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Are you referring to self-employment income?  See this TurboTax Help.   If so, self-employment income is reported on Schedule C Profit or Loss from Business.   To report expenses under Self-employment income, follow these directions.   Down the left side of the screen, click Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click Wages & Income. Click on the drop down arrow to the right of Self-employment. Click to the right of Self-employment income and expenses. Establish the self-employment activity and report the income and expense.

If you e-filed the tax return, then you will have to wait.   You will have to wait for the IRS to either Accept or Reject your filed federal tax return. If the return is rejected you can make the necessary changes and e-file again. If the return is accepted you will have to amend your original tax return. An amended return, Form 1040-X, can only be printed and mailed to the IRS if the original tax return was not e-filed. The IRS will take up to 20 weeks or longer to process an amended tax return. Before starting to amend the tax return, wait for the tax refund to be received or the taxes due to be paid and processed by the IRS. See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a current year tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-federal-tax-return-current-year/L7eS6o1qh_US_en_US?uid=lfunevhk

@judgedcm wrote: Thank you for the response. It looks like I will have to retype it for this year. But the fact that H&R Block has valuation tables for donations will be very helpful for next year. TurboTax is purportedly working on a similar valuation table for this tax year (2025).

@wf wrote: If this new tool will not be ready in time for filing this year, I am regretfully considering looking into competitors tax programs for next year. It most likely will be since H&R Block and TaxAct (competitors) already have this feature and Intuit decided to discontinue ItsDeductible.

@M-MTax wrote: Again (yet again), NOTHING is being added or improved in ANY of the Windows 10 products; they're merely receiving security updates.   I would not consider a software product with no new features, additions, design changes, improvements, etc., to be "fully supported".  HOW exactly is the Windows 11 Start menu an "improvement" over that in Windows 10?  All they did was take features away!  Ditto for the Taskbar, and the default views in Explorer windows.  It's absolutely been dumbed down.   If in your opinion a new shiny coat of paint on the hood of a car that had the A/C ripped out of it is a desirable "design change"  then... maybe you're posting in the wrong thread?  😎  

In TurboTax Online, the vehicle loan interest deduction may be found as follows:   Down the left side of the screen, click on Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click on Deductions and Credits. Scroll down to Cars and Other Things You Own.  Click the down arrow to the right. Click Start/Review to the right of Car Loan Interest. Information about the What is the vehicle loan interest deduction? may be found at this TurboTax Help.  

@Samsolve wrote: How does an organization so big NOT have their software ready to go at this time?  The other developers don't have their software "ready to go" at this point either. The IRS is not even accepting returns until next Monday.

What message are you getting? are you seeing it as an option?   The Refund Advance is not available to everyone.    Here are a couple things to check: If you are using a TurboTax partner affiliate link to use the software, the Refund Advance will not be available. If you select the 5 Day Early Refund Delivery, you will not see the Refund Advance option, but you can return to the refund selection page and find all the options listed. See this resource for more information:  Offer details and disclosures for the Refund Advance  program   Refund Advance Eligibility Here are some of the eligibility requirements to qualify for a Refund Advance loan: You’re 18 or older Your expected federal refund amount is $500 or more You’re not a resident of North Carolina, Connecticut, or Illinois You’re e-filing your federal tax return with TurboTax Your physical address is listed on your tax return. Your address must be located in one of the eligible states and can’t be a PO box or prison address You’re not filing one of these tax forms: 1310, 4852, 4684, 4868, 1040SS, 1040PR, 1040X, 8888, or 8862 You aren’t filing on behalf of a deceased taxpayer You must report income on a Form W-2, 1099-R, or Sched C You must open or have an existing Credit Karma Money™ checking account

Final note here (I swear! :^) regarding Windows 11 (and please forgive me if any of this has already been mentioned elsewhere):   For those of you who (like me) got stuck with buying a new PC with Windows 11, or who feel forced to upgrade to Windows 11 to continue running TurboTax, I suggest you do whatever you can to minimize the adware & spyware footprint.  The easiest thing you can do is download and run a free tool called O&O ShutUp10++ from here: https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10   This is a completely standalone executable that simply applies specific registry settings and Group Policies (GPOs) to lock down the OS as tight as you want it, including completely disabling Windows Recall and Copilot+ if that's what you want (and you probably do).  It has three built-in presets that you can further adjust to shut down ALL adware/telemetry/spyware; however if you find that anything "breaks" then you can just run the program again and undo any and all changes with a few mouse clicks.  I've been using this tool since Windows 10 came out and I've heard and seen nothing but good things about it.   For the more adventurous, you can "upgrade" to a much slimmer Windows 11 edition like IoT Enterprise.  This is literally nothing but Windows and Microsoft Edge (which you can actually uninstall like you would any other program).  Microsoft Store is not included but you can easily add it with a single short command in the Command Prompt.  Also, Copilot+ and Recall features are not included (though I believe they can be added if truly desired).  There are other editions that are nearly as slim as IoT Enterprise, however this edition always offers the longest "support" from Microsoft (since it's intended for embedded systems that may be "in the field" for a very long time).   Ideally you would migrate to a slimmer Windows edition by wiping your system drive and installing the edition from scratch; but that's obviously a disruptive upgrade and most of us would rather not go that route.  In my case, I was only able to tolerate the bloatware in Windows 11 Home edition on my new laptop for about a week, after which I broke down and did a full wipe of the SSD and installed IoT Enterprise.   I'm still stuck with that dumb-downed version of Explorer (though there are ways to bring back most of the old Explorer features).  And yeah, if I wanted any support from Dell for this new laptop, they could refuse to do that -- unless it was an obvious hardware issue like a dead drive or broken screen.  But getting rid of all that ugly adware was worth the risk of "no support", which in most cases means "figure it out yourself".  Which is basically what your hardware vendor will tell you anyway for most of the problems that we encounter with PCs, which (surprise!) are usually due to bugs in Windows.   The ISO images for IoT Enterprise and other slimmer editions are freely downloadable directly from Microsoft.  Also, Windows Activation is not really necessary unless you want or need to Personalize the OS; however activation is also not a problem.  (Exactly how to accomplish all this is left as an exercise for the reader, as I don't want to risk having this reply deleted for wrongspeak).  In any case, at this point it seems that all that Microsoft cares about (for market share purposes) is the number of Windows installations, not which edition is installed, or where it came from, or how it was installed, or whether it is activated, etc.   May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor!  😉

Are you sure you applied or that the application took? To check if you signed up for the TurboTax Refund Advance, you can look in a few specific places in your account or your email.    Check Your TurboTax Order Details On the Tax Home page, scroll down to the section for "Your tax returns & documents." Select View Order Details. Look for "Refund Advance" or "Credit Karma Money" listed under your payment and refund methods.  If it’s not there, you likely selected a standard direct deposit or a different refund option.   Look for Confirmation Emails If you applied, you should have received automated emails from TurboTax and its partners. From TurboTax: Search for an email confirming your "Refund Selection." From Credit Karma: If you were approved, Credit Karma sends an email when the funds are deposited into your Credit Karma Money Spend account. From WebBank: If your application was denied, you will receive an email from WebBank (the lender) explaining the reason for the decline.   Check Your Credit Karma Money Account Because the Refund Advance is deposited into a Credit Karma Money™ Spend account, checking that account is the fastest way to see if the loan was processed. Log in to your Credit Karma account. Navigate to the Money tab. If you see a pending or completed deposit for a portion of your refund (typically between $250 and $4,000) shortly after the IRS accepted your return, that is your Refund Advance.   Review Your Tax Return Summary You can also find clues on your actual tax forms: Open your 2025 return in TurboTax Go to the Tax Tools menu on the left Select Print Center View your Federal Information Worksheet Look at the "Direct Deposit" section If you signed up for the advance, the bank account listed will be the MVB Bank account associated with Credit Karma, rather than your personal bank account.