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You can change your answers in the Retirement & Investments - Deductions & Credits section.   When you click on Start or Review there is a screen with boxes.  If you do not have an IRA account, make sure there are no checkboxes selected.   The next screen asks if you made contributions.   Answer NO.   You can delete the IRA Contribution Worksheet also.     How to delete forms in TurboTax Online   How to delete forms in TurboTax Desktop  

Do not include the value of the inherited IRA unless you inherited the IRA from your spouse had have chosen to treat is as your own.  The total that TurboTax is asking for is the total of your own IRAs, not beneficiary IRAs.

TurboTax is not setup to handle multiple school district returns.  You can try these steps provide by RobertB4444 "TurboTax is not set up to help you prepare multiple SD100s so you will have to trick it into it.   Enter SD4201 into the federal return.  Go through the entire return process as though you were only filing one school district return.   After you have completed everything then go back in the federal return and change the school district.  This should have no effect on anything except the SD100 form.   Change your estimated payment and print out and mail the second school district return."   See the link below for more information:   SD100

Just to make you aware: Use the same filing status for California that you used for your federal income tax return.   Exception: If you file a joint tax return for federal purposes, you may file separately for California if either spouse was either of the following: An active member of the United States armed forces or any auxiliary military branch during 2024. A nonresident for the entire year and had no income from California sources during 2024. Community Property States: If the spouse earning the California source income is domiciled in a community property state, community income will be split equally between the spouses. Both spouses will have California source income and they will not qualify for the nonresident spouse exception. Instruction Booklet for form 540

Line 31 of Schedule C is your net profit.  To make any changes to this line, you will need to review all of the entries you made to your business' income and expenses.     To go back to the Schedule C on TurboTax:   Open your return Go to Schedule C Answer Yes to Did you have any self-employment income or expenses? Here's some information you may find helpful:   A Guide to Self-Employment Taxes for Contractors, Freelancers, and Beyond   

If you started in the Free Edition of TurboTax, you may have entered something that triggered an upgrade to a paid version. The final fees are determined by the forms that are required to complete your individual return. States are also extra and there are some add-ons that  you can agree to buy     You can review your fees using the instructions below to find out why you're being charged. You can follow the instructions in this article to remove any  unwanted Fees Why am I being charged for TurboTax Free Edition?   You can review your fees in TurboTax online as follows: Go to the left side of your screen under "Tax Home" Go to "Tax Tools" then "Tools" The "Tools Center" Box will pop up Click on "My Fees" to see a summary of your Turbo Tax Fees.   Your screens will look something like this:         Click here for "How do I review my fees in TurboTax Online?"

I was charged for TurboTax Deluxe and two additional states, but I did not use or file anything through the Deluxe version. I did not intend to purchase this upgrade and was directed there by the program without clear indication that additional charges would apply. 

Contributions made through your payroll would be listed on your W-2 in Box 12 with Code W. If you made contributions not listed on your W-2, enter them as additional contributions.    Did your employer make contributions but they are not listed on your W-2? 

This makes sense to me. BUT one of the answers stated that contributions to your Solo 401k plan are not a business expense. When I researched that I get opposing answers.  Your explanation makes sense to me. 

I didnet see any of this detail when I was looking at options to pay.  This feels like ticket master hitting you up for all kinds of fees.  The last thing you need when paying taxes is paying to pay your taxes.