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Since you say that you "live in New Jersey," New Jersey is most likely your "domicile." If New Jersey is your domicile, and you have a permanent home in New Jersey, you are a full-year resident of New Jersey for income tax purposes, even if you don't spend much time in the state. For more details see pages 2 and 3 of Publication GIT-6.  

They are not deductible on your federal return.   If your state return allows the deduction, you can use the directions below to enter them.   Where do I enter job-related employee expenses? (Form 2106)

You can transfer in your previous years return when you start a return in TurboTax.     Transfer last year's return to TurboTax Desktop for Windows   How do I transfer last year's return into the 2024 TurboTax software for Mac?   How do I transfer last year's return into TurboTax Online?

You didn't say what that refund status is.    What is the refund status displayed at the IRS website?   Is there any message there? Does it say the return has been received and is still being processed by the IRS? https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund   We can tell you how to phone the IRS to speak to a live IRS agent to inquire.

Yes, that's the behavior I would expect - enter as number in a worksheet and that number would be transferred to the form correctly.   But, as I said in my post, the "-1" in Carryover Wks gets transferred as something else to Form 8995 and there doesn't seem to be any way to fix the corruption. Deleting and recreating the Carryover Wks doesn't help and deleting the 8995 doesn't help.

Or sometimes I use my "zoom out" settings to see if there is anything off screen that comes into view. If using Windows, for instance,  press and hold CTRL and then press the  - key (minus key) to make screen smaller, which sometimes can bring something up from the bottom.    Sometimes I have to hit the minus key 2-3 times (while still holding the CTRL key.)      CTRL plus 0 key takes the screen back to normal.

@001Boomer   Did you use the Online web  version or the Desktop installed program?  The $60 could be the $20 fee to efile a state return plus the $40 Refund Processing Service  charge to have the fee deducted from your federal refund.     In the Desktop program you get 1 free state PROGRAM download to prepare returns in that state.  Then each state return (including the first one)  is $20 or 25 to efile except NY is free.  

A product update that will fix this issue is scheduled for release on 4/24/2025. On or after this date please log back into the product and get the latest updates (TurboTax Online will update automatically).  After updating your Iowa return, review for errors and transmit for efile.

I can't see the screen, but sometimes due to variations in screen resolutions, the means to decline something and continue might be off screen, such as way down at the bottom.   Are you able to scroll way down and look?

My Federal return was $320 less than expected.  Additionally, there was a $260 penalty was added by IRS and subtracted from what was initially expected.  Their reason for the penalty was wording only they could understand.  I'll request plain English translation later, but, I'm afraid it's going to end up being an, 'it is what it is', no matter what argument I may present so I'm prepared for that.  Anyway, from that lesser amount deposited into my bank account by TPG Products, I found out in speaking with a representative  of that company via landline, on the day I received the deposit, that a $60 fee was deducted from the amount they received from IRS to be deposited into my bank.  I asked why there was a fee and justification for it and he related it was due to an 'outstanding debt'. (???)  He could not or would not elaborate beyond that to explain what outstanding debt  it was or how it was arrived as 'outstanding debt' and truthfully, I think he slipped up in supplying that information and the $60 fee.  Rapid and intensive questioning, I think might have caught him off guard.  This will be the very last time I will be using Turbo Tax after decades of satisfactory service.  I was surprised this happened as at the end of filing and the review of the tax reporting, Turbo Tax pointed out on their slide scale that there was ZERO chance of audit and all was correctly figured and checked for accuracy.  I feel I've gotten held up and without a gun or a knife by TPG Products!  Intuit, you need to FIX THIS, PLEASE!   Thanks for reading...

There's not enough into to be sure what you are talking about.      Are you trying to file and referring to the 6-digit email verification code when filing? Or are you referring to a 6-digit IP PIN (Identity Protection PIN) from the IRS? Or something else?   If you efiled, and then the return was rejected, please post the rejection error code or message.

I see something similar, now in 2024. I've not participated in ESPP in years, so I'm less familiar with the cost basis adjustment process and what manual calculations to attempt (to find the correct number).   Before filing my 2024 return, I'd noticed that my amount due decreased when I adjusted my ESPP cost basis per the TT guided steps. This made sense, as I was trying to avoid the double taxation of the 15% discount taxed as ordinary income and the artificially low cost basis shown on the 1099-B (adjusted with Form 3922). However, when I filed, the amount due returned to the original, higher number (equal to before I did the basis adjustment).   Just tonight, with TT on the phone, I went through an amended return, following the same cost basis adjustment. We went through filing with TT showing that I was owed a refund (equal to an amount matching the cost basis adjustments). However, once again upon submitting I see the PDF shows I'm owed $0.00 (matching the behavior from when I initially filed).   Anyone else tracked this down? In my case, it was a disqualifying disposition ... and I need to look at whether this relates to the fluctuating numbers throughout the TT filing process.