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It depends.   If you are referring to the actual occupation line on the tax return, then you can enter your actual profession.  The entry on this line does not affect how your tax return is prepared and calculated.   If you are trying to enter information about your LLC, it will depend.  If you have a single-member LLC, then it is considered a disregarded entity for federal tax purposes and would be reported on a Schedule C on your personal return.  If there is more than one member, then your tax filing requirement may differ. Please see this link for more details.   You can also see this link for details on entering your business expenses if your LLC is established as a single member LLC.  

When you use online TurboTax you do not have direct access to the forms.  Forms mode is a feature of the desktop download software, but is not available with online.   All of your entries have to be made via the interview screens.  You were provided with a suggestion that would let you choose to apply your 2024 refund toward your 2025 tax ---re-read the reply you received from @VolvoGirl .   With online TT you can preview your Form 1040 and  Schedules 1, 2 or 3, but you cannot make direct entries to them.     PREVIEW 1040 https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr  

I'm sorry my reply didn't help.  Are you using the Online version this year or the Desktop program?  For the Online version,  before filing you can preview the 1040 or print the whole return. You have to pay any fees first before you can see all the forms, etc. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/accessing/help/how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing/00/26160

I have not received the answer I need. I filed using Turbo cd in past years rather online. I also need to see the prelim tax return to change the form to allow tax to be paid forward. I receive the response that I can't get to may Turbotax returns because I haven't filed but I have done to so in the past and I can't get to the preview because of the response that I haven't filed.      

If you did not file a 2023 tax return, you can choose the answer that says you did not file for 2023, or you can try using zero.   If neither of those attempts work and you still cannot e-file, the remedy is to print, sign and mail your tax return.   When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.  

If using 0 doesn't work you will have to print and mail your return.  Try entering 0 for the AGI. The IRS might have processed your return later so the AGI didn't get entered in time.  Especially if you mailed it.  That works for most people. See, https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/rejections/help/what-if-i-entered-the-correct-agi-and-i-m-still-getting-an-e-file-reject/00/27031 How to correct the AGI in the Online version https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/agi/help/where-do-i-correct-my-agi-in-turbotax-online/00/26311 If you can’t get it to efile you will have to print and mail it. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/printing/help/how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online/00/26258 Be sure to attach copies of your W2s and any 1099s that have withholding on them.  You have to mail federal and state in separate envelopes because they go to different places.  Get a tracking number from the post office when you mail them for proof of filing.

A lot of people have problems of various kinds with their tax returns. Does that answer your question? Is that really all you want to know? If you have a problem, is the problem with your tax return or with your refund? Your tax return is the form you send to the government that shows your income and calculates your tax. The money the government sends back to you is your refund. If you want help with a specific problem, provide some details.  

Generally, in TurboTax the best way to accomplish this is to treat each rented portion of your home as its own unit. Ex: Bedroom 1 is Unit 1, Bedroom 2 is Unit 2, and ADU is Unit 3. In this way you keep all income, assets, and expenses attributable to the unit it belongs with.  No math involved. If you haven't done that, then don't choose to have TurboTax do the math for you. Instead, you calculate the rental use % on shared items and enter that figure. Then enter the full 100% of the non shared items. It's a bit more involved, but achieves the same result. 

No one at TurboTax knows about your delayed refund.  TurboTax gets no information from the IRS or state after you file your tax return.     Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities.  There is no rule as to which one will come in first or how long it will be between their arrival in your account.   TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS.      First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst  

When the software asked you if you have a 1095A ---how did you answer?   If you do not have marketplace health insurance then your answer to that question should be NO.    You do not have to enter anything about health insurance unless you have had marketplace health insurance from healthcare.gov.  

This user forum is here for you to ask specific questions and receive help if you are having trouble preparing your return, do not understand something, or have some other issue that requires help.   Ask a clearly worded specific question to get some help--instead of just asking vaguely if anyone else has a problem.

If you know what the gains are, you can enter them now instead of amending later.  Create a substitute 1099-R with the total amount of the withdrawal in box 1, the taxable amount (attributable income) in box 2a, and use codes P and J in box 7.   Typically, most people would enter the Roth contribution, then be told by Turbotax that it is not eligible, and be recommended to remove it.  However, the result of doing that is that nothing is reported on the tax return, so you don't have to follow those steps if you don't want to.  Just leave the Roth off the return, and report the 1099-R now or later.  (Roth contributions are not reported unless they are un-removed excess.  There is nothing reported on the tax return that you made a Roth contribution if you later removed it within the deadline.)   The 5498 doesn't change because that's what happened in 2024.  If the IRS actually tries to reconcile the records (and there is some evidence that they don't bother even though they make it seem like they do) then the 5498 will be offset by the 1099-R with codes P and J. 

No one in this forum knows when you will receive your refund or even if the IRS has issued your refund.   If you are receiving a check that was mailed, you are at the mercy of the U.S. postal system.  Watch your mailbox and open all mail even if it looks like junk mail.