 3d is adding my income stated on Form 1116, Line 1 to the amount of income stated on Form 2555.  As such, Form 1116, line 3d is double what my actual general category income is.   I've read the Help note "About Line 3d".  Quite frankly, I can't make sense of it.  " In many cases, this (Line 3d) will be the same amount that you entered on line 1. However, if the income that you reported on line 1 was income earned in a foreign country and you excluded some of that income on Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income, line 3d is your total foreign income NOT reduced by the amount excluded on Form 2555. In this case, be sure that you make an entry on the Foreign Tax Credit Computation Worksheet in the Income Excluded on Form 2555 Smart Worksheet. " In my case, the income reported on line 1 was earned in a foreign country and was completely excluded on Form 2555. I am unable to find the For

When filing form 1116, I notice a discrepancy in $ amount reported in Item A (Gross Income from All Sources Wksheet) and the amount reported in 1040 line 11b. The discrepancy is on the order of $700 approximately and I am not able to trace it to any worksheet. I also notice that the software does not seem to be checking for high tax income kickout criteria and generating two form 1116s (one for passive income and another that spills over to general category) as stated in IRS guidelines. In my specific case, interest income was $ 1972 and tax was $464. I also had capital gains from sale of property of $71,802 and tax was $ 36,871. That tax rate on capital gains is far above the US rate.  My US taxes computed from all sources is $35,372.  All help appreciated.

As part of my home improvement, I purchased the following items I am unsure would qualify:1. New dishwasher due to poor contractor planning. With new flooring, the old dishwasher would not fit height wise in space, so had to get an ADA unit.2. We installed an electric fireplace insert to use, as wood burning is generally prohibited.3. bathroom fixtures and cabinetry...We replaced all shower/toilets/vanities/and faucets.4. Doors...we replaced all interior and exterior doors.

The IRS instructions state the following for line 2a of Form 6251: Line 2a-TaxesEnter the amount of all taxes from Schedule A (Form 1040), line 7, except any generation-skipping transfer taxes on income distribution.If you aren't  filing Schedule A (Form 1040), then enter the standard deduction amount that you reported on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 12e. The current version of TT populates line 2a with the standard deduction in ALL cases, instead of just those cases where the taxpayer is taking the standard deduction and not filing Sch A.  Please correct.

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WE SOLD OUR HOME IN 2023, AND USED THE DOWNLOAD VERSION OF TURBOTAX WITH NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS YEAR IT WOULD NOT WORK WITH WINDOWS 10, SO I PURCHASED THE PREMIUM DO IT YOURSELF ONLINE VERSION. I CAN NOT FIND WHERE TO ENTER THIS YEARS INTEREST EARNED FOR THE MORTGAGE WE ARE FINANCING OURSLEVES ???

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After completing my deductions TurboTax unexpectedly reflected a much higher deduction than I expected. When I clicked the "Show me the estimated breakdown" drop down it showed $98k in "Other Itemized Deductions." However I don't remember inputting anything that should have that high a deduction and when I go to the Deductions and Credits Summary I don't see the $98k listed and can't locate it's origin anywhere. How do  confirm what this is is? I don't want to falsely claim this huge deduction.