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Yes. You can and the nominee actions could provide a better avenue if you see the wrong amounts. Enter only the amounts that belong on the estate by editing the actual amounts, and on your mother's final return. Next, view the forms to see your changes.   Then use the information below to actually nominee the amounts so that the IRS has the data.   Nominee Returns.  This is how the IRS knows what you are doing. Generally, if you receive a Form 1099 for amounts that actually belong to another person or entity, you are considered a nominee recipient. You must file a Form 1099 with the IRS (the same type of Form 1099 you received).  You must also furnish a Form 1099 to each of the other owners.    File the new Form 1099 with Form 1096 (this is a transmittal for the 1099) by mailing to the Internal Revenue Service Center for your area. (Provided on the Form 1096) On each new Form 1099, list your mother as the payer and the other owner, as the recipient. On Form 1096, list your mother as the nominee filer, not the original payer. The nominee is responsible for filing the subsequent Forms 1099 to show the amount allocable to each owner. The forms filed with the IRS should be the red copy so if you don't have a color printer, go to the IRS website to complete and print the forms here: Use only the ones you need. Form 1096 Form 1099-INT Form 1099-DIV Form 1099-S Form 1099-B We are sorry for your loss.

From the TurboTax home screen go under Deductions and credits. Scroll down to +Add tax breaks. A menu will open. Locate Charitable Donations and select “Import from ItsDeductible Online”. See image below for reference      ItsDeductible Online Tool  

If you haven't taken the RMD then take it as soon as possible.   You can request a waiver of the penalty if you have reasonable cause. Please see Relief for Reasonable Cause for additional information.   If you do not have a Form 1099-R from an inherited IRA or are 73 to trigger the RMD questions then you will have to use "forms" mode to file Form 5329 which is only available with the TurboTax Desktop software:   Enter the forms mode and click on "Open Form" and type "5329". Scroll down to Part IX line 52a and enter the RMD amount that should have been taken. On line 53a enter the amount of the RMD that was actually taken (probably zero if it was missed). Then in the box right under line 53 "Waiver of Tax Smart Worksheet" enter the same amount as line 52 (the RMD amount) under A.  Click the "Explanation" button and enter the reason for missing the RMD and your statement requesting a waiver.

To report your 1099-Misc form: Go to Income and Expenses.  Scroll down to Other Common Income Select Start next to Form 1099-MISC Enter info from 1099-MISC, Describe the reason for this 1099-MISC, and Continue On the screen Does one of these uncommon situations apply?, Choose None of these apply  Select, No, it didn't involve work like my main job Select I got it in 2024. Select, No, it didn't involve an intent to earn money.      

From TurboTax help content, the 'other income' category includes:   - Interest income - Dividend income - Retirement income - Taxable Social Security benefits - Income from S corporations, estates and trusts, and partnerships (but not partnership self-employment income) - Rental properties (or your allowable losses from rentals) - Any other miscellaneous taxable income or loss you expect to have next year   The best thing you can do is to go through the estimated payments section and adjust the expectations for your 2025 income so that you can see and understand what is going into the calculation.  Use the steps in the following TurboTax help article to do this:   Can TurboTax calculate next year's federal estimated taxes?   @fredmbogard 

No.  You cannot claim the expenses until you open the business.  When you do open the business, you can claim these as start up expenses.  This means you will still be able to claim the expenses, just not in the year you put the money out.    Start-up Business Tax Tips

You are entering an IRS form 1099-K income which reports rental property income into your rental activity on IRS Schedule E Supplemental Income and Loss.   Is the income posted outside of the rental property activity and directed towards the rental property activity?  I would enter the form from within the rental property activity.   In TurboTax Premium Online, follow these steps:   Down the left side of the screen, click on Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click on Wages & income. Click to the right of Rentals, Royalties, and Farm. Click to the right of Rental Properties and Royalties. At the screen Your 2024 rentals and royalties summary, click the pencil icon. At the screen Here's rental property info, select Add income to report rental income. If you select Form 1099-K and have the same issues, remove this entry and report the same income using the selection Cash, check, and electronic payments.

1. If you want to avoid amending your return then you need to know the earnings withdrawn to enter a 2025 Form 1099-R. In this case you might want to wait to file your 2024 return. Please see How do I file an IRS tax extension?   If you made an excess contribution in 2024 and withdrew the 2024 excess Roth IRA contribution plus earnings in 2025 before the due date, then you will get a 2025 Form 1099-R in 2026 with codes P and J. This 1099-R will have to be included on your 2024 tax return and you have two options:     You can wait until you receive the 2025 Form 1099-R in 2026 and amend your 2024 return or You can report it now in your 2024 return and ignore the 1099-R when it comes unless there is Box 4 Federal Tax withholding and/or Box 14 State withholding. Then you must enter the 2025 Form 1099-R into the 2025 tax return since the withholdings are reported in the year that the tax was withheld. The 2025 code P will not add anything to your income in the 2025 tax return but the withholdings will be applied to 2025.   2. To enter a 2025 Form 1099-R in your 2024 return please follow the steps below:   Login to your TurboTax Account  Click on the "Search" on the top right and type “1099-R”  Click on “Jump to 1099-R” Answer "Yes" to "Did you get a 1099-R in 2024?" Select "I'll type it in myself" Box 1 enter total distribution (contribution plus earning) Box 2a enter the earnings Box 7 enter J and P Click "Continue" On "Is the IRA/SEP/SIMPLE box on this 1099-R checked?" screen answer "No, the box is blank"? On the "Which year on Form 1099-R" screen say that this is a 2025 Form 1099-R. Click "Continue" after all 1099-R are entered and answer all the questions. Continue until "Did you use your IRA to pay for any of these expenses?" screen and enter the amount of earnings under "Corrective distributions made before the due date of the return".   Please be aware, code P will say in the drop-down menu "Return of contribution taxable in 2023" but you can ignore that since the follow-up question will tell TurboTax that it will be taxable in 2024.     3. Make sure you indicate in the IRA contribution interview that you withdrew the excess contribution by the due date:   Click on "Search" on the top right and type “IRA contributions” Click on “Jump to IRA contributions" Select “Roth IRA” Enter the Roth IRA contribution Continue until the penalty screen and enter the excess contribution amount withdrawn.    

I suggest you look at your tax return   Did you file the 1099-NEC as a Schedule C business? Did you make a profit? Did you have any other income? The standard deduction for Head of Household is: $21,900 – Head of Household  You can preview your tax return by going to: On the menu bar on the left that shows. Select Tax Tools On the drop-down select Tools Tip: If you don't see the dropdown for Tools, Minimize the federal and state options using the down arrow. On the popup menu Select View Tax Summary On the left sidebar Select Preview my 1040. Schedules 1,2 & 3 are included if you scroll down past your 1040. To return to the entry screens press Back on the sidebar. Some key numbers on your 1040 tax return are: Line 9 - Total Income Line 11 - AGI Line 15 - Taxable Income Line 19 - Child Tax Credit Line 24 - Total Tax. Line 25 d - Withholdings. Line 26 - Estimated tax payments Line 27 - Earned Income Credit Line 28 - Additional Child Credit Line 33 - Payments including Credits. Line 34 - Overpayments. Line 37 - Tax owed.

You will lose and you will be the one that needs to pay the credit back.   The IRS did open it for a short time for dealers to report, however, if they did not choose to report, the IRS has not issued additional guidance on what taxpayers can do to resolve this.   For  now, what you can try is to print and mail your return along with form 8936, 8936 Schedule A, and proof of purchase that includes the date, price, VIN and dealer information.  This will allow your return to be received by the IRS and let them look at it to determine how to handle your EV credit.