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thanks. But calling IRS [phone number removed] sends you to a labyrinth of messages you can not escape, and which is completely not helpful for this case. The website also does not show anything. And there is no chat or email option. Waiting from April to end of September, and nothing yet. How long should one wait? and is there an option to learn what is happening?

@Mamaze wrote: they're too young for ITIN   I'm not an expert in ITINs, but there isn't an age limit for ITINs.  Unless you mean you are having trouble getting the required documentation for them?   https://www.irs.gov/tin/itin/itin-application-frequently-asked-questions#dependent    

paper or e-file , you can't both claim the dependent unless it is a joint return.   if you e-file with a dependent already claimed, it will be immediately REJECTED . Otherwise, ACCEPTED That will tell you what you want to know.   If both submit the claim, IRS will contact one or both of you to resolve it. @ashraf-yacoub6 

Is this item being depreciated over 27.5 years?  Was it placed in service in a previous year?   If so, it seems like somehow the program thinks you said it *IS* qualified property (maybe a glitch from a program update).   My first suggestion is deleting the asset, then re-enter the asset.  That may correct things.  

If you are filing married filing separately and you live together, you should be able to work this out.   If you are separated, and going to file as married filing separately, it is up to you to provide accurate information.  Try to work it out with your spouse or your spouse's attorney.  However, if you do your due diligence, and are unable to confirm the facts, the IRS will address any conflicts.   Due to taxpayer privacy laws, no one -- not Turbotax and not even the IRS -- can share with you what someone else put in their tax return. 

Dear Sirs, I was disappointed to learn that Intuit plans to discontinue ItsDeductible on October 21, 2025. I am particularly annoyed/disgusted that the random date in October was chosen - mid tax year! Did the executives who made this absurd decision consider us, the users?? The discontinuation of ItsDeductible was threaten in the pass and luckily the executives reversed course after significant backlash and complaints. Clearly this tool along with Turbo Tax matters to most users and helps support charitable donations. Please Please Please don’t discontinue ItsDeductible. I have been using Turbo Tax and Its Deductible for years. Its integration into TurboTax is a major reason why I continue to purchase & use Turbo Tax for the completion of my taxes. Minimally keep ItsDeductible for the complete 2025 tax preparation. I would even be willing to purchase it as a separate software package in addition to Turbo Tax. Bottom Line: If you do end Its Deductible, I will no longer use any Intuit products and will switch to your competitors' integrated applications that allow tracking of charitable donations. You will be forcing a lot of users to no longer donate & have these items end up in land fills vs supporting local charities.

Especially double check any federal withholding like on Social Security SSA-1099 box 6 or any 1099R box 4.  In fact I would delete the SSA-1099 & 1099R forms and  enter them again.  That usually clears something out.  

And that won't cause any issues, removing them? Last year we did our taxed through an agency and they added the children to our tax return and later we got a notice from IRS stating that they changed our return with explanation that they disallowed our Dependent Exemption Credit since they didn't have any identification numbers. I'm guessing it would be the same this time around if I left them on the tax return? Just feels weird not adding them to the tax return, since they're part of the house hold. But I guess it doesn't matter since it doesn't affect the taxes.

First----better check the amounts you entered for your SSA1099's and then check what you entered when you entered your 1095A for the marketplace health insurance.    You likely made a mistake with the amounts.  Look for extra zeros or misplaced decimals.

We can donate to a non profit? Do we depreciate it and by how much? So if we keep a storage as an inventory.   1. We can write off the full value. Until we sell it?   2. Can we keep same product, XOX shirt. And then when updated or upgraded model comes out compare it to our aging inventory . We give a review recap on every product. If you had same product for every year do you depreciate the value. If you had five updated products. Is the tax write off the entire amount then gets depreciated each year? Could I create a non profit e-commerce museum? And do seminars on ecommerce and other things as an education model? Would a Foundation work better?   Thank you so much

Since the child does not have an ITIN or a Social Security number, you remove them as a dependent on your tax return. If using the TurboTax online editions, click on My Info on the left side of the online program screen and delete them as dependents. If using the TurboTax desktop editions, click on Personal Info at the top of the desktop program screens and delete them as dependents.

@dmertz wrote: Tax withholding is 30% on the potentially taxable portion of a 401(k) or IRA distribution paid to an nonresident alien.  Tax liability for a nonresident alien is determined on Form 1040-NR. I believe that IRA and 401k withdrawals fall under the category of income "not effectively connected" with a trade or business because it is Fixed, determinable, annual, or periodical (FDAP) income. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/fixed-determinable-annual-or-periodical-fdap-income   FDAP income is taxed at a flat rate of 30% (not just withheld) unless there is a tax treaty with the other country that specifies differently.  See Form 1040-NR Schedule NEC. 

Thanks for the answers!  I did withdraw more than required.  If I understand correctly, I do enter the amount of the RMD I took in 2024 that was due by April 2025 and just ignore the message not to report there.   I will report there unless I here otherwise.  Thanks again  

Oh well good for you,  I didn't think Sam's (or anyone) was selling the CD.  Hope it was for the 2024 program and not for 2023.   Do you still have the CD?  Can you post a picture of it or the box it came in?  

This assumes you had no ACA/Obamacare coverage for that year, since it was voided you don't enter it at all. if the IRS sent you a notice about a missing 8962, call the number on the notice to explain you had no ACA coverage and that the 1095-A was voided or write them that the 1095-A was cancelled and send them a copy of it to the address specified. if your situation is different, please clarify. 

There is a lot of misunderstanding about the term RMD (Required Minimum Distribution). The RMD is not money that you took out of your IRA. It's the minimum amount that you are required to take out. The money that you took out of the account is a distribution, not an RMD. The actual distribution could be equal to the minimum amount (the RMD), or the distribution could be more or less than the RMD.