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No, you won't file as a CA resident.  You will file as a part-year CA resident and part-year AZ resident. TurboTax will guide you through allocating your income when you move from one state to another during the year. When you are preparing your part-year resident tax returns, you will allocate your income to the state that you were a resident of when you received it.    If you've already entered your personal information, review your entries to help ensure that TurboTax will help you create the correct part-year tax returns.    Open TurboTax and select My Info A Personal profile summary screen will pop up Select Revisit by your address Scroll through the screens to help ensure that you have the correct answers for your state of residence and choose that you live in another state. A new section will appear asking for your previous state of residence. Select the other state that you live in. Scroll down to Other State Income and select Edit Check your answer for Did you make money in any other states? Answer the questions and select Continue. After you complete your federal tax return and you move to the State Taxes sections, both of your part-year state returns will be listed.  Prepare the state that you moved from first, then the state that you live in.   Please visit this TurboTax Help articles How do I file a part-year state return? and How do I allocate (split) income for a part-year state return? for further explanation.

When you input the 1099–MISC if it’s for say a brokerage bonus for opening a new account, there are questions during interview about the income whether it was for your job or “intent to earn money” - saying yes to this triggers Sched C etc.  saying No to this simply records the income on Schedule 1 without Sched C

If your tax return has been rejected, you can fix it by following the steps below:   Launch TurboTax Select Fix my return  Select Fix it now and follow the instructions  When you're done, select File in the left menu and follow the instructions .    For additional information, refer to the TurboTax articles Video: What to Do If Your Tax Return Is Rejected by the IRS and What does my rejected return code mean and how do I fix it?

As a dependent, you don't need to add a Form 1095-A to your tax return. Your won't have any health insurance questions to answer on return.  TurboTax will tell you "Since someone is claiming you on their 2024 taxes, you don't have to complete Health Insurance". Somehow, you may have made an entry that makes TurboTax think you need the form. Review your entries by following the instructions below: Launch TurboTax and type 1095-A in the search box at the top Select Jump to 1095-a  If you see a Form 1095-A, select the trash can to delete  If you don’t see a Form 1095-A, make sure that you select No when you get to the screen that asks Did you received Form 1095-A. Also, try deleting the forms your tax return. Follow the steps below. Launch  TurboTax Select TaxTools in the menu on the left Select Tools Select Delete a Form in the pop-up window Scroll down until you see Form 1095-A and delete If you see Form 8962, delete that form also Return to your tax return and review.   Refer to the TurboTax article How do I view and delete forms in TurboTax Online? Where do I enter my 1095-A?

You can transfer your 2023 tax data file from Desktop to Online to prepare your 2024 tax return. Refer to the TurboTax Help articles How do I switch from TurboTax Desktop to TurboTax Online? for more information.

ok when you do directpay you have to give a reason from the drop down, what did you use for that as there is no option to classify that as "withholding", did you use "estimated tax".  Then in TT I'm guessing you used "other income taxes" / "withholding not already entered on a W-2 or 1099"? - as opposed to the "estimates" category.

Yes, I cleared cookies and cache just as you suggested, but I don't know how to use another browser or incognito window. Appreciate your help. My federal return went as expected filed and paid. And yes I am using the online version. 

If your 1099-R is for an IRA, the box 1 amount goes to line 4a of form 1040 with the taxable amount on line 4b.   If your 1099-R is for a pension or 401k,  the box 1 amount goes to line 5a of form 1040 with the taxable amount on line 5b.

There are NO Wash Sales on GAINS.  So, if the brokerage puts in a figure for a Disallowed Wash Sale, I changed the Wash Sale to -ZERO-   Is that not correct?  I've had Turbotax CPA's tell me THAT is how you do it, rather than change your Cost Basis.   I'm making the changes from calculating the difference between Cost & Proceeds from an Excel Spreadsheet the brokerage provided.   As the spreadsheet has somewhat different Cost Basis & Proceeds, that is how they said to do so.   WHAT'S MISSING HERE FROM REPLIES:  When there is a Gain, there is no box to place a Gain in; only a box to delete the Wash Sale.  So, my correction removes the erroneous Disallowed Loss, there is no place to enter the Gain.

Your question is posting from online Live Deluxe---which indicates that you have used an online version that includes live help from an expert.  Did you use that help?   If so, you pay the "Live" fee for both the federal and state returns.     If you have not registered, paid or e-filed you can clear and start over in a lower version of the software. CLEAR AND START OVER   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/change-service-level/clear-start-turbotax-online/L37BZFuBV_US_en_US?uid=m6b26ost     https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/free-edition.jsp   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/change-service-level/downgrade-lower-priced-version-turbotax-online/L2IDaMvkt_US_en_US?uid=m5ydiw67       How can I see my TurboTax  fees?  https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/review-fees-turbotax-online/L1XnIzgzg_US_en_US?uid=m682vq7k   If your TurboTax fees are higher than expected, you can reduce them by removing add-ons     (BEFORE you e-file) :   Remove Premium Services Remove MAX Defend & Restore Remove a state Remove PLUS Help & Support Remove Pay With Your Refund