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You should receive a Form 1095-A if you purchased health insurance through Healthcare.gov or your state's health insurance marketplace.   To report form 1095-A: Log in to your account.  Go to Federal Taxes. Go to Deductions and Credit. Scroll down to Medical and click show more. Go to Affordable Care Act (Form 1095-A). TurboTax will show in Part II individuals who are listed on the return. 

Yes, most people pay tax all year round.  When you file your tax return, you are calculating if you paid enough. Your tax return reports all the relevant tax, and all your tax payments, then subtracts those two amounts to decide if you owe a payment with your return or if you get a refund. 

No, it's not sketchy, however it is important to indicate the following when entering it. The IRS is still working on the move from 1099-MISC to 1099-NEC.  Make sure to follow the steps below when entering your Paid Family Leave.   This is not self employment income and should be reported by using the steps below. Once completed this will move the income to the Schedule 1, then the 1040.  You may need to delete the Schedule C.   TurboTax Online/Mobile > Search 1099misc > click See more > click the highlighted 1099-MISC TurboTax Desktop > Search > 1099misc > Click the Jump to.. link Enter the 1099-MISC exactly as printed, and then Continue Enter Paid Family Leave Select None of these apply, then Continue Select No, it didn’t involve work….. and Continue to 'How often did you get income for Paid Family Leave?' Select ONLY the tax year for which this specific 1099-MISC was issued.  Do not select the year that you received the 1099. Select the year for which the 1099-MISC was issued. Select no other year.  Select No, it didn’t involve an intent to earn money, then Continue Select NO, then Continue Click the DONE button >  This will complete the entry and you can continue to work on your tax return.   @jhm300 

If you're listed as a dependent on your parents’ tax return, you won't have any health insurance questions to answer on your own return. TurboTax will tell you Since someone is claiming you on their 2024 taxes, you don't have to complete Health Insurance.   Make sure to check the box in the personal info section: Another Taxpayer will claim you in 2024

There is not a tax credit for the installation of an induction cooktop.  See the list of items you can deduct for an energy credit below.   The Home Improvement Energy Efficient Credit is a non-refundable credit Worth up to 30% of costs with a maximum credit $2,000 for Air source heat pumps Heat Pump Water Heaters Biomass Stoves or Boilers Worth up to 30% of qualifying costs for a maximum combined total of $1,200 for the following: Doors, Windows and Skylights Insulation Natural Gas, Oil Propane Water Heaters Furnaces Boilers Central Air Conditioners ($600 maximum Credit) Electrical Panel Upgrades Home Energy Audit (up to $150) You can combine the $2,000 credit with the $1,200 credit for a total of $3,200 This credit is a use it or lose it credit.  If you do have enough tax liability in the year you buy and install the item, you will not be able to carry the credit forward. NOT available for new construction.     The Residential Energy Credit is also a non-refundable credit, however this one can be carried forward to future tax years until this credit goes away which is currently set to happen in 2034 This credit is worth up to 30% of the cost of the equipment, with no maximum limit.  The items that fall into this category are as follows: Geothermal Heat Pumps Small Wind Turbines Solar Energy Systems Fuel Cells Battery Storage Technology This credit can be taken for new construction

Shouldn't maryland income earned when I was a Texas resident also be taxable in Maryland since the employer was in Maryland? Normally if someone did that for a full year that would be "non-resident" state tax.   But in this situation does this mean i need to file both part-year resident tax for the maryland income earned as a resident (last few months) and maryland non-resident income tax for the maryland income earned rest of the year as a texas resident? Seems like there should be a single filing where i can pay state taxes on both portions?

The foreign tax credit would be reported on Form 1116 if it was over the $300 (single filer) or  $600 (married filing joint) threshold for requiring that form to receive the foreign tax credit. You can try deleting that form as follows if you don't qualify for the credit:   Follow these instructions:   1. Choose the Tax Tools option on your left menu bar while working on your return 2. Choose Tools 3. Choose the Delete a form option under Other Helpful links  4. Find the Form 1116 in the list of forms and delete it