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Turbo tax software keeps inputting the wrong state for the college address on my 1098-t form. I have deleted the information and reentered the correct state on the form. but the software keeps pulling IN state and not Massachusetts.

I, an independent full-time student over the age of 24 who can not be claimed as a dependent by anybody, had scholarships/grants exceed the cost of my tuition by about $7,500 in 2025. My grant/scholarship money does not specify that it is required to go toward tuition. Therefore, is it still possible for me to claim the AOTC by taxing the full amount of my scholarship/grant money?  If so, is this done by allotting the full amount of my grants/scholarships as "amount paid toward room and board" on the TurboTax platform? Does it matter if I did not actually make a payment of tuition, since my university deducted the cost of tuition from my scholarship/grants and disbursed the excess grant money to me? Is taxing my full scholarship/grant amount meant to compensate for this?   Additionally, I have been paying back a debt I owe to a different university for tuition for a course. I paid $120 toward this debt last year. Would this be included in my educational expenses? I did not get a 1098-T from this school. Should I therefore add this amount to my educational expenses on top of my tuition from the university I attended last year?

Hello,   I am sure I owe an underpayment penalty, but the software isn't calculating it. I even lowered my estimated payments by a lot, and it still didn't calculate it. My token number is: [removed].   Thanks

After entering all the information, when reviewing the income and deductions section, TurboTax shows a difference in the amount entered versus the amount allowed.  When I click on the "Why the difference" link the help box that pops up still shows the SALT cap for MFJ as $10,000, which is incorrect.  The SALT cap for 2025 was raised to $40k under the BBB.  

Property taxes processed late by lender. I paid through escrow so I claimed what I paid for that yr. 2025 1098 shows both yrs amount. We're talking less than $1400 per yr. Would I be okay if I try to fix it by only claiming one yr for 2025 and not get audited? Im afraid of opening up a can of worms by amending. I believe my tax liability is 17k.

I am a military member domiciled and stationed in California while my spouse is a civilian domiciled in Alaska. They never had wages earned in California. How would I complete this part of my taxes? Do I just put how much I earned on the California amount box? Or is this pertaining to how much my spouse earned? I am just confused.   

The 1040 social security taxable amount shows zero taxable. My income from pensions and interest on investments total substantially above the limits so that my social security income should be taxable.   I like the answer but don't believe it is correct.