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It's no problem to send in multiple checks up until April 15th properly marked 2025 ESTIMATED TAX It's easier to pay on rhe IRS website make-a-payment page. your payment cant get lost in the mail   @JonAK 

RE: Form 7217 by Mail: I looked at IRS to see if there was a requirement for a cover letter for mailing form 7217, if rest of 2024 return is e-filed. I found an IRS form 8453, which has a checklist of forms to be physically mailed, with this headline: FILE THIS FORM ONLY IF YOU ARE ATTACHING ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMS OR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS This is followed by a list of forms, but Form 7217 is not listed? Will the IRS accept form 7217 by mail, and should I make my own cover letter to provide essential data, such as my name, address, and tax number, or will this not be accepted by the IRS, and I will have to proceed to paper file the entire return? Philleann

So I would not need you record it as " for personal use" if I just got rid of it one way or another? As stated above just given away or a picture of leaving it in with others when I move out of the state?

I am using the online version which is called Premium.  Is there a way to do it using this version?  I am not able to find any questions related to % used.  Does this mean I have to switch to a Desktop version?  

You would report only the depreciation expense you actually claimed while the property was used as a rental. There is no depreciation for personal use.   If the short-term rentals were 14 days or less, you wouldn't report that income or deduct any expenses.   For more information see: Ten Tax Tips for Short Term Rentals  All About Rental Real Estate & Vacation Rentals (

Nine states — Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming — have no state income taxes.   As your state Texas has no state income tax, it is not in the drop down menu of Box 15 of form W-2. Just leave boxes 15,16 and 17 blank even if TX is listed in box 15 and box 16 is filled with an amount on your form W-2.

You can try leaving the withholding box blank. You can't withhold taxes without having an employer number. So, if the federal ID number is a social security number, you can't have an entry in box 4. If that doesn't work, try deleting the Form 1099-NEC entry and re-entering it, but don't make an entry in box 4. 

Please clarify your question by adding some additional information so we may better help you. Such as: What are you trying to do in TurboTax? Are you downloading a Desktop product? Did you log into your TurboTax Account?

if IRS tells you that, it means you opted for the TurboTax  pay-my-fee-out-of-refund scheme.   Based on forum discussions, that does not always work out well for the customer.   @devin-osborne319 

You can contact your Michigan Department of Revenue to confirm how you will amend your cf-1040es. Their number is: 517-636-4486 To contact your state Department of Revenue you can use this link: How do I contact my state Department of Revenue?   Click here for CF-1040X AMENDED INDIVIDUAL COMMON FORM 

Q.  Would the amount over $10000 be reported on a 1099Q?   A. The entire amount of the distribution will be in box 1 of the 1099-Q, not just the portion over $10,000.     As an alternative to visiting the Education section under Deductions and Credits, you are allowed to enter the loan payment directly in the 1099-Q section.  Press Done at the 1099-Q summary screen, to get to that entry screen.