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There are a couple of things to take into account.  First, you are trying to enter a value in the place where personal property taxes are reported as part of itemized deductions.  This would not be the appropriate place to enter 1/2 self-employment tax because it is not the same type of tax as personal property tax.  TurboTax is treating the personal property tax entries correctly.    So, if 1/2 of self-employment tax were claimed on the Arkansas tax return, it would appear as an adjustment instead of an itemized deduction.  That follows the same treatment of the self-employment tax on the Federal return, it is an adjustment to income.     However, you stated that 'Arkansas doesn't offer another option to account for it'.  There is nothing found in the Arkansas instructions for the state tax return, the adjustments, or itemized deductions to say where to claim 1/2 self-employment tax.  If it were an allowed adjustment or deduction, it would be covered in the instructions.  There is guidance for claiming self-employed health insurance, but not the self-employment tax.   @user17750798836 

Sounds like something got stuck. You can try these things:   Log Out Completely: Before doing anything else, click Sign Out in the TurboTax menu. Clear Cache and Cookies: This removes old, "corrupted" data that might be confusing the website. Use an Incognito (Private) Window: This is the most effective "quick fix" because it launches the browser without any saved history or extensions (like AdBlockers) that often interfere with tax forms. Check Pop-up Blockers: TurboTax often opens forms (like the 1099 PDF) or payment windows in a separate pop-up. Look at the right side of your address bar for a small icon with a "red X"—click it and select "Always allow pop-ups from Intuit." Restart the Browser: Close all open windows of your browser entirely and then reopen it.   Most TurboTax errors happen because the browser is trying to use an old "session" from a previous visit. By clearing the cache or using Incognito mode, you force the browser to establish a brand-new, secure connection with the Intuit servers.

There is a code II for box 12. Clear cache and cookies on your web browser See this for how to clear cache and cookies - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/intuit-account-settings/help/how-do-i-clear-my-cache-and-cookies/01/2718836?search-action-id=623406481097&search-result-uid=2718836   If that does not help then change your web browser to one of these that you are not currently using, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge.

Here is how to find and use the bank link feature for your 2025 return.   The link option typically appears after you have finished entering your business income. Go to Wages & Income and select Self-Employment Income and Expenses. Click Edit/Review next to your business. Continue through the screens until you reach the "Your [Business Name] info" summary page. Scroll down to the Expenses section. Look for a blue button or link that says "Connect My Accounts" or "Import Expense Transactions." If you already started entering expenses manually or if the business was imported from last year, the "Connect" button might not be there. To get around this you can: Create a "dummy" business. Select Add another line of work. Give it a temporary name and enter $1 of income. When you move to the Expenses section for this new work, the "Connect Accounts" button should reappear. Once you import your transactions and categorize them, you can move them to your "real" business and delete the dummy one.

You enter the sale of land as investment sales in the Wages and Income section of TurboTax, then Investment Income, then Stocks, cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, etc... Skip the section where it asks if you want to upload your tax documents. Choose Other as the type of investment sold. On the screen where you enter the sales proceeds and cost basis, choose Land (other investment purpose) as the type of property sold.  

On my SC1040 form it stated to fix the subsistence allowance on that form. I do not qualify. Online it states to leave it blank so I do. It keeps on asking to fix it. I can not by pass this and I am unable to file my taxes 

@AmyC wrote: The IRS is sending the QMID letters to everyone using any software with anything looking like ones and zeroes.     I could be wrong, but I suspect you are wrong about that.  They may be sending letters to anybody that used software that did NOT follow the directions that the IRS about "I" and "O" (don't fill out the form but include an attachment), which includes TurboTax, but it seems unlikely that the IRS is sending notices to people who used software that actually did it according to how the IRS wanted it.  In my opinion, it is Intuit who really dropped the ball on this one.  

If you have a 6 digit PIN issued to you by the IRS you need to enter it in order to e-file.  Go to Federal>Other Tax Situations>Other Return Info>Identity Protection PIN and enter the six-digit PIN.  

It can take several days for your account to be debited for a payment, but it's considered paid when you filed.  Check the Filing Instructions page in your saved PDF copy to verify how you chose to pay/receive your refund.   If you Efiled, you would have received an email from TurboTax when your return was Accepted. Since you see 'ready to mail' your return may not be been successfully Efiled.  Here's how to Check Efile Status.   @justinsix0208 

To enter, edit or delete a 6 digit IP PIN Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Other Tax Situations Scroll down to Other Return Info On Identity Protection PIN, click the start button

It depends whether the investment was held long or short term or both. If both then two entries must be completed. See the holding periods below. If only one or the other for both transactions you can summarize one entry.   Holding Periods: Long term is a holding period of more than one year (one year plus one day) and receives capital gain tax treatment (0%, 10%, 15%, 20% depending on your regular rate of tax) Short term is a holding period of one year or less and receives ordinary gain tax treatment (your regular rate) @user17762346430 

Ready to mail indicates the tax return was not e-filed but is ready for mailing   See this for how to change from mail to e-file - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/change-mail-e-file-turbotax-online/L0zDlGPhq_US_en_US   When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state.  This will take you back to the 2025 online tax return.