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December 10, 2025
7:16 AM
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@rjk2 wrote: Windows 11 is bloated, bug-riddled spyware. Milllions of Windows users are NOT going to junk perfectly good hardware to use your crap software. They don't really care all that mu...
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@rjk2 wrote: Windows 11 is bloated, bug-riddled spyware. Milllions of Windows users are NOT going to junk perfectly good hardware to use your crap software. They don't really care all that much. Read the following sentence from baldiebax's post: Desktop is only 1% of their revenues so they don't care about the loss of low revenue users on desktop as long as their online/live revenue continues to grow, etc etc.
December 10, 2025
7:11 AM
@pdmacri wrote: Can you keep it for a small fee? There are already third-party solutions available, some for a small fee and some with no charge. Try Deductible Duck. If Intuit felt enou...
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@pdmacri wrote: Can you keep it for a small fee? There are already third-party solutions available, some for a small fee and some with no charge. Try Deductible Duck. If Intuit felt enough users paying a small fee would justify maintaining the program, it would likely still be around.
December 10, 2025
7:01 AM
1 Cheer
@DaveinCharlotte1 wrote:
Where exactly does one FIND this "What-If" worksheet (let alone print it)? Have looked through all my Forms, Tools, and Help and can't find it anywhere. I see numerous...
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@DaveinCharlotte1 wrote:
Where exactly does one FIND this "What-If" worksheet (let alone print it)? Have looked through all my Forms, Tools, and Help and can't find it anywhere. I see numerous references to this worksheet in these forums, so I know it's here somewhere! I'm using TT 2024 Desktop Win11.
Using the desktop edition for Windows, click on Forms. When in Forms mode, click on Open Form in the upper left of the Forms mode screen. Type in What-If and then click on the result to open the worksheet.
December 10, 2025
6:40 AM
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ESU is critical/important security fixes only - many regard that as sufficient "support" which is fine but technical "Windows 10 support has ended" - see https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/exten...
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ESU is critical/important security fixes only - many regard that as sufficient "support" which is fine but technical "Windows 10 support has ended" - see https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/extended-security-updates At this point tho the technical details are a bit moot as it's clear Intuit's decision wasn't entirely for technical reasons, they waffled about security but also indicated they didn't project enough users left on Win 10; and whether their projections are right or wrong doesn't matter much either, as desktop is only 1% of their revenue and in decline, and they are clearly strategically pushing towards online with 3 different offers now for discounts for desktop/ItsDeductible users to try online, the most recent offer email apparently entitled "The future of tax filing is Online" https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/articles/community-news-announcements/turbotax-windows-10-desktop-software-end-of-life/05/3708302 The combination of ending support for Win 10, ItsDeductible, MAC OS 13, Basic edition, plus the gammit of online offers will probably put a significant dent in desktop user base from 4mil to closer to 3mil I would guess, we'll see next year how it all shakes out (this is compared to 35-40mil online/live "units" with 20x revenue). The H/W issue won't go away in 10 months (unless MS extends ESU) - but there are workarounds to allow Win 11 to install on "incompatible" but otherwise viable H/W. The other option is a Win 11 VM and run Turbotax there. Not sure the technical details of these options but they are presumably widely documented elsewhere. Otherwise if online is not an option (agree) then it's off to HRB or TaxAct. Good luck.
December 10, 2025
6:39 AM
Where exactly does one FIND this "What-If" worksheet (let alone print it)? Have looked through all my Forms, Tools, and Help and can't find it anywhere. I see numerous references to this worksheet ...
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Where exactly does one FIND this "What-If" worksheet (let alone print it)? Have looked through all my Forms, Tools, and Help and can't find it anywhere. I see numerous references to this worksheet in these forums, so I know it's here somewhere! I'm using TT 2024 Desktop Win11.
December 10, 2025
6:30 AM
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You would have to ask a tax attorney. The problem is that the "placed in service" language is used for business property, it is not used for the home solar credit. The home solar credit says "when ...
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You would have to ask a tax attorney. The problem is that the "placed in service" language is used for business property, it is not used for the home solar credit. The home solar credit says "when the original installation of the item is completed."
To me, placed in service means installed, inspected, and fully operational. "Completed" might or might not mean the same thing. If you can use the battery (it powers the house but is not connected to the grid) even though it is not inspected, that might be enough. If you can't use it yourself, that might not be enough. But I am not an attorney and can't tell you if there is any important difference between "completed" and "placed in service." It would be your risk to explain if you were audited.
December 10, 2025
6:25 AM
@QueenFlappy wrote:
We just have the 1 county tax (no separate school tax) that's paid twice a year. The 2nd installment for 2025 was pro-rated in escrow so that I paid for the time correspondi...
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@QueenFlappy wrote:
We just have the 1 county tax (no separate school tax) that's paid twice a year. The 2nd installment for 2025 was pro-rated in escrow so that I paid for the time corresponding to my ownership (the seller paid the full amount to the county and then was reimbursed for my portion via escrow). And then the 1st 2026 installment should have been fully paid by me next year, but I needed to add in extra closing costs (or lose part of the seller concessions) so I paid it via escrow, but I'm 100% certain that amount solely corresponds to the time when I'll own the house. I'm pretty clear on what's my amount and what's theirs, I just didn't know if the seller concession affected who could claim on their taxes.
Your deduction is not what you paid in escrow, because money in escrow still technically belongs to you until it is paid to the county. If your tax year is Jan 1-Dec 31, then your deduction for 2025 is a percentage of the total tax based on the number of days you owned the home. For example, if you closed on Sept 25, 2025 (with 96 days remaining) your deduction would be 96/365=26.3% of the tax bill. Regardless of how much you paid into escrow.
Then, your 2026 tax that will be subtracted from escrow in February 2026 will be deductible on your 2026 return, even though you have already paid into escrow.
December 10, 2025
6:18 AM
Its December 10 and one can still not insert charitable contgributions into the desktop version. This is nuts. I understand that rules may have chnaged but simply for estimating what might need to ...
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Its December 10 and one can still not insert charitable contgributions into the desktop version. This is nuts. I understand that rules may have chnaged but simply for estimating what might need to be paid on Janauary 15 or extra witdhheld from year end wages it should be available. Also getting rid of its deductible is nuts. Why get rid of it.?
December 10, 2025
5:34 AM
This is not a live chat forum. You post a question and wait or come back later to see the answer. It's usually in minutes if your question is clear. If you sign up for e-mail notification, you will b...
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This is not a live chat forum. You post a question and wait or come back later to see the answer. It's usually in minutes if your question is clear. If you sign up for e-mail notification, you will be notified when someone replies.
This is a user to user forum. You can probably get help from this forum by asking a specific question.
To contact TurboTax (TT) support:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/contact-turbotax/L2y9ZKpQB_US_en_US?uid=lhgnq6ma
Full-Time Student
A full-time student is a student who is enrolled for the number of hours or courses that the school considers to be full-time attendance.
To qualify as a student, the person mus...
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Full-Time Student
A full-time student is a student who is enrolled for the number of hours or courses that the school considers to be full-time attendance.
To qualify as a student, the person must be, during some part of each of any five calendar months of the year:
A full-time student at a school that has a regular teaching staff, course of study, and a regularly enrolled student body at the school, or
A student taking a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school described in (1), or by a state, county, or local government agency.
The five calendar months do not have to be consecutive.
This information is found in the Personal Exemptions and Dependents chapter of Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax.
https://itap1.for.irs.gov/owda/0/resource/Commentary_Files_Redirect_ITA/en-US/help/ftstud.html
Further reference:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-daughter-is-20-years-old-and-in-school-getting-her-ged-she-lives-with-me-and-i-provide-for-her/01/3129910/highlight/false#M1147920
It may depend on why you are asking the question; to see if you are considered a dependent or to claim a tuition credit. For the credit, a more relevant question may be "is the school an 'eligible institution''.
To be eligible for the tuition credits, the course must be taken at "an eligible institution". The school should be able to tell you if it is an eligible educational institution. In general, an eligible educational institution is an accredited college, university, vocational school, or other postsecondary educational institution, including accredited, public, nonprofit, and proprietary (privately-owned, profit-making) postsecondary institutions. Additionally, in order to be an eligible educational institution, the school must be eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the Department of Education. If they issue a 1098-T they are probably an eligible institution.
Enter your school at the link below, to see if it's on the dept. of education list.
https://www.savingforcollege.com/eligible-institutions https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home(download)
December 10, 2025
2:50 AM
Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them. Log out of the account you are in now.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/m...
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Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them. Log out of the account you are in now.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx
Account Recovery
Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax? If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.
hhttps://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US?uid=m6gufxei
December 10, 2025
2:50 AM
This is the user forum for TurboTax. We do not know what kind of agreement you signed with Jackson Hewitt. You will need to read that agreement for yourself or ask Jackson Hewitt if you are now ...
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This is the user forum for TurboTax. We do not know what kind of agreement you signed with Jackson Hewitt. You will need to read that agreement for yourself or ask Jackson Hewitt if you are now obligated to prepare and file your return with them.
December 10, 2025
1:12 AM
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December 10, 2025
12:40 AM
Can you keep it for a small fee? It was a feature, now you are taking candy from the baby. Charge for the cost plus one cent, just to keep it going. You took it away and brought it back and are takin...
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Can you keep it for a small fee? It was a feature, now you are taking candy from the baby. Charge for the cost plus one cent, just to keep it going. You took it away and brought it back and are taking it away again. Now I'm more pissed than if you didn't bring it back. You need to explain how it is IMPOSSIBLE to bring back EVEN with charging a small fee. Add it to the app as an option and let the customer decide if its worth the fee. Back it "reward" for loyal customers after 2 years. Think of something.
Paul D. M.
CDR USN (ret.)
[phone number removed]
December 10, 2025
12:39 AM
Edited 12/10/2025 at 1:45 AM Pacific Oops...posted too quickly. No longer needed.
December 10, 2025
12:26 AM
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It's not possible to file now, and it's way too early to even consider filing a 2025 return. With all the new tax law changes this year, the IRS has not even finalized all of the 2025 forms, and Tu...
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It's not possible to file now, and it's way too early to even consider filing a 2025 return. With all the new tax law changes this year, the IRS has not even finalized all of the 2025 forms, and TurboTax is still programming the software for 2025 returns. There will be many software updates in the next few weeks before things become fully functional. And historically, the IRS doesn't open for efiling until close to the last week of January. Although TurboTax may allow efiling in early January, be aware that any returns filed at that early time will just sit on TurboTax servers where they cannot be retrieved if something needs to be changed or anything added. The IRS will start pulling returns in late January when it opens for 2025 filings, except for a few returns that they pull early for testing purposes.
December 10, 2025
12:13 AM
We just have the 1 county tax (no separate school tax) that's paid twice a year. The 2nd installment for 2025 was pro-rated in escrow so that I paid for the time corresponding to my ownership (the s...
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We just have the 1 county tax (no separate school tax) that's paid twice a year. The 2nd installment for 2025 was pro-rated in escrow so that I paid for the time corresponding to my ownership (the seller paid the full amount to the county and then was reimbursed for my portion via escrow). And then the 1st 2026 installment should have been fully paid by me next year, but I needed to add in extra closing costs (or lose part of the seller concessions) so I paid it via escrow, but I'm 100% certain that amount solely corresponds to the time when I'll own the house. I'm pretty clear on what's my amount and what's theirs, I just didn't know if the seller concession affected who could claim on their taxes.
December 9, 2025
10:51 PM
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December 9, 2025
9:53 PM
So Turbotax uses those formulas but there's no way to find out how it calculated them? That's frustrating.
December 9, 2025
9:52 PM
Thank your for the response and a link to the article. That is of very little value. Maybe if you are on Windows 10 it's an advantage but a product should not be developed and marketed to support ol...
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Thank your for the response and a link to the article. That is of very little value. Maybe if you are on Windows 10 it's an advantage but a product should not be developed and marketed to support old technology and expect those with newer technology to jump on board. If you are going to offer a product you should have a real value differentiation to a wider market. Other wise the ROI will be minimal. The value of this product is limited to windows 10 users users.