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First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst         If you are getting earned income credit on line 27 or additional child tax credit on line 28 You are subject to the delay required by the PATH act.  Do not expect your refund before early March   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/federal-refunds-delayed-due-path-act/L5jnQJsBi_US_en_US   Note:  “Accepted” is not the same as “approved”.  TurboTax tells you the e-file was accepted if the IRS deems that there is enough information on the return for them to take it in for processing.   Only the IRS can approve of the refund, which is a later stage of processing.  If the IRS approves your refund they will provide a date for the refund to be issued.   FROM THE IRS WHERE’S MY REFUND SITE: https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund How it works Where's My Refund shows your refund status: Return Received – We received your return and are processing it. Refund Approved – We approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown. Refund Sent – We sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.                    

TurboTax is lying.  Microsoft offers continued support for Windows 10, so there is no reason to disallow TurboTax for Windows 10 users.  I have setup that support, but I am not going to try to load my copy of TurboTax, since they are lying.  I will be going to a private tax service for the first time in decades.  Trying to load this would just make it impossible to return, and I plan on returning it to Staples where I was gouged for $30 over their posted price.  Microsoft has relentlessly and aggressively pursued me letting them make a copy of my hard drive.  They have no more right to my hard drive than Joe Blow.  If Joe Blow asked you 1000 times if he could copy your hard drive, not allowing "No" for an answer each time, what would you do?  If he prevented you from logging on to your computer each of those times, forcing you to either finally give in or request that he bother you again in a few days, what would you do?  ChatGPT explains that Microsoft wants to move everything to the cloud.  In fact, ChatGPT said something about such being secretly default when you first startup Windows 11.  I am sick of those Pirates that now run the world.  I want out.

I purchased deluxe in error, it should have been the standard version.  I want to downgrade but can't find where to do that.    I don't want to pay a $40 processing fee and I also do NOT want to enter my credit/debit card information.  

This is caused by a conflict with the Visual C++ 2015 - 20xx Redistributions  that is already on your computer.  and can be fixed by doing a repair on the redistribution - you do not have to uninstall of the redistribution.  Unfortunately the last Windows 11 update will unfix it, so I had to do it again after the last update. The process is simple: To repair Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables on Windows 11, open Control Panel > Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl), locate the packages, right-click each one, select Change, and click Repair. It is recommended to repair all versions (starting with the newest) and restart your computer afterward, but you find it is one of the 2015 redistributions. There is a very clear YouTube video on how to do this: "https://youtu.be/DETniAMlLFM"  Which you will need to copy without the quotation marks as Intuit will not let me put a link in this message, and paste into your browser Note that  you will have to reboot your computer afterwards. I don't know who to blame on this: is an install error by Intuit or a Microsoft problem but the whole thing seems unnecessary especially if it keeps repeating.

An explanation from TurboTax would be nice.  Who needs access to all devices on my network, why and is the access read only?  The download process involves a communication chain that includes TurboTax, a browser, Intuit, a financial institution, and likely other intermediaries.  Which of these needs to access all the devices on my network?  I assume TurboTax understands the chain of exchanges that allows the download, and TurboTax probably believes strongly that this relaxation of security does not expose its customers to a risk.  But that's almost always the case when vulnerabilities are created.  Customers asked to disable security measures are entitled to an explanation in my humble opinion.

I am entering that very number, 38.2538297, in box 10b and I am receiving "Needs Review" message. On the actual 1099G box 10 for state and box 10b for Payer TIN are both blank.    If I am entering the correct information, and everything matches online, but the form for those 2 boxes are blank, why am I getting the message? The Continue box isn't highlighted to move forward. How should I proceed?

You are correct salon workers are listed as qualified occupations who are elegible to deduct qualified tips.  In your case, to be able to claim the tips, they must have been reported to you on a Form 1099-NEC.   You need to enter your Form 1099-NEC in the Self-employment section of TurboTax, in the Wages and Income area.    After you enter your Form 1099-NEC you will be asked if any of the income reported in box 1 is from tips. When you answer "yes" you will be able to enter your tip income and will be asked some questions to see if it qualifies for a deduction. @user17701358437 

Yes, you can clear and start over, but I'm not sure what happened.   If you haven't filed your tax return, and want to start over: Log back into TurboTax Select an Item like Personal Info from the center listing Then click on Preview/Edit or Continue This will turn on the left side menu In the bottom left choose Switch Products Then select Clear and Start Over If you wish, you can share what the problem was!

Go back to My Info on the left side of the online program screen. Edit the dependent and carefully check your answers to the questions. Note - A child born in 2025 is deemed to have lived in your home for the entire year. Make sure you select them as your Child, that you selected that they lived in your home for the Whole Year, temporary absence for education is deemed living in your home. That they did NOT provide over one-half of their own support (You Did), that you indicated there was no one else in the household providing support to them, and that you did NOT check the box labeled Not valid for employment in the Social Security number section.   If all your answers are correct then delete them as a dependent and re-enter.

I have seen that.  This morning it is "`�Ѹ�".  The name is random, and onedrive flags it.  I found that you can safely delete them.  Mine are saved in Documents\TurboTax.  I had no other needed documents there, so if the same for you, you should be able to exclude from OneDrive Synch. Choose which OneDrive folders you want to sync on Windows or macOS - Microsoft Support

I reiterate what I saw here earlier: Is there something I am missing ? According to the post here: https://accountants.intuit.com/support/en-us/help-article/electronic-filing/e-file-start-[product ke...   Tax year 2022 individual and business returns, including amended returns, won't be able to be e-filed during the shutdown and will permanently be shut off on 12/22/25 at 6:00 PM pacific to allow time for acknowledgments to be received. Tax year 2023 and 2024 individual returns will not be able to be e-filed during the shut down but will resume when individual e-file opens in January 2026. Tax year 2023 and 2024 business returns will be able to be sent to the Intuit servers but will not be forwarded to the IRS until business e-file opens in January 2026. California is the only state that can be e-filed during the IRS shutdown.

This seems almost illegal to me. What if you have your employer begin additional state withholdings during 2026? Or what if you move out of state during 2026? Would you still have to pay the 2026 quarterly estimated tax amounts to avoid penalties and fees? Or can you appeal that with the state of Maryland?

If you have filed the 2025 tax return the refund advance option is no longer available.   Otherwise see this - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/offer-details-disclosures-refund-advance-program/L4ljXp6TI_US_en_US