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I am having the same issues as Oliver using TurboTax Business 2025.  I have no charitable contributions and no Form 8283.  Before letting me E-file it is requiring I sign Form 8283 but populates Form 8822-B on the print screen.  This post is over a month old and still no solution!? What gives TT?

He can claim that as a capital loss but the loss can only be applied to capital gains except for $3,000 per year that can be applied against ordinary income.   You would enter the loss in TurboTax as an investment sale:   You enter investment sales in the Wages and Income section of TurboTax, then Investment Income, then Stocks, cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, etc... Skip the section where it asks if you want to upload your tax documents. Choose Other as the type of investment you want to enter. You'll come to a screen where you can enter in your sales proceeds and cost basis. The sales proceeds will be $0 and the cost basis what you lost.      

This post is also in the Community/ Topics site, though the date on it is August 2025:   For Tax Year 2025 For the 2025 tax year, there is a way to get a benefit from your charitable donations even if you don't itemize. Deduction for Non-Itemizers: You can take a special deduction for your charitable contributions. Single filers: Up to $1,000 in cash donations. Married couples filing jointly: Up to $2,000 in cash donations. This is an "above-the-line" deduction, meaning it reduces your taxable income directly, and you can claim it in addition to taking the standard deduction. Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs): If you are 70½ or older, you can make a tax-free distribution directly from your IRA to a qualified charity. This is not a deduction, but it is a major benefit because the money is not counted as taxable income. It can also count towards your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD).

I logged onto TT to work on my mother's return and it did an update.  I tested this issue on my return and it now appears to be working.  I did not get a notification on the fix, but this latest update seems to have addressed it.

Can you clarify which situation you're dealing with?  You don't have anything in column C or B?  If column B is empty because you had a plan at work then you will still have to file form 8962.  If column C is also empty then you may not have to file the form.     When you file the IRS will reject your tax return if they determine that you should have form 8962 included and you do not.  You can get around that by printing and mailing your return.  You can try entering $0.01 in the boxes as well - the system reads those as zeroes but as long as there is an amount in the boxes it will let you file it electronically.

You can retrieve your IRS IP PIN number through your IRS online account or you can call the IRS at 800-908-4490 to have it re-issued.   Here is an IRS article with details on how to retrieve your IP PIN number or request that it be reissued.

Washington state doesn't have an income tax.  What is your question?   Washington state does have a capital gains tax.  Your gain is the difference between the selling price and the adjusted cost basis.  The adjusted cost basis is what you originally paid, minus any adjustments for depreciation due to business use, plus the cost of any permanent improvements.   An improvement is something that extends the life of the home or adapts it to a new use.  A new floor would be an improvement, painting is not usually considered an improvement but regular maintenance. However, if you remodel your kitchen, the cost of painting can be included in the remodeling cost.   If you paid for labor and materials to improve your home or some other piece of property, that is not an itemized deduction, but it does adjust the cost basis, which may reduce your capital gains. 

There are several reasons why you might not be able to e-file a return with a 1310.   If you do have to print and mail, however, you're better off mailing the entire return complete with the 1310 since the refund isn't going to be issued any earlier by e-filing the return without the 1310 and then mailing the 1310 separately.

This is exactly my question / issue for 2025 filing.  Did you get an answer or end up mailing paper forms?  Can I e-file the deceased's 1040 and get the refund into her estate account?  Happy to mail the court issued authorization.  

It is 2/26 and I am still having this problem. I do not have a computer where I can download a desktop verion of Turbotax, so is there no other option for me to fix this error and file until Turbotax corrects it?

After seeing the information in on the TurboTax site and in newspapers and on various reputable websites when I google the question, I thought I would be able to deduct charitable donations even though I'm not itemizing. I've talke to TurboTax experts three times about it and there seems to be no solution. Somebody apparently put out incorrect information and it became widely reported. I bet there are a lot of people who are in the same confused boat.

Let's walk through a series of steps to see why this is happening. First, ensure the data was entered correctly in the K-1 section so the software can "see" it:   Go to Wages & Income > Schedules K-1, Schedule Q. Edit your Partnership K-1. Ensure you entered Box 16 (Foreign Transactions). You should have entered: Code C: Foreign gross income sourced at partnership level. Code Q (or similar): Foreign taxes paid or accrued. Note: Many K-1s come with a supplemental "Statement" or "K-3" that breaks down this income by country. If yours says "Various," you will enter it as "Various" later.    The credit will remain at "0" until you complete these steps:   Go to Federal > Deductions & Credits. Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid and select Start/Revisit next to Foreign Tax Credit. Answer Yes to "Did you pay foreign taxes?" When asked "Tell us about your foreign taxes," uncheck the box that says "Taxes reported on 1099-DIV/1099-INT" if your only taxes are from the K-1. If you have both, leave it checked. The "Linking" Screen: TurboTax should eventually show a screen titled "Foreign Tax Credit Summary" or "Income from Foreign Countries." * If your K-1 data isn't showing, look for a button that says "Add a Country". Select the country (or "Various") and choose General Category Income (unless the K-1 specifically states it is Passive/Investment income). On the screen "Gross Income - [Country]", you may need to manually type in the foreign income amount from your K-1 statement if the software didn't auto-fill it. This is an issue some users may experience.   If you still experience issues, reach back and we can troubleshoot more in detail. If you reach back. let us know if you are using the online or Desktop version.