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If you qualify for the Vehicle Loan interest deduction, you can enter this information in the "Vehicle Loan Interest" section of the program.    To qualify for the car loan interest deduction, your vehicle must meet all of these requirements:   You purchased it in 2025.  It isn't leased. It’s a brand new vehicle, not used. Its final assembly was in the U.S. You are asked to check this requirement by entering your VIN and model year into the VIN decoder provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It's a car, van, SUV, motorcycle, or pickup truck that weighs less than 14,000 pounds. It was purchased for personal use. The interest wasn't paid to a family member or a business you own.  Your loan must be secured by the vehicle.   If you meet these requirements, double-check that you have answered all the questions correctly in the appropriate section.    To enter the information for property taxes, go to the "Deductions and Credits" screen. Click Property Taxes. Enter to update the information. For more information on the new vehicle loan interest deduction, see the article below.  Vehicle Loan Interest Deduction

It is normal for TurboTax to show the state return as "Accepted"; this just means that they have received your return but not processed it yet.    Until the California Franchise Tax Board starts processing it, they may not show it on their website as "received". The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) website typically takes 5–10 days (or longer) for e-filed returns to appear in their system, as their internal database must update after processing begins.    See also this help article. It takes up to three weeks to process refunds for e-filed California returns, and up to four weeks for mailed returns. Some returns may take additional time to review, impacting refund processing.     

It depends. If it was being held out for rent and "ready for occupancy" while you were doing the repair work, then you may be allowed deductions.   According to the IRS, once you hold property for rental purposes, you may deduct ordinary and necessary expenses (including de-preciation) for managing, conserving, or maintaining the property, even while the property is vacant. You may not, however, deduct lost rental income for the period the property is vacant.   On the other hand, if the property was not available for rent you cannot deduct expenses.   Learn more here: About Publication 527, Residential Rental Property.    

Again----only the IRS is in control.   Perhaps your spouse's return was so simple it was processed very quickly.    Only the IRS site can give you reliable information on when your refund will be released.   Look there for a date.   If you paid for "5 days early" and you do not receive your refund at least one day ahead of the date shown by the IRS on the IRS refund site, then you will not have to pay the $35.

Same here -- I've lost a couple of hours trying to make this work; glad I finally stumbled on this topic -- can't get through to anyone at TT.   Keep thinking/hoping there's a better alternative where you can actually connect with someone!    They could *easily* do a better job of letting desktop users know it's just a matter of the form not being available (maybe it's intentional - they are very aggressively pushing online vs desktop).

Form 4562 is only ready for Schedule C and F. The Schedule E area is currently being updated.    The software should be updated after 02/11/26, but our tech team is working hard to have those updates before that date.

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)   If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.   Go to this IRS website for free transcripts of a federal tax return - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript   For a fee of $30 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

Error code 606 means you are entering an invalid license code. Did you purchase Desktop Software or Online Software? There is a difference between a License Code (for Desktop) and an Activation Code (for Online). You are trying to enter a Code for TurboTax Online in a Desktop software (or vice-versa).    They are not the same software, and codes from one cannot be used in the other.     If your box is for TurboTax Online, you can activate your code to your account on this link.   If your box is for TurboTax Desktop, you can download/install your software from this link. 

She must file her own tax return. This income was earned by her and is not part of your income.    Her self employment income requires her to file (Form 1099-NEC) to show any expenses that she might have that will reduce the gross income. As indicated by @LeticiaF1 enter the 1099-C using the link provided: How do I enter a 1099-C?   Enter your self employment income and expenses by using the link below. Expenses will also be available for her to use if she has any. How do I enter my self employment income? Unless she has a business name or separate business address she will use her name and her home address for the business when asked. You must start a new account for her if you are using TurboTax Online (only one return per account).  You can add another return (up to 5) if you are using TurboTax Desktop.   @Loladoby 

No need to remove medical expenses that you entered.   Unless you have enough itemized deductions to exceed your standard deduction, the software will just default to using standard deduction anyway.  The medical expenses have no effect at all.

I would like to take a deeper look at this. However, I need a diagnostic file, which is a copy of your tax return that has all of your personal information removed. You can send one to us by following the  directions below:   TurboTax Online:   Sign into your online account. Locate the Tax Tools on the left-hand side of the screen.  A drop-down will appear. Select Tools   On the pop-up screen, click on “Share my file with agent.” This will generate a message that a diagnostic file gets sanitized and transmitted to us. Please provide the Token Number that was generated in the response.   TurboTax Desktop/Download Versions:   Open your return. Click the Online tab in the black bar across the top of TurboTax and select “Send Tax File to Agent” * This will generate a message that a diagnostic copy will be created.  Click on Send and the tax file will be sanitized and transmitted to us. Please provide the Token Number that was generated in the response.     *(If using a MAC, go to the menu at the top of the screen, select Help, then, Send Tax File to Agent”)