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By increasing your deductions and expenses it will decease your income and you may not be getting as many credits as before like the EIC credit. You can't go by the refund monitor until you have entered everything in. Also after you reduce your income to zero there is no more refund to get back. But even though your taxable income goes down and you owe less income tax on it, you still owe SE Self Employment tax if you have a Net Profit.   Some expenses, such as home office or section 179 depreciation can only be used to reduce your schedule C taxable income to zero, and not to create a loss. Excess deductions for these carry over to the next year. And you have to answer yes to both questions about exclusive and regular use, not just one. The area of your home office must be used regularly and exclusively for business to deduct it.   Or you checked the box on Schedule C line 32b saying Some Investment is Not at Risk. If you have money not at risk you can not take a loss on schedule C. If you don't know what it means then probably All your Investment is at Risk (check Box 32a). It means you are using your own money for the business. People usually check the wrong box.

I agree with you. They've done the same thing to me. They wouldn't even allow me to file my tax return without choosing the premium expert. I know I wasn't getting a lot from federal, but TurboTax is taking most of it, and I am getting back far less than what I was expecting. I do not care about any apologies or excuses for why they are doing this because my mind is made up. I will not be filing with them next tax season. I have been a faithful TurboTax user for years, but I'm completely done with them. If I had to rate them on a scale of 1-10, they'd get a -3. 

As a long time turbo tax customer, I had turbo tax assitance via on the phone, chat, clear cache, deleted my farm, remote in, and did everything they asked to help resolve the error message I received when I tried to edit my income for our ranch and received the "something is wrong error".  I was advised Turbotax is working on resolving the internal error and the customer service was great and tried to resolve the error, but no luck.  Then I did some online research and found that the turbo tax subscription you need to edit your farm/ranch and get the schedule F is the Expert Assist Premium verison. Once I upgraded my turbotax subscription, I was able to edit my farm and open the Schedule F. It only took me over 2 weeks and hours of research to find a possible solution.  Hopefully, I can finish my taxes this week. Figers crossed.

For those dealing with this issue... Today [Feb 23] I called Intuit and spoke to an agent. He acknowledged [screen share] that the Canadian Registered Pension Income line shows on the 2025 Income Summary page with $0. Following his instructions, he concluded that it can not be deleted [at least on my desktop version of TurboTax].   However, we then looked at the FORMS.  Like many of you, I don't have one for the Canadian Pension. But looking at the 1099R Summary form, lines 24 and 32b refer to the Canadian Pension; mine are blank. That proved that the forms in TurboTax are correct even though we see the random line for the Canadian Pension as $0. on our Income Summary page.   The agent checked and reported that a fix is not currently on Intuit's list of expidited issues.    So check your 1099R Summary to be sure the entries are blank, and live with that unnecessary line on your income summary until Intuit gets around to fixing it.

I have reviewed your tax return using the token number.  I was able to generate an HSA contribution personally made.  Please follow these steps.   In TurboTax Online, return to My Info and answer the questions about the taxpayer, spouse and dependent children.  Under the spouse, add an occupation and state of residence.   Make sure that married filing jointly has been selected.   Select Federal then Deductions & Credits.   Scroll down to 1099-SA, HSA, MSA.  Click to the right.   Continue to the screen Select the health-related accounts you had in 2025.  Select the health-related account you had in 2025, both TP and SP should now be listed.  Select Health Savings Account for the second taxpayer.   At the screen Let’s enter XX HSA contributions, contributions personally made are available.   Your HSA Summary will reflect the contributions personally made.   Follow these steps to view your income tax return.    Down the left side of the screen, click on Tax Tools. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040. The entry will be reported on Line 10 Federal 1040 and Line 13 Part II Schedule 1. Contact me if you have questions.

Sorry, Online is only for 2025 now. Online for 2024 and prior is closed now so you can not start a new 2024 or prior return or finish one. You have to do each year separately How to prepare a prior year return https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-prepare-a-prior-year-tax-return/00/25984 To do a prior year return you have to buy the Desktop program here, https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products You will need Windows 10 or Mac Ventura 13 to install it on. If you can't install the Desktop program or if you have a simple return and want to file for free, you can fill out the blank IRS forms by hand. Here are some basic forms….. Here is the IRS 2024 Form 1040 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040--2024.pdf OR if you want bigger type use 1040SR for Seniors, https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s--2024.pdf And 2024 Instructions https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040gi--2024.pdf Sch 1 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s1--2024.pdf Sch 2 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s2--2024.pdf Sch 3 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s3--2024.pdf Then when you do file 2025 enter 0 for the 2024 AGI since you are filing 2024 late. You have to print and mail prior year returns. When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s. Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS received the return. Don’t forget state.

I have been having exactly the same issue importing data from Edward Jones.  I'm relieved to find that the fault is not with my financial institution, but I do wish that Intuit would send out a patch ASAP.

To enter your estimated tax payments in TurboTax Online:   Go to Deductions & Credits Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid  Select Start or Revisit next to the type of estimated tax payments you need to enter Enter the amount of estimated tax payments by quarter

Social Security is 15% - half of which is paid by the employee and the other half is paid by the employer.   These amounts would be reflected on his w-2 if he were an employee.   He is still responsible for his share even if it was not withheld by his employer.   As an independent contractor receiving a 1099, your son is considered self-employed and pays the full 15% (Self-Employment Tax) - because as a self-employed business owner, he is both the employee and the employer.   The restaurant owner is your son's client, not his employer in this situation.     TurboTax can handle his situation either way depending upon his status.     FICA and Self-Employment Contributions Act   Why am I paying self-employment tax?   If there is confusion regarding your son's status, you can get the IRS involved by filing a determination request.     Firms and workers file Form SS-8 to request a determination of the status of a worker under the common law rules for purposes of federal employment taxes and income tax withholding. Generally, under the common law rules a worker is an employee if the firm has the right to control and direct what will be done and how it will be done.    How to enter Self-Employment income If it is determined he is an employee, enter the income in  Federal (or Personal) Taxes -> Wages and Income -> Less Common Income -> Misc Income -> Other Income Not Already Reported on A Form W2 or Form 1099

@ mydaughter1 wrote: ineed turbotax for 2024, already purchased email delivery federal and state 2024  Are you saying you purchased the 2024 software, were emailed the license activation code, and now need to download the 2024 installation file?   If so, go to the page linked below, and at the top right of the page you can change the tab to 2024; i.e., there are 2 tabs at the top of that page--one for 2024 and one for 2025.   If that page opens on the 2025 tab displaying 2025 products, then choose the other tab for 2024.  Then select your 2024 product.  It will ask you if you want the Windows or Mac version.   https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/install-turbotax

To enter Federal or State Estimated Taxes Paid, including a state estimated payment made in January for the prior year, go to Federal on left or at top (Personal for Home & Business) Deductions and Credits Then scroll way down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid Estimates - click the Start or Update button   I read a post that you may have to expand or go to Other common situations. Or maybe uncommon situations.

Thank you for your quick response. Are you stating that even if I activate the new license key code for the same version, as you have instructed, I still will not be able to electronically file the additional 5 returns? If so, what's the benefit of purchasing a second license? I can prepare, print and mail from the first license that was purchased.  

You may be answering your own question when you state, "I didn't work that much last year."   The refundable child-related credits are based on how much you earned from working.   If you did not earn much, your child-related credits will be low.     Have you entered income from working in 2025?  If not,  you will not receive an income tax refund based on having dependent children.     The maximum amount of the child tax credit is now $2200 per child; the refundable “additional child tax credit” amount is $1700.   In order to get that credit, you have to have income from working.   Take the amount you earned from working.   Subtract $2500.   Multiply the rest by 15%.  That is the additional child tax credit per child that you canget—- up to the maximum of $1700 per child.   If the amount you earned from working was low, you will not get the full $1700 per child.    If your child is older than 16 at the end of 2025, you do not get the CTC.  But you may still get the non-refundable $500 credit for other dependents instead.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/child-tax-credit/L2lNhfGDl_US_en_US?uid=m68dfq2u   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/additional-child-tax-credit/L6xFeMFEf_US_en_US?uid=lqnuygah https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/does-my-childdependent-qualify-for-the-child-tax-credit-or-the-credit-for-other-dependents     And for the Earned Income Credit—-   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/qualifications-earned-income-credit-eic-eitc/L7w4BFP32_US_en_US?uid=m62rmz09   https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/use-the-eitc-assistant   https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p596.pdf   Look at your 2025 Form 1040 to see the child-related credits you received   PREVIEW 1040 https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr   Child Tax Credit line 19 Credit for Other Dependents line 19 Earned Income Credit line 27 Additional Child Tax Credit line 28     AND….If you have children but had  little or no income, it raises the question of how you and the children were supported.  There may be another tax-paying adult who can claim you and/or the children as dependents.