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@susan-reau    Idaho Just finished their updated forms on March 13th.   It may take TTX (and any other software provider) at least two more weeks, probably at least 3, to reprogram their software, after they get ID instructions on what they want changed... ANND get the state to approve them .   Checkback each Friday  (Software updates usually occur on overnight on Wed or Thurs .)

Try going back to the section of the program for which a Form 4562 was or should have been generated (presumably a Schedule C, a Schedule E rental property, or a Schedule F farm). Go back through the interview questions to confirm they were all answered correctly.    If you prepared your return with TurboTax last year, and you didn't purchase or sell any assets this year, the program should have carried over any depreciation schedule from last year. If you purchased a new asset, TurboTax will need to prepare Form 4562 for depreciation based on your entries.   See this TurboTax tips article for more information.   @stubemis   

Capital losses can be used to offset capital gains, plus up to $3,000 (or $1,500 if Married Filing Separately) of ordinary income (like wages) annually. Remaining losses carry forward indefinitely to future years until used up. 

Yes, and it depends what state you lived in previously whether you'll need to file a part-year return or not.     Since you were a resident of your previous state for those first 17 days of 2025, you technically do need to account for any income earned during that window on a part-year resident return for that state. Most states require you to allocate income based on exactly where you were physically living when you earned it, so you'd report those days of wages or other income to your old home and the remaining days to Georgia.    Even though 17 days is not a long time, if you crossed the prior state's filing threshold during that time, they'll want their share of taxes, though, if your earnings for those 17 days were minimal, you might not actually owe any additional tax once your personal exemptions are factored in. Check your prior state's minimum filing threshold to be sure.

TurboTax Desktop versions are designed for the user to complete the interview questions in Step-by-Step (Easy Step on Mac) mode and only make limited edits directly on the Forms.   To answer the digital assets question:   Go to the Wages & Income (or Personal Income)menu page and select  I'll Choose what I will work on if that appears.  The full menu will be displayed. At the bottom of the menu, choose Done with income.  Continue for another page or two and you will be able to change your answer. If you've already made Virtual Currency entries, you would need to remove them first if answering No. In your Desktop version for Mac, go through the Personal Income menus to the end and the digital assets question is one of the follow-up questions that appear.   The Digital Asset Sales Worksheet will populate depending on your entries in the Income interview. Choose Digital Assets under Investment Income and answer the questions.   See this IRS webpage for more information about reporting digital assets.  

  FYI it still isn't fixed on the web version if your income is over 180,000.  It won't even let me upload a 1098-T because "I'm not eligible". I've spent about 1.5 hours on the phone with "experts" and finally was told that someone with more expertise would reach out tomorrow. Joke.  I'm not trying to claim any credits, I'm just trying to establish that my 529 distribution was taken entirely to offset educational expenses. 2 "experts" looking at my screen were unable to solve this issue.

If you took a distribution from a Roth IRA, you may need to file the 8606 so you would want to enter your contributions.  This would only need to be reported of you had a nonqualified distribution.     Generally, a qualified distribution is any distribution from your Roth IRA that meets the following requirements. It is made after the 5-year period beginning with the first year for which a contribution was made to a Roth IRA (including a conversion or a rollover from a qualified retirement plan) set up for your benefit. The distribution is made: On or after the date you reach age 59½, After your death, Due to your disability, or For qualified first-time homebuyer expenses. See Qualified distribution.