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"As a partial workaround, just enter that you had different coverage at different points of the year. The next screen will ask about 2025, and you will have to enter Family for each month."   I did this, and then a screen for 2025's breakdown came up, followed by another for 2024... The end result was the same though, in that it took me back to the main screen with no indication that this section was complete.   Perhaps its moot. The appearance of an incomplete section is uncomfortable, but also, when i chose "different coverage at different points of the year." I saw may return drop significantly and then get restored as I selected family for each month... so this proves that despite the weird ui quirk, everything in that section is properly accounted for.

Anyone know if Turbotax is serious about something coming to help with valuation of donated goods and, I hope, entry for 2025?  They state it in the information for the section but haven't seen or heard anything.  They have truly broken the process.

There are different steps to follow to use a tax file (.tax) versus a PDF. Your Mac should be able to convert the 2024 return in either format for use with the 2025 Mac program. Please see below and in this article:   If you have the .tax file for 2024:   On your PC, find last year's tax file and copy it to a removable device like a thumb drive or flash drive. On your Mac, copy the tax file from the device to your desktop. Open TurboTax for Mac and choose File New Tax Return. Select Begin. TurboTax will search for 2024 tax return files on your computer and should find it. If it doesn't, select Find your tax return. Wait for TurboTax to finish transferring the information over. If you have the PDF soft copy of a 2024 return created in non-TurboTax software, you might be able to transfer from the PDF.    

Go back to your TurboTax Live account and check the message center to see if your tax professional has also been trying to reach you.     If you want to use the same tax expert to assist you to prepare your tax return, see the link below: Can I use the same tax expert  

@ chaka1951 wrote: my name is alan [removed]   i have been a pro series user for forty years. I'm pretty sure i paid early  but received no link to the software [removed] i believe that's my number This is a public Internet forum--a user community for the TurboTax consumer tax products, not for ProSeries tax preparers.   Do not post any personal info here.    I just looked at the Intuit Accountants pro website (which offers Pro Series) and found this help article on how to reach support for Pro Series: https://accountants.intuit.com/support/en-us/help-article/contact-preferences/contact-proseries-help/L4UBsl4lN_US_en_US

A TurboTax Online account can only be used for one person (or a married couple filing jointly). You have to have separate accounts for yourself and your daughter. It sounds like you are using an account that you previously used for your daughter. You need a separate account for yourself.  

My step son turned 18 in July last year, and has lived with us 78% of the time since 2023 according to an updated order by child support. The original divorce decree states they claim every other year which we did. The ex said she plans to claim him this year, but he lived with us the majority of the time last year, so we claimed him. We have court documented proof that he’s lived with us majority of the time (specifically 78% of the time), as well as a FAFSA form my husband fills out stating he lived with us.  Were we correct in claiming him? How much recourse does she really have? He’s 18, but half the year he was 17, and graduated high school June last year, so doesn’t that make the original court order also invalid? 

Wondering if you actually figured this out.  I have the same exact situation on my 2025 taxes.  Went through all the prompts, charity is using it for exempt purposes, I placed no restrictions, etc.  It finally came to a screen asking for the AVERAGE TRADING PRICE but gives zero explanation of what is supposed to be entered there.  I ended up putting in the AVG price on the day of the transaction/donation completed.   I am also trying to figure out how to enter my Donor Advised Fund contribution which was also stock some of which has also gone up in value.  

If you have filed the tax return, how you receive your tax refund cannot be changed.   If you have not filed your tax return, change how you want to receive the refund in the File section of the program on Step 2.

I tried to use the form version. Unfortunately, the worksheet for the form is blocked and can only be used by overriding each entry. Doing that makes me nervous that it is calculating properly OR that it may be rejected when received by IRS. Please just FIX this as promised so we can all move on with filing !! Also, letting us complain without Turbo Taxes input is not acceptable. I have used Turbo Tax for 30+ years !    

OK I don't know what is going on but the Pen is now there and visible and functions correctly. The Trashcan icon is not there, however if I hover over that area it will 'pop' and clicking on it will delete the entry so it is an icon missing problem. So..who knows.. gremlins in the system probably at my end.  I'll persevere, thanks for your help. 

The error that you are getting is due to having Form 1095-A in your return and not completing Form 8962 completely on your return.  The error could be because you started entering something for Form 1095-A or accidentally selected a box for it.  If this happened the program would have started calculating Form 8962.      Since she didn't receive insurance through the marketplace, you don't need anything completed for either Form 1095-A or Form 8962.  Follow the instructions from NicolleR1 and delete Forms 1095-A and Form 8962 from the return, if the program started them.    If this doesn't clear your error, you could also try troubleshooting your web browser.  Turn off any pop-up blockers, use a different web browser, delete your browser cookies.   @khadijahdp 

IT-228 refers to contributions to certain charitable funds.  Can you be more specific about what difficulties you're having with the form?   You can also have an expert do your taxes for you.  If that is what you're interested in then here is where you get started on that.