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no one is being ripped off, if you missed the system requirements and bought the wrong s/w, you can request a refund here   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-refunds/request-refund-turbotax-product/L834M6uyW_US_en_US

If you have a Mac you don't need to pay attention to the  Windows requirements.  Did you buy the Mac version or the Windows download?  You can use the License Code for either one.  If you first got the Windows program you could have switched to Mac, if your Mac meets the requirements.   You need Mac OS Sonoma 14 or later (newer). Click on the 2025 tab at the top. https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/tta-system-requirements   But since you now have a Windows computer do you need help transferring from 2024 on your Mac? How to Transfer into the Windows Desktop program https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/entering-importing/help/transfer-last-year-s-return-to-turbotax-for-windows/00/26145   See this article on how to move your tax return to another computer……. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-data-file/help/how-do-i-move-my-tax-data-file-to-another-computer/00/26128  

Hello Thank you for your reply, sorry as I forgot something,  I thought that I mention that the person who did the work for us is a US citizen with a valid SSN, but he lives overseas and he files taxes every year (he does not have a US physical address anymore as his address is in UAE now) we still need to give him a 1099 NEC.   The question: which address we need to put on the 1099?   Thank you

Thank you Amy C. I have not yet applied for the Medicaid waiver but do plan to do so next week I heard it takes some time to get approved though but my son is disabled and will always need caregiving so I’ll wait for it to be approved. 

Did you file  and then amend in the Online version?  There is only 1 returns saved.  It should only be the amended return.   When you amend it  saves over the orginal return.    Did you use the same account to amend in?  Did you download the file ending in .tax2024 to  open in the Desktop program?    Did you use the Standard version?  Standard is a Canada version. This is the USA forum. Here is the Canada forum https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/tax-help    

My original reply applies to #1 and #2 without modification.   As for question #3, you are correct that for a taxable rollover funds from the traditional 401(k) directly to a Roth IRA, Form 8606 is not involved and has no effect on the calculation taxable amount of the traditional IRA to Roth IRA conversion.  For a direct rollover from a traditional 401(k) to a Roth IRA, make sure that the 401(k) plan understands that the destination account is a Roth IRA so that they show the correct taxable amount in box 2a of the Form 1099-R.

Well, I'm getting older and may not want to deal with it myself, I've used TT for over 20 years and have always done my own taxes.  I do have a brother-in-law who is an Enrolled Agent and he did my 1026 and K1 for a partnership I and my partner sold in 2022.  My return isn't as complicated as it once was so I figure I'll keep doing it as long as my mind allows it!

@Marvinjack wrote: How tto   amazono down load I already paid for Go to this TurboTax website to download the 2025 TurboTax software you purchased - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/install-turbotax/

 Q. Can I put that at room and board on the question in her tax return, as a deduction or a qualifying expense for an education credit? A. No. Room and board (R&B) are not qualifying expenses for a tuition credit or for her scholarship to be tax free.     If you or she had a distribution form a 529 plan, then the R&B would be qualified expenses for that distribution to be tax free.   Furthermore, she has $15,420 of taxable income to report on her tax return  (40,261 - 24,841 =  15,420).  Scholarships that pay for qualified educational expenses (QEE - tuition, fees, books and other course materials) is tax free.  Scholarship amounts that exceed QEE is taxable income, on the student’s tax return. Room & board are not QEE. If box 5 of the 1098-T exceeds box 1, TurboTax (TT) will treat the difference as taxable income, unless you enter additional QEE at books and other expenses. If you are entering the 1098-T, on your return, TT will advise  you that your student has taxable scholarship income to be reported on his/her return.  It will not (and should not) enter the taxable scholarship on your tax return. If that is her only income, it is not  enough to require her to file (less than $15,750).    Scholarships are a hybrid between earned and unearned income. It is earned income for purposes of the $15,750 filing requirement (2025) and the dependent standard deduction calculation (earned income + $450).  It is not earned income for the kiddie tax and other purposes (e.g. EIC).  For grad students and post grad fellows, scholarship, stipend and fellowship income is earned income ("compensation") for IRA contributions.        

You only needed to scroll down the page - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/compare/desktop/   Product download, installation and activation requires an Intuit Account and internet connection. Product limited to one account per license code. Operating systems required: Windows 11 (64-bit), macOS Sonoma 14 or later. Software will not install on Windows 10, macOS 13 or earlier operating systems. Please confirm your operating system prior to purchase. See full system requirements

@princelovin3    It may depend on what state you are preparing.  Some states will not accept any e-filing until the end of January,  and the state forms in the software may be preliminary ones and not the final ones...thus you may have to go thru the state Q&A again AFTER the final state forms for your state have been implemented.