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I had the same issue on Mac. I closed the 2025 version. I opened the 2024 tax return and ran version updates.  I closed the 2024 version.  I opened the 2025 version back up and my 2024 return transferred with no issues.

Yes, you are correct. This payment is reported as a taxable event.  You would report the full amount of your state income taxes paid as an itemized deduction. You won't reduce your state income tax deduction by the amount of the inflation rebate check.    Essentially, by reporting the income from the check and then reporting your state income taxes paid, you are reducing the income from the check by the state income tax itemized deduction. The software does this automatically without you having to make a manual adjustment.   If you are over the salt limit, this works in your favor. The Salt cap was raised to $40,000 this year. Let's use a hypothetical example to see how this works in your favor.   You paid you paid $45,000 in state/property taxes in 2025 and reported this on your return.  You were capped at a $40,000 deduction. You received a $400 inflation rebate. Since your "actual" taxes paid ($44,600 after the rebate) are still higher than the $40,000 deduction you took, you never received a "tax benefit" for that $400. The $400 is now $0 taxable income.    Do not do the math itself. The software will do it for you by comparing your total taxes paid against the $40,000 limit. f you are over the limit, the software will automatically put $0 on your 1040 Line 8 (or Schedule 1).

You can see all of your tax forms in TurboTax Online after you've paid your fees.   Steps to access you current year return Go to Tax Tools from the left menu. Click Print Center. Choose Print, save, or preview this year's return. Steps to Access Your Previously Filed Return Sign into TurboTax Go to Tax Home Scroll down to the Your tax returns & documents section. Download/Print:  Select the tax year (e.g., 2024) and  Choose Download/print return (PDF).  If you cannot find your return, ensure you are using the same user ID used to file, as TurboTax online accounts are specific to one user.    @Hanmar__ 

Thank you Amy. That did the trick. I was able to enter everything that corresponds to what should be there. The numbers now match my calculations. I will have to remember that override option for next year if similar issues arise.   JohnD

The e-file season for 2024 closes prior to when the 2025 tax season opens.  So once, that happens, if you are using an online version of TurboTax, you would not be able to e-file the previous years return.   You can resolve this by downloading TurboTax 2024 to file your 2024 taxes.  You will need to print and mail the return as the IRS no longer accepts e-filed returns.   For your 2025 return, you will need to wait until the amended forms are available and then you can Amend your Return for 2025.  You can use this tool to find out when the amended forms will be available. 

Because you are filing specifically for the 2025 Tax Year, the year you moved to Turkey is irrelevant. It does seem counter-intuitive, but you will put 1/1/2025. This is saying then you were a resident of a foreign or US territory from the start of the tax year.

This is a known issue and is currently being looked into.  In the meantime, here's how you can work around the issue to get the partial exclusion.  Run Smart Check. You will get an error on the Home Sale Worksheet about "Due to Health/Work."  Select Yes. Repeat for your spouse if you are filing jointly.  Run Smart Check again and you will get two more errors, for the number of months that you owned the home and the number of months that you used it as your main home. Enter the number of months for each question.  TurboTax will then give you the partial exclusion.  Keep running Smart Check until you don't get any more errors.  

If you filed a 2024 tax return, and you don't know where it stands.   You can check the status of your tax return and the refund on the IRS website:  Where’s My Refund    If this doesn't resolve your problem, please clarify your question. Did you file your 2024 taxes with Turbotax? When (how long ago) did you file it? Who did you call?  Was it TurboTax or the IRS? Did the website above show that you did file the tax return?

The steps to find your 1095-A are:   If you received a 1095-A from Marketplace insurance: You can enter or correct a Form 1095-A in TurboTax, you can follow these steps              Select Tax Tools from the left sidebar. On the drop-down select Tools There will be 2 green boxes Select Topics Search Type 1095A Continue through the interview or post your corrections If you didn't get a 1095-A, and you don't think you should get one. The IRS database thinks that you or a member of your household has, or has had a Marketplace policy.   You should Confirm that you and no one else got a 1095-A You can use the phone number listed by state at  The Health Insurance Marketplace. If you're sure you don't have a 1095-A you can use these steps to clear it. Select Tax Tools On the drop-down select Tools There will be 2 green boxes Select Topics Search Type 1095-A The question will come up Did you receive Form 1095-A for your health insurance plan? 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

Possibly.    To qualify the following must apply: You must be a non-exempt employee eligible for Overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act The Overtime must be on hours worked OVER 40 hours.  (if you live in a state where OT pay is required after 8 hours, this does not apply) Overtime must be paid at more than your regular hourly rate.   Only the amount that is over your regular hourly rate is deductible.  For example,  If you make $30 per hour and are paid OT at $45 an hour, you can only deduct $15 per hour as overtime deduction. Your filing status cannot be Married Filing Separately Your income must be less than $150,000 if you are single or $300,000 if Married Filing Jointly.  Yes.  If you selected the drop down that says Overtime in box 14 then you should not need to check Overtime under the lets check for other situations page.  You only need to select it in one place or the other. After you get past that page, you should get questions asking about your Overtime and seeing if you qualify.   

It is showing that I OWE over $700 in taxes. That isn't correct. If you do it by hand, they are using my total income to figure out what I owe. NOT my taxable income. I need a way to fix this problem. I'm MFJ and only I have an FSA, not my spouse. I currently cannot file because of this problem. I'm not paying money that I don't owe. Is there a way to report the REASON for the taxable income difference so that the program does what it is supposed to?