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Thank you @MayaD  and @DawnC -- I had to manually remove the bogus amount from 1099 DIV box 5. Why on earth would TurboTax put that in! Shocked at the software -- I was expecting software to be better after all these years

For a pension, it's whatever they send you. Say all of it is the RMD. If you have a RMD requirement it will ask you if it is the RMD. Say yes and enter the amount as the RMD amount. The pension doesn't need to calculate any RMD. Anything your pension pays you is considered to be the RMD. Traditional pensions automatically fulfill the rules of an RMD. So just enter the same amount in box 1 for the RMD for each 1099R.

Thanks for the reply. I am using Turbo Tax Desktop for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.  (catching up on a lot!!!)    The way the form printed out after the data entry was done made it appear as if the Tax ID and the EIN were two different things. I just entered the Tax ID number where the EIN entry box was and I am hoping for the best.

I received a call back from support and resolved the issue.  The blanks and 0s are not interpreted in the federal review properly causing the application to miscalculate the RMD distribution and taxes entrees.   Resolution- Review the 1099 R entries in the Wages and Income section. Step through the questions and check amounts entered. The gross amount must be entered on the required distribution page (let's get more information about your RMD) and The entire distribution applied to the December 31, 2024 RMD. Last step is the Federal Review - the review may produce 1 issue to review which is the RMD  worksheet .  Carefully enter the amounts on the page to ensure the application calculates the full distribution.  If you make a mistake return to the Wages and Income section and step through the wizard again. Then finish with the Federal Review. The worksheet will be presented to make the update. 

The answer provided to e-file your federal return first and then file state by mail does not work. It still requires drivers license information for the state file my mail option. My wife has been hospitalized for several years with dementia and does not have a drivers license. This is reprehensible that your software is so flawed. I will switch back to H.R. Block.

And here are the 2024 Turbo Tax Desktop Download System Requirements Windows 10 or later or Mac OS Ventura 13 or later (newer).  https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/tta-system-requirements  

If this is income from a self-employed business, you can follow the steps in this link and report the amounts as cash.  This will ensure you report the income as reported on your 1099-NEC form in the correct form.

The Desktop program you install on your Mac?   You can buy the Desktop Download program here or in stores or online like Amazon, Costco, etc. https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download  

These support are not really working really. Its just a waste of time. I wasted 2 hours on the tech support call and ultimately they advised me to fill everything manually. I need a refund so I can download the desktop version and import my previous years return tt23 file.  

Just did my daughter's taxes who is a complete 1040EZ. They're trying to charge her the $29 downgraded it and now they want over $100. Then I found out she has been paying the maximum amount over the last 8 years because she thought she had to. This is insanity they've been sued before for scamming people so if you're going to be doing a lawsuit let me know I'd be happy to join in and give you all the information. She's a waitress and earns less than $18,000 a year and they want to charge her almost $300 that's insanity.