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If you used the amounts of dividends that came from states other than AZ as the amount for line 15 of AZ Form 140, then yes, you did this correctly.   In your previous post, you mentioned the 1099-DIV screen - were you referencing the "Tell us more about your exempt-interest dividends" screen?  This where the allocation of state taxable/non-taxable dividends are done.  If you dividends came from several states, you would click "I earned exempt-interest dividends in more than one state".  The first state in that listing would be your resident state and the interest earned in the resident state.  You can +Add another state and select "Multiple States" and then enter the interest earned in all the other states.  The amount of non-resident state interest would then have been carried over as an addition to Federal Taxable Income on your state return.

Yes, you can delete unneeded forms in TurboTax Desktop that have no information in them at all, in Forms Mode.   Once you are finished, run the Review to make sure there are no further questions to be resolved before you proceed to file.   See this TurboTax help article for more information.  

@Vanessa A Thank you... I completely understand that... but WHY is the senior deduction being included in the QBI calculation at all?  50% of the articles about this online state that it is not used to calculate QBI and 50% say it is. It has absolutely nothing to do with business income and if the sch C method of QBI calcualtion is used, of course it isn't a factor.  I'm trying to understand where the explanation/guidance is about how this senior deduction, which is separeate from the standard deduction, became a factor in calculating QBI.

I don't think the SE bundle is still available. Looks like you now can do the tax return inside of Quickbooks. Will this help ? https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/send-quickbooks-self-employed-tax-information/L5H8MK9l0_US_en_US

The off campus housing goes under room and board. We have been told the room and board update should be coming out this weekend. Perhaps as  soon as Friday night.   If you have a 529 that isn't taxable, don't enter it at all. Only taxable portions should be reported. Since the 1099-Q was not income, it should not be entered. Tuck the 1099-Q into your tax folder. IRS Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Education states that nontaxable distributions should not be entered. @Sharkbiles 

It's a good idea to wait for both returns to be accepted. It takes some time to be fully processed and you don't have to wait that long. However our amended form (1040-X) is not yet ready.  Read the information below before you begin.   The amended Form 1040-X is not yet available and will likely be later this month. The IRS is not willing to accept an amendment for the current tax year early in the tax season. Use the link below to check to see when it will be available. Do not change your tax return until you read all the instructions. TurboTax needs to know the original numbers and the corrected numbers to provide the correct end results before you prepare it.   If you want to make changes or add a document to a tax return that has already been filed and accepted by the taxing agency, you should follow these guidelines.    You must first wait until the initial return is completely processed. You will have to use the same TurboTax account that you used for the original tax return. Once you begin your amendment, you'll see your original return. The refund calculator will start new at $0 and only reflect the changes in the refund or tax due Only make changes to the areas of your return that need to be corrected. You have three years from the date you filed your return or two years after you paid the tax due (whichever is later) to file an amendment Amend a tax return for the current tax year Tax Form Availability   @user17714495370 

After you initiate the download (in your browser) and return to TurboTax, you should see checkboxes in the TurboTax screen which you can check or uncheck as the case may be. At least that's what I saw, and I could uncheck boxes from accounts I did not want to import into the program.

To enter Form 1098-Mortgage Interest Statement, follow the instructions below:   Open TurboTax  Select Federal, then Deductions & Credits. Under Your Home (you may have to select See all tax breaks to find it), select Start or Revisit next to Mortgage Interest and Refinancing (Form 1098) TurboTax will guide you through the screens to enter your mortgage interest. Refer to the TurboTax article A Guide to the 1098 Form and Your Taxes for more information.  

Because you have deleted and re entered the data, it might be a good idea to update the program by clearing your browsers, cookies and cache:  How do I delete cookies  How to clear your cache    Then go back, and manually, re enter the information.    For more detailed information, see the link bellow:  Where do I enter Form 1098-T (Tuition Statement)?  

1. I have no idea if buying a digital copy from Amazon and downloading it from Intuit would make any difference, I would tend to think "no", but we in the Community are here to answer tax/law oriented questions, so I would not know anyway.   2. Yes, you can certainly make the overrides in Forms mode, although for the "normal" situation we discourage that. Note that if you do the overrides, there may be two effects: 2.A. You may lose the Accuracy Guarantee. 2.B. You might not be able to e-file your return (print and mail will still be an option).