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Form 2210 is used to see if you owe a penalty for underpaying your estimated tax. Part II, D is checked if you want you want to figure your penalty based on the dates of your withholding.   For more information, refer to the TurboTax articles How do I add Form 2210?, Form 2210 Instructions: How to Calculate and Pay Estimated Taxes to Avoid Penalties and What is Form 2210?   @greghelengary

It's now April 2025, so maybe they got better at it.  Look up  "How do I fix the basis for an NQSO sale that was also reported on my W-2?" on Turbo Tax.  I put that in case the link below doesn't work, but TurboTax walks you through the scenario Step-by-Step for what you need to do to fix this within TurboTax!!!  I've looked for hours!!   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-forms/fix-basis-nqso-sale-also-reported-w-2/L665ksLnk_US_en_US?uid=m9hvppzx

To downgrade in TurboTax Online, please follow these steps: (See the screenshot below for reference)   Sign in and continue your return From the left side menu, choose Switch Products and then Downgrade Choose the blue Downgrade box    

It can be either.   Make sure you selected the correct format, whether EIN or SSN.   Also, if there was no withholding in Box 4, do not enter zero, delete that field and leave it blank.   Otherwise only an EIN will work.   

When I printed the NY State return from TurboTax it had a paper from NYS stating “since you used software you can not mail in your NY State return”.  They gave details of the law and why this isn’t allowed.   TurboTax does not seem to know this as their instructions were to mail it  So, unfortunately I had to hand write my return and throw away what I printed from TurboTax.   I’d recommend this be looked into so customers aren’t getting contradictory instructions 

To report the purchase of a work truck in TurboTax, follow these steps: Reporting Work Truck Purchase in TurboTax Open or continue your return. Navigate to the Schedule C section: TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to Schedule C. or go to the magnifying glass at top right of screen and search for Schedule C and select the Jump to link. Answer Yes to Did you have any self-employment income or expenses? and answer the questions until you get the Select any expense categories or asset you have screen. Select Assets: Choose "Assets" and then "Add an Asset." Enter Details: Enter the details of the truck, including the purchase price, date of purchase, and business use percentage Section 179 Deduction: You can elect to use Section 179 to deduct the entire cost of the truck in the first year Original Post   

If you have a Form 1098 showing in your return that may have been carried over from a prior year, you can delete it. You can also go back through your mortgage interest screens to make sure there wasn't an error.    To delete a Form 1098, you can do the following if you are using TurboTax Desktop: Click on "Forms" at the top right of your TurboTax screen to switch to "Forms Mode" In your left panel search for "Form 1098" Click on "Form 1098" and it will appear in your right panel At the bottom left of your "Form 1098" click on Delete Form A box will appear to confirm the deletion, Select "Yes" If you are using TurboTax Online you can delete a Form 1098  as follows: Continue your return Choose "Tax Tools" option on the left menu bar in the federal section of TurboTax Choose "Tools" Under "Other Helpful Links" choose "Delete a form" Find the Form 1098 and click on the option to delete it You can get back to your entry screens in TurboTax for Mortgage Interest to check that your entries are correct as follows:    Click on "Search" (magnifying glass) at the top right of your screen and  Type "1098" in the search bar. ‌ Click on "Jump to 1098."  This will allow you to review your entries for your mortgage interest from Form 1098 and delete your Form(s) 1098.   Click here for "Where do I enter my 1098 mortgage interest statement?"   Click here for information on removing a form in TurboTax Desktop.   Click here for additional information on deleting a form in TurboTax Online.   If you have additional information or questions regarding this, please return to Community and we would be glad to help.