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The same thing happened to me as a VA resident who works in DC and the employer withheld taxes for DC.  I have followed all the steps and requested a refund.  How do I report this refund to VA to pay taxes on the income mistakenly withheld in DC.  Would I need to complete a Virginia Estimated Income Tax Payment Voucher in this case?   Thank you,   David Williams

See the following TurboTax help article for information about how to file an extension:   How do I file an IRS tax extension?   Remember that this is an extension to file your return, but not an extension to pay any taxes owed.  That must still be done by the due date of April 15, 2025.  

You would report this just as self-employment income.  To enter your self-employment income select the following: Federal Income and Expenses Show More next to Self-Employment Start next to Self-Employment Yes, to you have any self-employment income or expenses Enter the type of self-employment work you do and you can select that you use your name for your business Click through a few more screens and you will get to a screen that says "Your XX info" Click Looks good Then you will come to a screen that says Let's enter the income for your business.  It will give you the option of 1099-NEC or Other self-employed income including the 1099K , cash and checks.  Here is where you will enter the money you receive. If you do not select one, it will not let you enter your income Enter your self-employment income on the next screen Continue and on the next screen click add expenses This income will be reported on Schedule C which is part of your overall tax return. This also means you will be subject to SE Tax.  If you did not pay SE Taxes in 2024, and if you plan to do this again in 2025, it may be a good idea to make  quarterly estimated payments to cover your SE taxes of 15.3% and avoid penalties.

If you had no self-employed income in 2024, there no need to file a Schedule C and you should delete it form your return.   To delete it, please follow these steps:   In TurboTax Online, open your return In the left-hand column, locate Tax Tools, click on the drop-down arrow then click on Tools On the Tools Center  page, click on Delete a form  A list of forms will appear. Locate Schedule C and click Delete next to it. On the next screen, click Delete Form

To clarify where do you see that the penalty was calculated twice? If you have two Form 5329 then please be aware one is for the taxpayer and one is for the spouse.    Did you take all of your RMD for 2024? If yes ten please review your answers to the RMD questions:   Click on "Search" on the top right and type “1099-R” Click on “Jump to 1099-R” and enter your 1099-R Enter the RMD amount for this account on the "Let's get more information about your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)" screen Continue until "How much of this distribution applied to your December 31, 2024 RMD?" screen and select "The entire distribution was an RMD" /or select "Only part of this distribution was a RMD" and enter the amount of RMD (if this distribution includes RMD for other IRA accounts then you included the amount here) On the "Here's your 1099-R info" screen click "Continue" On the "Did You Miss a Required Distribution From Any Retirement Accounts?" screen select "None of these plans failed to withdraw the RMD" if you met all of your RMD for 2024, otherwise select what is applicable.     

To clear a 1095-A in TurboTax, you can follow these steps   Select Tax Tools On the drop-down select Tools There will be 4 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

To enter your income from shopify select the following: Federal Income and Expenses Scroll down to Less Common Income and click Show More Start next to Miscellaneous Income Start next to Other Reportable Income

Q. TT is treating my last semester scholarship from 1098-T as unearned income and shouldn't. A. Taxable scholarship is unearned income.*   Q. TT has started form 8615 for this reason and I can't delete it. What am I doing wrong? A.  If you are under 24, and were a full time student for parts of 5 months (you were) and more than half you support, for the year, did not come from your earned income,  you are subject to the kiddie tax, even if you cannot be claimed as a dependent.  What you are doing "wrong"  (and it may not be wrong)  is answering the personal info questions so that you fit in that category.    *Scholarships are a hybrid between earned and unearned income. It is earned income for purposes of the $14,600 filing requirement (2024) and the dependent standard deduction calculation (earned income + $450).  It is not earned income for the kiddie tax and other purposes (e.g. EIC).  For grad students and post grad fellows, scholarship, stipend and fellowship income is earned income ("compensation") for IRA contributions.   Taxable scholarship goes on line 8r of Schedule 1, from which TT treats it as hybrid income