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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

Thanks for your comments. Before I fixed the error the Turbotax software actually allowed me to proceed to e-file my erroneous tax return and gave me the 100% satisfaction/accuracy guarantee. E-filing before fixing the error would have cost me nearly $7500 in overpaid taxes.

You may be able to deduct certain taxes on your federal return for the fees you paid for your vehicle registration or vehicle license. You will find this information on your vehicle registration bill.  This may be deducted as an Itemized Deduction on Schedule A.   In TurboTax Online, follow these steps.   Down the left side of the screen, click on Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click on  Deductions & credits. Scroll down to Cars and Other Things You Own and click the down arrow to the right. Click Start/Revisit to the right of Car Registration Fees. Rather than an itemized deduction, this expense may be deductible against self-employment income if your vehicle is an asset reported under your self-employment activity.   Vehicle expenses may be entered against self-employment income by following these directions:   Down the left side of the screen, click on Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click on Wages and income. Scroll down to Self-employment.  Click the down arrow to the right of Self-employment income and expenses. Click Edit to the right of the self-employment activity. Scroll down the expenses and click Add expenses for this work. @zforray           

Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.   Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund.   If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_...   After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.

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 2025 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         If you are getting earned income credit on line 27 or additional child tax credit on line 28 You are subject to the delay required by the PATH act.  Do not expect your refund before early March   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/federal-refunds-delayed-due-path-act/L5jnQJsBi_US_en_US   Note:  “Accepted” is not the same as “approved”.  TurboTax tells you the e-file was accepted if the IRS deems that there is enough information on the return for them to take it in for processing.   Only the IRS can approve of the refund, which is a later stage of processing.  If the IRS approves your refund they will provide a date for the refund to be issued.   FROM THE IRS WHERE’S MY REFUND SITE: https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund How it works Where's My Refund shows your refund status: Return Received – We received your return and are processing it. Refund Approved – We approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown. Refund Sent – We sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.        

Yes. If you file MFJ by electing to treat your nonresident spouse as a U.S. resident for the entire year, you must report her worldwide income, and you may claim a Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) for creditable UK income taxes paid on that income.   The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion isn't available in this situation, unless your spouse separately meets its requirements. But not using FEIE doesn't prevent claiming the FTC.    For more information, see the following articles   How should I file my taxes if my spouse is a nonresident alien?   Foreign Tax Credit  

@ericbuzby The amount from the federal Schedule A Line 17 would be used on the Georgia Form 500 Line 12a.  You can reduce the amount on Line 12a based on the $10,000 SALT limit or you can leave the amount as reported on Schedule A. If there are issues with this then the state of Georgia will send a notice after receiving the tax return.  It is doubtful Georgia would intervene.

Property tax input can be confusing. There are two areas that it could be entered into. Property Tax is often reported with the Mortgage Interest on Form 1098. However, it is presented on the summary under a separate tab labeled Property Tax. You cannot edit the amount you posted on the mortgage entry screen. If you wish to edit this, go back to ‌Mortgage 1098 and make the changes. If you have other Property tax payments (other than on the 1098) You can enter them under the Property Tax heading.  

Thank you @Hal_Al  for getting back to me and clarifying this. Your examples were very helpful. I have one more question regarding the amount to allot: My educational expenses, including tuition and required textbooks from school was around $1,700. My scholarships/grants were in the amount of around $9,100, leaving me at a surplus of $7,400. Therefore, if I add $4,000 to this amount remaining (the $7,400), it comes out to be more than the amount of my scholarship/grants I received ($11,400 vs $9,100). Is this still the correct way to input this information? What would I do in this case?