DaveW8
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FEDERAL TAX BELOW MINIMUM - BUT TURBOTAX CREATED A FEDERAL RETURN

I USED TURBOTAX PREMIUM TO ENTER GRANDDAUGHTERS 2023 AND 2024.  BOTH YEARS SHE HAD EARNINGS BELOW THE IRS REQUIREMENTS (APPROX. $14,000).  BUT TURBO TAX CREATED FEDERAL RETURNS AND SHOWED A REFUND FOR 23, AND PAYMENT DUE FOR 24.  STATE OF INDIANA ALSO HAS A BLOCK TO CHECK TO DETERMINE IF FEDERAL TAXES ARE GOING TO BE FILED, AND IT ASSUMES THEY WILL BE FILED.  AS BOTH YEARS ARE BELOW THE FEDERAL MINIMUM EARNINGS,  NO FEDERAL FORMS WILL BE FILED.

1. IS THERE A WAY TO PREVENT THE FEDERAL FORM FROM BEING GENERATED IF THE EARNINGS ARE BELOW THE IRS MINIMUM?

2. IS THERE A WAY TO OVERRIDE THE INDIANA STATE FORM TO INDICATE NO FEDERAL RETURN IS BEING FILED?