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The sale is taxable.   If you made a profit or gain on the sale of a personal item, your profit is taxable.  The profit is the difference between the amount you received for selling the item and the amount you originally paid for the item.   IRS Sale of personal items  

Legal fees related to whistleblower claims can be deducted on your tax return. Please see Can I Deduct Legal Fees on My Taxes? To post these fees Select Deductions & Credits Scroll to Other Deductions & Credits From the drop down  Choose Legal Fees     

Money that was given to you as a gift is not taxable and does not get entered on a tax return.   It is also not deductible for the person who gave it to you.   If you had no taxable income then you do not need to file a tax return unless you have a 1095A for marketplace health insurance.

Please clarify your question.   Are you in the HSA section? What HSA balance is being paid? Are you in the estimated tax section? Did you pay estimated taxes in 2024? Please contact us again to provide some additional details.       

Here are some of the limitations to Itemized deductions   Medical expenses Limit: You can only deduct the amount of your medical and dental expenses that is more than 7.5% of your AGI. Acceptable Medical and dental expenses To post Medical Expenses:   Log into TurboTax Under Federal Select Deductions & Credits Scroll down the list to Medical. Click the down arrow Choose Medical Expenses TurboTax will tell you the amount of medical expenses you need to be eligible for a deduction. It my look like you should be getting Itemized deductions based on the raw numbers,  but after crunching the numbers it may not be the best choice for you.  

The sale of your main home is different.   Start with Federal  Click on Wages and Income  Select Choose what I work on Scroll down to Less Common Income On Sale of Home (gain or loss), Click the start or update button If you sell your main home, and have a profit,  you may qualify to exclude up to $250,000 (if single) from your income, or  up to $500,000 if you file a joint return with your spouse. IRS Sale of home exclusion

Clearing form 2441 may be a two step process.   Select Tax Tools On the drop-down select Tools There will be 4 green boxes Select Topics Search You may have to minimize both the Federal and State options by clicking the Down Arrows on the Sidebar. You will then clearly see Tax Tools Click the arrow to up to see additional options On the drop-down select Tools There will be four boxes Type 2441 The question will come up Did you pay for child and dependent care in 2024? Answer Yes Continue to the form Delete it using the trash can   Repeat the process When you get to Did you receive Form 1095-A for your health insurance plan? Answer No

Are you certain you did not get the additional child tax credit?   Did you have income from working in 2024?   What do you see on line 28 of your Form 1040?   PREVIEW 1040 https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr   Child Tax Credit line 19 Credit for Other Dependents line 19 Earned Income Credit line 27 Additional Child Tax Credit line 28  

Information flows from your federal return to the state return.  Check to see what you entered in MY INFO in the federal return for an address.  Make sure you are using the mailing address you want the IRS and state to use if they need to mail you a letter or a check.

<p>If water damage affected your rental income or required repair costs, you can report it on Schedule E as a rental expense. Keep all receipts and documents. If it’s a large loss, you may need to consider casualty loss reporting too. Consulting a tax professional is a smart move here. </p>

@sean99 If you had taxable income from working, then while your daughter was under the age of 17, you could have been getting the child tax credit for her.   You say you did not claim her.. Is that because you did not file a tax return yourself---do you not have taxable income to put on a tax return?   If you filed and did not claim her, you could amend past returns to claim her as a dependent.

No, it is not correct that once you start filing tax returns you have to file every year even if you do not have income.  You file an income tax return if you have taxable income and meet the filing threshold for the kind of income you received.  If she had no income for 2024 she has no reason to file a return.   Not sure why she is not being claimed as a dependent.   Filing her own tax return did not mean no one else could claim her as a dependent.  She is still young enough to be either a qualified child dependent or qualified relative for whom the person who claims her may be eligible for the $500 credit for other dependents, earned income credit, possibly Head of Household filing status (if you are a single parent)   WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?   You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2024 tax return as long as they meet the following requirements: Qualifying child They're related to you. They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else. They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident. They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse. They're under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students). No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children. They lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply). They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year. Qualifying relative They don't have to be related to you (despite the name). They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else. They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident. They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse. They lived with you the entire year (exceptions apply). They made less than $5050 in 2024.   (Not counting Social Security) You provided more than half of their financial support. When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent. Related Information: What does "financially support another person" mean?