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In TurboTax, in the Ohio state income tax return, at the screen Here's the income that Ohio handles differently, scroll down to Survivor benefits.  Select Start to the right.   Learn more states:   Deduct survivor benefits to the extent included in federal adjusted gross income. Most life insurance benefits are not included in federal adjusted gross income and thus are not deductible.   Generally, survivor benefits include any amount received because of the death of another individual. The decedent's age, recipient's age, relationship to the decedent, and prior tax treatment of the income on the decedent's return are not relevant in determining if income qualifies as survivor benefits.   To determine if amounts are survivor benefits, you should refer to the terms of the plan under which the benefits are paid. Any amounts payable without the death of a covered individual as a precondition are not survivor benefits.

You need a Social Security number in order to claim your child and get child-related credits.   If you will not have that SSN by April 15, sometime later in March, request an extension so that you will have more time to get the SSN.   The online request for an extension becomes available sometime in mid-March.  

To remove the form, mark the property as not qualified in the software, even if it doesn’t feel right. Try these steps to see if this makes a difference.   Go back to the Oklahoma State section in your return. Navigate to the screen titled "Summary of Oklahoma Capital Gains and Losses." Click Edit next to the Edward Jones transaction. On the next screen, check the tiny box that says "This property does not qualify for exclusion." When you check this box, TurboTax knows you’re not claiming this deduction. The software should stop asking for the “Property Type,” and the filing error should go away.

I didn't really get a response to my question. The last clarification I need is if I put the vehicle into service 2 years after purchasing the vehicle (100% personal use for 2 years, then partial time business use in years 3+ and only ever claimed the Standard Mileage Rate, what do I use for Cost Basis, the original purchase price or an estimated FMV at time the car was placed into service? If the answer is I need to use FMV, I have records of what that value would have been at the time.   @DianeW777 

In addition to the information provided by @xmasbaby0 and @DoninGA, see below for more resources from the state and federal tax agencies:   According to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, if you filed electronically, "most refunds are issued in less than three weeks. Filing a paper return could delay your refund. Our strong fraud and error safeguards could delay some refunds up to 12 weeks". You can also use their app to track the status of your refund.   You can also check the status of an IRS refund here.   @brandygarica46 

First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst         If you are getting earned income credit on line 27 or additional child tax credit on line 28 You are subject to the delay required by the PATH act.  Do not expect your refund before early March   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/federal-refunds-delayed-due-path-act/L5jnQJsBi_US_en_US   Note:  “Accepted” is not the same as “approved”.  TurboTax tells you the e-file was accepted if the IRS deems that there is enough information on the return for them to take it in for processing.   Only the IRS can approve of the refund, which is a later stage of processing.  If the IRS approves your refund they will provide a date for the refund to be issued.   FROM THE IRS WHERE’S MY REFUND SITE: https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund How it works Where's My Refund shows your refund status: Return Received – We received your return and are processing it. Refund Approved – We approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown. Refund Sent – We sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.  

Phone support is not provided with the Free Edition.  If you are using a paid version of the software or if you purchased PLUS you can get phone support when customer support is there.  Otherwise, post your question here and someone will try to help.   To call TurboTax customer support https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/contact-turbotax/L2y9ZKpQB_US_en_US?uid=m5s9l2vh

Yes, you will enter it as other reportable income. Trading foreign currency falls under IRC section 988. Gains and losses are entered as ordinary income. There is no $3,000 cap on losses like with stocks and cryptocurrency.   To enter the other reportable income: Open  to federal income Scroll to the bottom, click an arrow, show more income until you see Less Common Income Select Miscellaneous income, 1099-A, 1099-C Select Other Reportable Income Description section 988 FOREX Gain/Loss EFX account Enter amount of net profit. If it is a loss enter a negative sign in front. Reference: Cornell Law School

You must pay your state tax due using the state’s preferred method of receiving payment.  For most states that will be by making a payment to the state’s own tax website, or by mailing a check or money order.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US?uid=m6e06um0

March 3 -- no new updates and the ARTS form is still unable to be e-filed. I spoke directly with nice staff at the City of Portland ARTS offices, and they said, "TurboTax is still working to get the ARTS form integrated into their production environment. No ETA yet." :(   Honestly, reaching TurboTax support is so difficult and frustrating, I'm not sure I'm up to calling in about this again only to be shuffled around from one rep to the next saying they can't find any report and demanding screen sharing to see the error and then ultimately having the line dropped (does this sound like previous experience? :-P). But I really do hope the expert users here, like @AmyC , have the ear of Turbo Tax internal engineering. Having to deal with all of these issues (much worse this year than prior years) this late in the game is simply unacceptable.

Intentionally very misleading.  Now that I coughed up the extra $40 - makes me wonder if that used one of my "free" e-files too.  I still have to do my kids and my moms and am going to be cranky if one of them ends up with an e-file fee due to terrible instructions.