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My 1099 Misc includes quite a bit of prepaid rent that is being held by our property manager, this doesn't seem correct as I was not in constructive receipt of the funds - our property manager has a policy not to pay out prepaid rent until it is due to avoid having to try and claw it back should someone move. I have asked them to issue a revised 1099 Misc, so far they have refused and claim that their CPA says what they are doing is correct. What to do?

My employer followed the guidance for box 7 "tips that the employee reported to you".  the tips they didn't include in 7 but did include in 1, 3, and 5 were tips for me that they collected in their client billing and informed me of not vice versa so that's why they put them were they did.  all of these tips qualify for the deduction but so far anyway the software only accepts 7.  I have advanced past the W-2 section and checked what deductions they gave me.  This will be a big error in a transition year before the new W-2 comes out while employers are not required to account for qualified tips.  My employer did in the 14 notes but I can't get TurboTax to accept that number.  Many employees will want to add or subtract from 7.  

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE IRS/STATE     TurboTax does not receive any information from the IRS or your state after your return was filed, so no one at TurboTax knows about a letter you received from the IRS or the state.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-audit/turbotax-audit-support/L6AcMoNFD_US_en_US?uid=m5z7by9u     https://intuit.taxaudit.com/audit-defense/help/contact     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/got-cp2000-notice-irs/L7Da6em2t_US_en_US?uid=m4of6ngd  

How were you contacted?  Did you receive a notice from the state?  If so, there should have instructions on who to contact if you had question or how to proceed if you disagreed.   This may be a scam.

Q. So even though the Indiana local county tax was not paid in 2025, I can claim the Michigan credit since it is going to be paid with my 2025 Indiana state tax return?  A. Yes, since the county tax paid was for tax tear 2025.  What you can't do is claim that payment on your 2025 federal itemized deductions.  You'll have to wait to  when you file  2026 federal return, if you do itemize.  Q. How do I add the Indiana return to my Michigan return? A. You will have to mail your  Michigan return. 

i.e.......ignore the "Finish Line". Only you know if you have sources of income that you have not entered yet.   If you have retirement income, or any other income type you have not entered yet....then,,..,Do Not file until you've entered it all.   Yes, not all areas of the tax software are ready for entry of $$ yet.  Wait until you have ALL your tax forms from the various issuers they come form every year....then in early-to-mid February, make sure all your income $$ are entered.   Then run thru the Deductions&Credits area to make sure you've covered everything that might reduce your taxable income.   THEN go thru the error checks & State sections before filing.   Do Not file before mid-February  (First of March is safer)

Nope that doesn't work.  Saving it anywhere on the C drive generates that error.  Strangely, saving it to a F drive that's a backup disk does not.   Yes, I can open the file by double clicking on the original file from last week.  That doesn't solve the problem with saving changes.

You do not mention what date you are trying to use---keep in mind that the IRS will not open to accept e-files until January 26 and your state return cannot be accepted for processing by the state until after the federal has been accepted.  You must use a date that is later than January 26----realistically---sometime mid to late February.

@colin_mccrossin wrote: box 7 only includes tips I reported to my employer but there were more qualified tips that my employer reported themselves on my pay stub.    I'm trying to figure that situation out.  Do you have Allocated Tips in Box 8 of your W-2?  If not, I can't think of why the employer would not put all known tips in Box 7.   If there were tips that you did not report to your employer (and therefore not reflected on your W-2 at all), you should fill out Form 4137 as part of your tax return to report those Unreported Tips.

I manually completed Schedule 1-A, and no deduction is available. The TurboTax form is confusing. Congrats! you get a deduction of $0 is not useful. Here is everything I found for anyone else who may be confused.   “No Tax on Car Loan Interest” New deduction: Effective for 2025 through 2028, individuals may deduct interest paid on a loan used to purchase a qualified vehicle, provided the vehicle is purchased for personal use and meets other eligibility criteria. (Lease payments do not qualify.) Maximum annual deduction is $10,000. Deduction phases out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $100,000 ($200,000 for joint filers). Qualified interest: To qualify for the deduction, the interest must be paid on a loan that is: originated after December 31, 2024, used to purchase a vehicle, the original use of which starts with the taxpayer (used vehicles do not qualify), for a personal use vehicle (not for business or commercial use) and secured by a lien on the vehicle. If a qualifying vehicle loan is later refinanced, interest paid on the refinanced amount is generally eligible for the deduction. Qualified vehicle: A qualified vehicle is a car, minivan, van, SUV, pick-up truck or motorcycle, with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 14,000 pounds, and that has undergone final assembly in the United States. Final assembly in the United States: The location of final assembly will be listed on the vehicle information label attached to each vehicle on a dealer's premises. Alternatively, taxpayers may rely on the vehicle’s plant of manufacture as reported in the vehicle identification number (VIN) to determine whether a vehicle has undergone final assembly in the United States. The VIN Decoder website for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) provides plant of manufacture information. Taxpayers can follow the instructions on that website to determine if the vehicle’s plant of manufacture was located in the United States. Taxpayer eligibility: Deduction is available for both itemizing and non-itemizing taxpayers. The taxpayer must include the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of the qualified vehicle on the tax return for any year in which the deduction is claimed Reporting: Lenders or other recipients of qualified interest must file information returns with the IRS and furnish statements to taxpayers showing the total amount of interest received during the taxable year. Guidance: The IRS will provide transition relief for tax year 2025 for interest recipients subject to the new reporting requirements One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act: Tax deductions for working Americans and seniors | Internal Revenue Service   Here is a link to the Schedule 1-A form 2025 Schedule 1-A (Form 1040)