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If your Tax Return was rejected due to an IP PIN, you should have received a letter from the IRS with the 6 digits Number, or you can create an account on the IRS website to retrieve it. Make sure that you are entering it on the correct place   Get an identity protection PIN (IP PIN)   To enter the IP PIN From your TurboTax main screen locate Unconmon Situations.  Select the sub-topic "Identity Protection PIN", and click START. If your Tax Return keeps getting rejected because the IP PIN is wrong, you will need to mail your return.   

Clicking on the "Jump to Cryptocurrency" link did not result in TurboTax re-asking the yes/no question on "did I sell or receive Digital Assets". I do not need to re-enter or add to any cryptocurrency investment entries. I just need to change my answer to the yes/no "Digital Assets" question in front page of Form 1040.

When you enter your 1099-R from DFAS on the federal side, on the screen Where Is This Distribution From, click the button for Federal Retirement Benefits (Code 04E). On the next screen, select that this is From a Non-Qualified Plan, because Military retirement plans are considered Non-Qualified.    

If you choose to file a joint return for Nebraska, you will have to both be treated as residents and report all income.  You can choose to file a separate Nebraska return, but you will have to create a "mock" federal return.  You would need to do this same with a separate New York return.     See How do I prepare a joint federal return and separate state.

DavidD66 Thank you for the reply. I am not materially participated in because I am a limited partner but it is considered active income and QBI income, although I supposed not earned income. I also have personal trading account that is mark-to-market too. I also want to know how to carry over that loss if it happens in the future. Code is zz. Which form can i find a box that says carryover amount so that I can make sure it is being carried over.

Here is what ChatGPT says, it i is in line with your option number "3": How can I enter the gross sale proceeds of foreign land sales as different amounts in federal and California filing? In federal the foreign tax paid is not deducted from gross, but that can be claimed as FTC. For California the gross has to be reduced by the foreign tax paid. How can we manage to show the amounts for the same sale differently for federal and California filing ?   ChatGPT said: To handle this correctly, you need to report the same foreign land sale with different gross proceeds and tax treatments for federal and California because of their differing tax rules: Summary of the Issue: Federal: Report full gross proceeds. Foreign tax paid is not subtracted from the gross sale; instead, you claim it as a Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) or deduction. California: Does not allow the FTC, so the foreign tax paid must reduce the gross proceeds (treated like a selling expense). How to Do This in Tax Software (like TurboTax, Lacerte, ProSeries, or similar): You’ll need to use a state-only adjustment method. Here’s how: 1. Enter the full gross proceeds for the federal return: Enter sale on Form 8949 and Schedule D using the full gross proceeds. Then claim the foreign tax paid as a credit or deduction (typically on Form 1116). 2. Adjust the California return to reflect reduced proceeds: Because California doesn’t allow the FTC or deduction for foreign tax paid, you’ll need to reduce the gain manually: Option A: Adjustment on CA Schedule D or 540 Use Schedule CA (540) – this form reconciles federal and CA income. On Part II, line 8z ("Other income adjustments"), enter a negative adjustment to reduce capital gains for the foreign tax paid. Example entry: "Adjustment for foreign tax paid on land sale – CA doesn’t allow FTC" Option B: Enter a different amount in the CA column of the 8949 or D Some professional tax software lets you enter a CA-only column for 8949/D differences. If so, reduce the proceeds by the foreign tax paid for the California version only. Additional Tip: Keep good documentation explaining why the gross proceeds differ between federal and state. If the difference is questioned, you can point to California’s disallowance of the FTC and the guidance in FTB Pub. 1001.  

Income is not all taxed at the same rate. If you are single, taxable income up to $11,600 is taxed at 10%, and the amount over $11,600 up to $47,150 is taxed at 12%.   See: What is My Tax Bracket? for more information on other filing statuses.

The Massachusetts nonresident income is indicated on the Form 1-NR/PY.     The Massachusetts taxable income of a part nonresident individual is calculated as if all income were earned in Massachusetts.  The Federal Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) will be adjusted using the Massachusetts adjustments to arrive at AGI from all sources. The AGI from all sources is used to determine the taxable income. After the taxable income is calculated, it is prorated using a percentage of the AGI from Massachusetts sources divided by the AGI from all sources. This prorated tax is the Massachusetts tax.