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About 37% of taxpayers can use TurboTax Free Edition. TurboTax Free Edition is intended for taxpayers who file a simple Form 1040 only (no schedules except for Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Student Loan Interest).   If TurboTax detects that your tax situation requires additional coverage, like deductions for owning a home, unemployment income, or self-employment income, you will be prompted to upgrade to a version that supports the forms you need so that you can maximize your tax deductions and file an accurate return.   Some things that are not covered in the free edition are as follows:   Unemployment income Retirement Savings Contribution Credit for 401(k) and IRA contributions Education credits Child Dependent Care Credit Click here for Why do I have to upgrade from Free Edition?  

@Vanessa A   As I mentioned, it isn't specific to any one form - all forms share the same revision.  It is on the bottom of the last page of EVERY form.  And it has "TTW' after it, something not found on the Treasury forms - which leads me to suspect it is an internal Intuit/TT thing, but this is what I'm trying to understand.  I want to know what the revision means, what causes the revision to change, and any implications it may have.    SE

Thank you for your response.   My issue is specifically the "30-day safe haven" rule (whether this is unique to Indiana, I do not know).   Please read the other factors involved here.  I worked less than 30 days at this place of employment in Indiana.  That is what I was addressing.  I see nothing in Bulletin #28 that would disqualify me from this "30-day safe haven" exemption.  Further, I have filed an Illinois state tax return.  The only result from what I remember from that return was that I was not required to pay any taxes to Illinois.    I have no other income from any other source or state for 2024.

The address on your Certificate of Rent Paid (CRP) should be the address of the rental unit you lived in to claim the credit - which may or may not be the current address on your tax return.   When you go through the MN tax return, you are asked enter the information on your CRP.       When you go through the MN state return put a checkmark in the Renter's Credit box on the page titled Other Minnesota Credits.  Answer YES on the Certificate of Rent Paid screen.   Then enter the information as it appears on your CRP.   You can add multiple CRPs.      

Getting same TT "error 2" trying to e-file only TT Business FED returns.   I tried the same steps by other users as above, then removed and re-installed the WIN application plus rescanned and reattached the 8453-FE at a lower resolution.  Never had this issue in years past.  Great suggestions from the user community, but continuing down this path for me is time-wasteful.  I will print and mail in my returns this year. Intuit TurboTax -- shame on you for releasing product and imposing basic functionality testing on your User Community. 

No. You can’t claim the American Opportunity Credit or the Lifetime Learning Credit if you’re claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return. Also, the same expenses can't be claimed twice on separate tax returns.   Here are 2 articles you may find helpful: Education credits - AOTC and LLC, How do Education Tax Credits Work?

Well it's April 7 and I've disabled my firewall/antivirus, my Windows 10 is up to date, and I've made sure TT is updated as well, restarted my modem/router, etc.    Still get the import unsuccessful "internal server error" message.     I didn't buy TT so I could MANUALLY input everything (Vanguard statement a lot - 1099B and 1099Div and foreign stuff as well).  I couldn't import my W2s this year either.   Seems like every year there is another glitch that makes the reasons I pay for TT null/void.  As it seems TT doesn't really care about this (given the lack of support on this thread), I will def be looking for another product next year.. If I hadn't already put in a lot of info, I'd switch right this minute.  

This reject is common the first time a return and/or extension is electronically filed for a corporate or s-corporate entity. The IRS e-file helpdesk can assist you in resolving the discrepancy which has caused this filing to be rejected. The helpdesk encourages you to contact them via telephone at 866-255-0654 so they can assist you in resolving this issue and allow you to successfully e-file this return and/or extension. If the reject persists, please print the return or extension and mail the return or extension to the appropriate IRS service center.