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you need to provide more details for anyone to help...   are you talking about 1099-INT Box 8 or 1099-DIV Box 12?   What do you mean by "whole other number" - is it close but off by a small adjustment, or just totally missing the 1099 amount?   If 1099-INT do you have any premium or accrued interest adjustments?   If 1099-DIV double-check the state assignments in the interview screens following the screen with the box amounts, are split correctly, and the 1099-DIV is not flagged for "needs review" when you look at the list of your 1099s.   If you are seeing strange numbers from a 1099 it's worth trying to re-input as a fresh 1099 especially if imported.

If you don't record losses and carry them forward each year, you are giving  up a valuable deduction. If corrections are needed, the deadline for an amended  2021 tax return is April 15, 2025 If not carried onto 2022, the deadline is one year later.   @wisdomseeker1992 

Are you checking the IRS Where's My Refund? site.  If you requested a Refund Advance when you filed, you could get your refund before the IRS is done processing your return.   Here's more info on the Refund Advance Program.   If you can give more details, we'll try to help.    @sierrajcurry 

As she is your dependent, you only can claim the AOTC for her. She cannot claim it.   To be eligible for AOTC, the student must: Be pursuing a degree or other recognized education credential Be enrolled at least half time for at least one academic period* beginning in the tax year Not have completed the first four years of higher education at the beginning of the tax year Not have claimed the AOTC or the former Hope credit for more than four tax years Not have a felony drug conviction at the end of the tax year What are the income limits for the AOTC? To claim the full credit, your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) must be $80,000 or less ($160,000 or less for married filing jointly). You receive a reduced amount of the credit if your MAGI is over $80,000 but less than $90,000 (over $160,000 but less than $180,000 for married filing jointly). You cannot claim the credit if your MAGI is over $90,000 ($180,000 for joint filers). If you cannot claim the AOTC, then she cannot claim it either, but she will have less taxable scholarship.

The diagnostic file was reviewed.  You will need to delete and re-enter your entries.  When you go in to delete the information, the Forms don't show as 1098, they show as Home Mortgage Interest Worksheet.     To delete the forms: Continue your return Select Tax Tools option on the left menu  Select Tools Under Other Helpful Links, choose Delete a form Find the home mortgage interest worksheets and delete them Once you delete the forms, reenter them.  Make sure that you don't enter any 0 for any boxes that are blank.     Where do I enter my 1098 mortgage interest statement?   @dzmz1217 

You can deduct expenses that are ordinary and necessary for your business. The business you were trying to start is a rental so it goes on Sch E. You would list appraisal fees and inspection fees as "other expenses". Be sure you keep all documentation and that you qualify. If you really are in the business of rentals, great. See Where do I enter income and expenses from a rental property?

In general  severance pay is taxable in the year that you receive it. Your employer will include this amount on your Form W-2 and will withhold appropriate federal and state taxes.    See Publication 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income below, which states the following: Severance pay. You must include in your income amounts you receive as severance pay and any payment for the cancellation of your employment contract.   Health insurance premiums  are deductible on Schedule A,    Did you have a severance agreement with your employer?  I would not adjust your W-2 when inputting it into TurboTax as Form W-2 is transmitted to the IRS. I would contact your employer and discuss with them if you W-2 was issued correctly. If it was not, they should issue you a corrected Form W-2.     Click here for Publication 525 (2024), Taxable and Nontaxable Income    

If you are the legal executor of his estate, you can use this IRS link to see if a refund was processed which would be evidence that a tax return had been filed. Otherwise, you can use this link to set up an IRS account or access one that your son had created which would allow you to see if a return was filed.    You can complete form 4868 online and mail it in to receive an extension of time to file a tax return.   I am sorry for your loss. 

The Cost Basis for your Rental Property comes from the original Cost Basis (what you paid for the property, or FMV, whichever was lower) that you entered when you set up your rental property initially.    The remaining Cost Basis is that amount, less Depreciation taken over the years.   If you have made improvements to the property while renting that you didn't deduct previously, you can add them to the Cost Basis amount, as well as any Sales Expenses you incurred when reporting the sale. Any Passive Loss Carryover you had will be added to the Cost Basis at time of sale also.    If you originally entered an incorrect Cost Basis, in the Rental section, you can indicate that you 'converted to personal use' and enter the sale as 'Sale of Business Property' where you can enter the correct Cost Basis.  You've just missed out on depreciation deductions if that's higher than what you set up the property with originally.    If you lived in the property any time within the last five years, you may qualify to exclude a portion of your capital gain on the sale.  Go through the interview under Less Common Income > Sale of Home to determine this.   Here's more detailed discussion on Changing Rental Property Cost Basis.   @jwnealeigh