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Sorry, Long Explanation:  Desktop Mac user.  I too have spent a couple of hours, yesterday, regarding this issue.    I used the Less Common Income / Misc Income / Other Reportable Income (was for a UK Pension).  Entered the requested brief description & taxpayer amount.    As a 25+ year TT user, I've had this same deduction for many years, with no problems.   I previewed my return before submitting, and since on the Federal Form, Other Income looked ok, I submitted my returns.  Within an hour it was rejected by the IRS.  The code more or less indicated that there was no 'explanation' of what the 'other reportable income' was.   When I went back & checked: Schedule 1, Line 8z, the 'Other Income, List Type & Amount', I saw the figures had populated, but the 'List Type' had not.     The first person I spoke with (1/2 hour) didn't really understand, plus she was having issues with the screen share.  She then disconnected me.   Calling back, I was able to get a Level 1 tech who did know her stuff.  She spent another 45 minutes w/me, checked w/her supervisor and had me try other ways to get it to populate on Schedule 1.  No luck.  She then transferred me to a Level 2 Tech, who was extremely arrogant and told me to 'print it out, write it in & mail it'.  Really?  He then said it would be 'escalated' and I'd receive an email w/case #, etc.  I asked him for the case # & some type of ID that could reference who I spoke with.  Nope.   Anyways, here we are today and not sure where I'm going to go with this as it's obviously a bug in the software.      

No, the only place you can get accurate information regarding your refund timing is the IRS's Where's My Refund site.    Even when TurboTax provides an estimated date, it is just an average 14 days, the date is not specific to your actual tax return or situation.   So, no need to be concerned, just check the IRS site - it is linked above.  

I'm also having a problem with entering a 100NEC and Schedule C.  My wife had $2,200 of what used to be Misc. income on a 1099-Misc.  I checked the appropriate box, entered the amount, and was told I needed a Sched. C.  I created the linked Sched. C.  Everything seemed fine until the Federal Review and I got this error:  "Check this entry:  Form 1099-NEC Worksheet.  A link to Sched. C and a link to either Schedule F, form 8919 (wages) or the Other Income Statement have been selected to report non-employee compensation.  Only one can be selected.  You must remove the link that is not applicable."  I never knowingly had anything to do with Schedule F, Form 8919, and I can't find this under Forms to delete  it and solve the conflict.  How do I get out of this?  (I hate when the IRS complicates what has been simple for years!)

So what did you get charged $188 for?   The state efile fee is $25.  And if you have the fee deducted from your refund there is an Extra $40 Refund Processing Service charge (45 in California) or you can print and mail state for fee.   You were able to download, install and Activate the Desktop program?   $188 sounds like you used the Online version instead of the Desktop program.   The Desktop download program gives you 5 free federal efiles and state efile is $25.      

For your earned income from self-employment, you have to subtract the company portion of self-employment tax. As you may know, if you are an employee, your employer pays one half of your social security tax. It is similar with a self-employed person, half of the self-employment tax is paid by the company, so that portion needs to be subtracted from your net  income listed on your schedule C. Since self employment tax is not listed on your Schedule C, it has to be subtracted from the net income on Schedule C to determine your earned income.

The exact environment with exactly the same results.  The only difference is probably the hardware.  I am running on an inexpensive PC as TurboTax does not support a Mac running Apple silicon.     If the data is not available yet as some people suggest then TurboTax should be smart enough to say that. To me saying success means success and not the results that I am seeing.  For me, this is just another TurboTax issue.  Each year it seems to be getting worse. 

It depends on how you define normal. The main issue is a difference in accounting methods. You report income in the year you actually receive the money. Since you didn't get the cash for that second invoice until 2026, it's 2026 income for you.    Their accountant likely uses "accrual" accounting, where they record the expense the moment they receive your invoice or estimate. They are trying to "pull" the deduction into 2025 to lower their taxes, even though they haven't paid you yet. if this is the case, they should not issue a 1099-NEC reflecting that amount, basically asking you to accept their accounting method.    This isn't fraud, but a difference in accounting methods. You do need to protect yourself from an IRS Automated Underreporter (AUR) notice. The IRS computers will see a 1099 for, say, $10,000, but your tax return only shows $7,000. This triggers an automatic letter. Their refusal to issue a corrected 1099 NEC can produce dire consequences for you.   Fortunately, there's way to report this in TurboTax to protect yourself and to adjust the extra income reported by their accountant.   Create an "Adjustment" to back it out:   In the Wages & Income section, go to Self-Employment Income (Schedule C). Under Expenses, look for Miscellaneous or other expenses. Enter a description like: "Erroneous 1099 amount - income not received until 2026" or "Adjustment for unpaid 1099-NEC income per Cash Basis accounting." Enter the discrepancy amount (the unpaid thousands) as a positive expense. As a result, your "Gross Receipts" will match the 1099 (keeping the IRS happy), but your "Net Profit" (the amount you‌ pay taxes on) will only include the money you‌ received for 2025.   One final note, on next year's return, you will need to add that amount as income on your 2026 return, in addition to the 1099 NEC's you receive. There is an entry in your Self-Employment income section to add that in as "other income".