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@aashish98432 ,  understand  what you are asking about. The requirement for  Students  ( with the requisite visa , e.g. F-1 ) under the "exempt" status  ( i.e.  exempt from counting days present for purposes of  SPT ), there is a need to  file form  8843 --- this lest IRS know that you are claiming "exempt " status.    The instructions for this form says : When and Where To File If you are filing a 2024 Form 1040-NR, attach Form 8843 to it. Mail your tax return by the due date (including extensions) to the address shown in your tax return instructions. If you don’t have to file a 2024 tax return, mail Form 8843 to the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Center, Austin, TX 73301-0215   by the due date(including extensions) for filing Form 1040-NR.   You will find the form 8843 details here --     2024 Form 8843   Is there more I can do for you ?   Namaste ji   pk

@user17576060633 Look at your own tax return to see your federal refund amount---it is on line 35a. https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m7e64td0  

@user17576060633    There is no "confirmation number."   Did you e-file?   Did you go through all three steps of the FILE section and click a big orange button that said “Transmit my returns now?”     When you e-file your return you will get two emails from TurboTax.  The first one will say your return has been transmitted; the second one will tell you the IRS has accepted  or rejected your federal e-file.  If you filed a state return, there will be a third email (usually a day or two later) that tells you if the state e-file was accepted or rejected.   Check your e-file status:   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/         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    

"IRS may eventually come to you asking for an explanation."   Whwn adjusting for 1099-R issues, attach an explanation statement of your treatment including dates and amounts. IRS asks for this in any and all out-of-the-ordinary IRA activity.

Thanks for that info., I will definitely check out TaxAct. My other issue with TurboTax for 2025 is that I am running Windows 10, so I will have to upgrade to 11 in order to use TurboTax. Not sure what TaxAct requires, that may be an issue with them, as well.  

Thank you. I believe your answer supports my point that the TurboTax EasyStep interview for determining QBI deduction eligibility under QBI Safe Harbor rules on rental properties is flawed. Specifically, landlords who meet the 250-hour requirement (along with the other criteria listed under the QBI safe harbor rules) are never alerted during the interview that foreign rental properties don’t qualify.

I don't see what the 5-Efile limit has to do with this original issue.   I recently found out that TaxAct allows PDF attachments of any sort to an Individual  e-File, not just the 1099-B details PDF that TurboTax prompts for in some versions.

my understanding is it's the date you'll pay what is due on your final return which will be in the future if you're still preparing to file that return.  If you paid in April with extension you would input that payment under Other Tax Situations / Other Income Taxes and that will reduce the amount due on your final return.  If you still owe some balance/penalty on the final return, that's the date it's asking for here, not the April date.

" the IRA basis as I believe it to be in this situation ("   The IRA basis  for 2021 is the basis shown on the 2020 (most recently filed) Form 8606  when there was no change in basis for 2021.   @BME 

Consider: If you had filed 2021 8606 it would show a basis of $7,000. Then you'd need to amend 2021 tax return to correct the basis. -- preparing and including a 2021 8606 now with an incorrect $7,000 basis makes no sense.   @BME 

you can no longer e-file your federal 2023 return using Turbotax.  this is a strange situation because you say the state was successfully e-filed. Normally a federal rejection results in state e-filings being rejected 

I have same issue when computing the penalty. I didn't use the Annualized method. but for the date paid (I paid on April 5 when file extension ) cannot enter the date which the payment made. It doesn't matter whether you annualized or not , you have to choose the date to enter. I think it's bug. Can expert confirm it?

Exactly when did you "recently" amend your 2023 California tax return, and when did you receive the additional refund? If you received the additional refund in 2025, then it should not be included in your 2024 1099-G. The 1099-G for 2024 reports refunds that you received IN 2024. You should enter the 1099-G as it actually appears. Any refund that you received in 2025 will be included in a 2025 1099-G, no matter what year the refund is for. You will enter it in your 2025 federal tax return.