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I assume that you are married, yes?   In all likelihood, one of you does not have an HSA, so you never went through the HSA interview to tell TurboTax that you had HDHP coverage, so TurboTax got confused and thought that maybe your coverage "lapsed". Sound familiar? If so, see the bulleted list.   If you or your spouse [whoever is NAME above] did not have an HSA in 2024, then answer NONE. If you or your spouse had an HSA but did not contribute to an HSA in 2024, then answer NONE. (Remember that each of you can have an HSA). If you or your spouse was covered by an HDHP policy for each month of 2023, then answer NONE. That is, answer NONE to the question "What type of High Deductible Health Plan did [name] have on December 1, 2023", because the question doesn't apply to you.     The alternative is that you did not have HDHP coverage at all in either 2023 or 2024, so that question did not apply to you, so you should have answered NONE.

Rental income is reported on Schedule E Supplemental Income and Loss which requires TurboTax Premium Online version.   If your return has been transmitted and accepted by the IRS, you may amend your Federal 1040 tax return.   If you used TurboTax Online, log in to your account and select Amend a return that was filed and accepted.   If you used the CD/download product, sign back into your return and select Amend a filed return.    See also this TurboTax Help.

It depends. If this is the first year placed in service the amount can be significantly less. The amount you show is for a full year of depreciation.    For example: If the property was placed in service in November, 2024 then the rate would be more like 0.455% for the first year. Each full year is either 3.636% or 3.637% depending on the year. See the chart below and in IRS Publication 946.  

That sounds like a question for your employer.   Ask the employer why they withheld tax for OR if you do not live or work in OR.   If, in fact, they withheld tax for a state you do not live in or work in, then file a non-resident OR return to seek a refund.  What state do you live and work in?   If you live and work in a state that has a state income tax, you need to file a return for that state.   Prepare the non-resident return first, then the return for your resident state.

If your daughter is under 24 and a full-time student, you can claim her as a dependent if she did not pay for more than half of her own support. Her income does not matter.   If she is 24 or older, you cannot claim her a s a dependent if her gross income in 2024 is over $5,050.   Please read this TurboTax article on Who Can I Claim as a Tax dependent?

Your wife is never a dependent.  Your options when married as of December 31st of a year are married filing jointly or married filing separately.  When did you get married?  If you got married in 2024, then you can file a joint return with your wife and if your daughter lived with your wife for the entire year (or over 6 months) you can claim your daughter as a dependent.   Your wife would need to include all income from all sources worldwide on the return.  If she did not work, then you would still file a joint return she just wouldn't have any income to report.  They would both need SSN's or ITINS in order for you to do this. If they do not if you choose filing jointly, you will need to print and mail your return along with the W-7 and any other required documents to IRS ITIN Operation P.O. Box 149342 Austin, TX 78714-9342 If you did not get married until 2025, then no, you cannot include them on your return. 

I still can’t get it. How do I know I owe or I don’t pay enough? I have been using TurboTax to e-file and pay 100% returns for years on time and never got a penalty until now. Also, there is no explanation/calculation how/where the penalty came from. I received no letters/emails from IRS either. I think TurboTax needs to improve to inform users about the penalty while we are using the software since I didn’t know this until I reviewed the printing after I had e-filed. As such it’s too late to contact TurboTax to know how to eliminate it. Now, should I write to IRS or go see them at a local IRS office to get the answer?

Form 1065 Schedule K-1 Box 11 Code C can be entered from the K-1 interview in TurboTax. No additional information is needed.   To make the entry for Box 11 Code ZZ, you must be using TurboTax Desktop.    In TurboTax for Desktop, open your return and: Click the Forms icon in the TurboTax header. Find "K1 Partner" for the related investment in the forms list. Click the form name to open the form in the large window. Scroll down to Line 11 and click the QuickZoom link just above Line 12. This opens K1P Addl Info. Scroll down to Box 11 Code I, L to R, and ZZ: Other Income, line 1 - Other nonpassive income (loss) to be reported on Schedule E page 2. Enter a custom description on the yellow line and the amount in the yellow box. Your entries here will appear on Schedule E page 2.  When you are finished, click Step-by-Step in the header to go back to your return.   If you need to switch from TurboTax Online to TurboTax Desktop, see How do I switch from TurboTax Online to the TurboTax software?   @hwisungi 

If you used desktop download and were unable to e-file the state return successfully you can ask for a refund for the $25 state e-file fee.  The other fees are not refundable---those fees were for the use of the software to prepare your tax return or for whatever other "add-on" features you choose.      If you use online software, there is no e-file fee.  The fee is the same for online whether you e-file or mail it in an envelope.