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It's true that you have 3 years from the date the taxes were due to file your federal return and still receive a refund. In Oklahoma, however, they say that you can't get money back that was sent to them more than 3 years ago. So if the last withholding or payment with coupon was sent in December, 2021, and you file in January, 2025 or later, too bad. You are still supposed to file a return though even if it's too late for a refund unless you are exempt.

If you want to see if you can reduce or eliminate a tentative penalty that TurboTax has calculated based on what you have entered so far, you can do that in the Underpayment Penalty section. It's entirely possible that the additional information you entered actually served to increase the penalty, in which case you decided to let California calculate it instead, which is perfectly appropriate.    When you get a statement from California, you will have the opportunity to dispute their calculation of the penalty or provide more information if you disagree.   Please see the California Instructions for Form 5805 for more information about the way California calculates the penalty. TurboTax follows these instructions.  

Is there a time limit to amending your returns ever?  I know there's are rules and limits around claiming a refund but technically, there's not limit to how far into the future you can submit an amendment. 

Do you know if Off duty milage can be used as an expense? Basically the department charges milage for using their car and they require non owners car insurance.  The milage has to be paid to the department for the use of the car only when working off duty.  

You would not deduct as an advertising expense, but you could deduct the supplies as you incur the expense- the only caveat if you do this, you would have to adjust the basis of the completed vehicle when you place it into service and start depreciating it because you built it.  (So if the value when you place it in service is $25000 but you deduct $10000 in supplies now, you would want to use $15000 as the basis when you start depreciating.)

Thank you @mesquitebean !   I Called the number [phone number removed]8 for Desktop version). Looks like they haven't extended their hours to daily 7 days/week even for the Tax season or Tax week. I only got virtual assistance who could not help me for this case for sure.   But, guess what? I was able to resolve the issue myself by returning the TurboTax (with the bad license code) back to COSTCO where I bought the TT from. They refunded me after my explanation. And, I immediately bought another one and of course with a new License Code. I tried right away with new license code when I got home. It WORKED! TT was finally activated. I've been using TT for many years. It never happened like this before. I suspect there are two possibilities that caused the problem. 1. TT has a bug or issue that needs to be fixed on their side. 2. The License Code was indeed linked to another account which is not mine. It could be someone else stole the code within the COSTCO itself.  I wanted to share this info so that other people can take immediate action to resolve the issue when they're stuck and No Tech. Support was available. I know how frustrating it is. Hope this thread helps.    

@ ladyswg wrote: I am very sorry to confuse you and thank you for your detail explanation. Nevertheless, since you are the expert in TurboTax software, would you please direct me where I should look for line 22 and 24 " $100,000 or more use the tax computation worksheet" on the QDCG form? Thank you for your professional expertise and help! I don't use the term "expert" for me 🙂  It's a constant learning ordeal every year.   I'm just a fellow user volunteer that has used TurboTax for a lot of years.     The Lines 22 and 24 (for income greater than $100,000)  that you are referring to are at the bottom of the QDCGT Worksheet.   Here is an image showing the bottom of the QDCGT worksheet. .   . The Tax Computation Worksheet is used "behind the scenes" in TurboTax when the income is $100,000 or more.    You can't see the actual Tax Computation Worksheet within TurboTax, but you can see it in the 2024 Form 1040 Instructions, where you can figure the calculations yourself to verify TurboTax figures.  The Tax Computation Worksheet is on Page 76 of the Instructions--right after the IRS Tax Tables.  Choose the part there for your particular filing status.   2024 IRS Form 1040 Instructions PDF https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf

The amount could have come from an amount transferred from your W-2, a 1099, or a 1095-A.   Medical expenses amounts from those forms get automatically transferred to the medical expenses worksheet.   If you are using the Desktop program, you can click on Forms and review the Medical Expenses worksheet.   If you are using TurboTax Online, you can go through the Medical Expenses interview.  You can either search for Schedule A and use the Jump to link, or you can go to the Medical section from the Deductions & Credits menu.    Can I deduct medical expenses - and where do I deduct them?