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there's no way to know. in some case one bank will buy mortgages from another bank in which case there is separate reporting by the two banks. at other times one bank will take over another. here either scenario is possible - one 1098 for both or separate.   if you have monthly mortgage statements look at them to see if the interest reported seems reasonable for the whole year.     another possibility is to take your mortgage payments for the year suntract the amount that went to escrow if any and the subtract the difference between your mortgage balance at the start and end of the year........these would be principal payments so the remaininder would be interest   still another option is to use the IRS website to obatin an account transcript. if there are two 1098s both should be on file with the iRS.

"5 days early" does not mean get your refund in five days.  It means you can get your refund 1-5 days before the date posted on the IRS refund site.  Only the IRS can approve of your refund and provide a date for the refund to be issued. TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS.      First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.   You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst  

After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected. What is the status of the e-filed tax return as indicated by the email you received from TurboTax?   After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website. See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions   Pending or Processing?  

No, sales tax and estimated payments are not the same.  Sales taxes are the taxes that you pay when you purchase goods and services.  Generally the merchant has to collect it and submit the tax to the state.     Estimated taxes are quarterly payments that you make to the IRS and the state, for any income that you received that did not have federal and state withholding.   You would have to review your letter to see what they are asking for.  If in your businesses you sell goods or taxable services, you would need to file a sales tax return with your state.  If you need additional questions, feel free to reach out again.     See the TurboTax help articles below for more information:   What Are State Sales Taxes? What are federal estimated taxes?