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If you are not in business (indicated "no business" in parentheses), then issuing a Form 1099-NEC to a business may have been incorrect. Typically, a business issues Form 1099-NEC to a non-employee performing work for their trade or business.   Therefore, you may need to issue a corrected Form 1099-NEC to the contractor who performed the work instead of attempting to input the 1099-NEC in your personal return.   Here is a link to the IRS Website concerning Corrected Returns on Paper Forms.

NJ ES=New Jersey Unemployment Insurance/Workforce Development/Supplemental Workforce Funds NJ WK=New Jersey State Disability Insurance NJ PFL=New Jersey Family Leave Insurance   From the dropdown entry in TurboTax, you can select "Other deductible state or local tax" for all three.

When you are in the personal info section, it will ask you if someone else can and will claim you.  You will need to check that box.  Then he will just add you to his return and answer the questions about you so he can claim you as a dependent.     If however, you already filed your return but did not mark that box and his return is being rejected, you will need to Amend Your Return and then say that someone else can and will claim you.  He will need to print and mail his return because it can take up to 20 weeks for an amended return to be processed. 

Are you paying Part D out of pocket?     If you receive Social Security benefits, your Medicare is deducted from your SS.   When you enter the SSA1099 for your Social Security, the amount paid for Medicare flows automatically to the medical expense section of the software, so do not enter it again.     MEDICAL EXPENSES The medical expense deduction has to meet a rather large threshold before it can affect your return. The amount of medical (including dental, vision, etc.)  expenses that will count toward itemization is the amount that is OVER 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. You should only enter the amount that you paid in 2025—do not include any amounts that were covered by insurance or that are still outstanding.  Of course, your medical expenses plus your other itemized deductions still have to exceed your standard deduction before you will see a difference in your tax due or refund.   To enter your medical expenses go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Medical>Medical Expenses       2025 STANDARD DEDUCTION AMOUNTS SINGLE $15,750  (65 or older/legally blind + $2000) MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY $15,750  (65 or older/legally blind +1600) MARRIED FILING JOINTLY $31,500  (65 or older/legally blind + $1600) HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD $23,625 (65 or older/legally blind + $2000)    

No, it is not a TurboTax error.  The IRS Instructions for Form 1099-R state that for box 9a: Box 9a. Your Percentage of Total Distribution If this is a total distribution and it is made to more than one person, enter the percentage received by the person whose name appears on Form 1099-R. You need not complete this box for any IRA distributions or for a direct rollover.  So, the expectation would be that if box 9a has a value, then the distribution is a total distribution.   To work around the error message, since the recipient received all of the distribution (100%), remove the number reported in box 9a when you enter the Form 1099-R.

Yes, you can. The Form 1040-X is now available to file.  Use the link below to check to see when it will be available. Do not change your tax return until you read all the instructions. TurboTax needs to know the original numbers and the corrected numbers to provide the correct end results before you prepare it.   If you want to make changes or add a document to a tax return that has already been filed and accepted by the taxing agency, you should follow these guidelines.    You must first wait until the initial return is completely processed. You will have to use the same TurboTax account that you used for the original tax return. Once you begin your amendment, you'll see your original return. The refund calculator will start new at $0 and only reflect the changes in the refund or tax due Only make changes to the areas of your return that need to be corrected. You have three years from the date you filed your return or two years after you paid the tax due (whichever is later) to file an amendment Amend a tax return for the current tax year Tax Form Availability

If you can deduct your medical expenses you will want to enter it, but if you itemize or do not meet the 7.5% threshold with other medical expenses, it is not necessary.  NOTE: Your state may have a deduction so you can add it to this post or check yourself.  

Navigate to the K-1 income entry screens and follow the prompts to enter all boxes with values on your trust K-1: TurboTax Online Go to the K-1 (<click here) screen under Wages & Income. On the Schedules K-1 or Q page, select Yes. On the Did you receive any Schedules K-1? page, select Yes. Select Start next to the type of Schedule K-1 form you have, and enter your information. TurboTax Desktop Open TurboTax and continue your return. Select Search Topics. Search for and select K-1. On the Schedules K-1 and Schedule Q screen, select Yes. Select Start next to the type of Schedule K-1 form you have, and enter your information. Note: You'll need to be logged into TurboTax Online for the above jump-to link to work. 

I SHOULD HAVE SAID I COULD BE CLAIMED AS A DEPENDENT   Did you say you could not be claimed as someone else’s dependent, but it turns out your parent(s) can claim you?  Now your parents’ return is being rejected when they e-file, or it will be rejected.    Your part in fixing this will be to wait until the IRS has fully processed your tax return, and then you must amend your own return.  You use a form called a 1040X.   You will go to MY INFO and go through the interview questions to the one that asks if someone else can claim you as a dependent.  Say YES.   Meanwhile, your parent(s) do not need to wait for you to amend.  Waiting will not help them at all.   They can either print, sign and date their return in ink, and file it by mail.   OR   GET IP pin in order to e-file if your dependent’s SSN was claimed on another return   https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-takes-steps-to-help-prevent-refund-delays-by-accepting-duplicate-dependent-returns-with-an-ip-pin-for-2025-filing-season-taxpayers-encouraged-to-sign-up-soon-for-ip-pin-online-account     https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/get-an-identity-protection-pin     If you are the parent whose e-file has been rejected—- follow the steps above to file your own tax return that claims your child.   If it is any comfort, you (and your parents) are among many young tax filers who make this mistake.  We will be seeing plenty of posts just like yours.   And posts from the parents whose e-files were rejected....  

Yes I filed my return on Tuesday 2/24 and still owed a liability and it calculated my biomass stove credit correctly. I received an amended 1099 today and went in to do the amendment and TurboTax did a software update for a update from yesterday 2/27. When I restarted the program my federal tax liability shot up before I even entered my updated 1099. My amended 1099 is for more money which will only increase my liability, therefore my biomass stove credit will still be valid. After looking to see what changed, I noticed TurboTax was no longer calculating my biomass stove credit. I talked to customer service and their screen showed the correct amount, but when they remoted into my screen they noticed the wrong amount that I was seeing, but they couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t receiving credit, and their program wouldn’t allow them to submit a ticket for a problem.