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Moderator: Can you please check-in on this topic? There still seems to be a problem with this feature. A user (above) complained that though the page takes the code, and Quicken can file the return, the IRS rejects it for a problem with the entry.  Other tax programs do not have this problem (as stated by another user) so that points back to TurboTax having the problem.  This needs to be addressed ASAP.

Any version allows HOH filing status.   You can file as HOH if you meet the criteria.     Am I Head of Household?   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-filing-status/qualify-head-household-2021/L0NxUtVc2_US_en_US?uid=m5x19jkx What is a "qualifying person" for Head of Household?   If you qualify as Head of Household, when you enter your marital status (single or married filing separately) into MyInfo, and then enter your qualifying dependent, TurboTax will offer HOH as your filing status.      

@goyal_raj , Namaste Goyal ji If I assume that the property you bought  is in a sub-division i.e.  a developer / builder  took some totally undeveloped land, platted and then built houses for sale, then the land value is totally un-realistic for your purposes.  You did not pay separately for the  house ( the built -up portion ) and the development of the land underneath.  I would go to the city and ask for guidance on land underneath vs. total price of purchase.  Generally the assessor will  use something like  1/3 to 1/4th of the total purchase price  for land.  Note that   depending on the state, there may be other considerations.  Therefore , it may be safer to use  statistical / historical  ratio  to determine  total vs. land cost.  Talk to a local realtor -- they are generally quite in tune with the actual situation. I am also surprised that  your purchase price did not include  appliances  -- generally  a certificate of occupancy requires the appliances essential for living be already installed and operational.  However,  costs  of any improvements  that you installed prior to  start of rental ( appliances, labor/material, certification etc. )  or during rental period  be  counted as depreciable asset.   If it was not part of original purchase then these need to be depreciated separately based on MACRS. Any costs associated with the purchase effort ( inspection, title work  etc. etc. ) are  generally part of the acquisition cost and generally part of the depreciable basis. Does this make sense ? Is there more  I can do for  you ?   Namaste  Goyal ji

"Yes, any federal changes that impact the state return need to be reported to the state. " That begs the question that I asked. What do I do. Your answer assumes someone knows what the correct papers are. Your answer is "do the correct technical thing", that works for you. If someone does not know the correct papers, do they send the whole federal amended forms to the state? Is there a people person who can help me?

Here's how to navigate to the 1099-R section using the quick jump-to link:   TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to 1099-R (select this button).   TurboTax Desktop: Select Search Topics.  Search for and select 1099-R.   To manually navigate in TurboTax Online:   Under Tax Home, Select Federal   Then Wages & Income   Under Retirement Plans and Social Security,    Next to IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R) select Start  

I am having the same problem. It appears to be a logic error in schedule ICR , Step 2, Section A , line 5, when comparing lines 3 and 4g.  Line 3 is current IL tax due. Line 4g is IL Property tax credit which is 5% of IL property tax paid to an IL county. I have met all the requirements to qualify for the credit on line 4g in Section A.   In my case line 3 is  almost 6 times greater than the computed tax credit  on line 4g. Both non-zero integers. Line 5 compares lines 3 & 4g and the lesser number is to be reported on line 5. Yet the comparison result is zero and not the lesser number on line 4g.   I checked last year's return which has the same comparison logic and the lessor number is correctly calculated and entered as a property tax credit. This is clearly a logic error.  

Its bad every year but this year takes a cake.  I didn't think they could make it any worse than usual...but they surprised me!  For once I decided to start my taxes early instead of waiting until late March.  Silly for me to think Intuit wouldn't wait on its users to find all the software bugs instead of doing their own System Test and UAT.  Cant wait until next year when I'll likely be able to find a Chat Agent that will do my taxes in about 5 minutes.