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Thanks Amy    I am a resident alien and the IRS link posted here says I need to report these as wages. wouldn’t reporting on schedule c trigger self employment taxes? https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/employees-of-a-foreign-government-or-international-organization-how-to-report-compensation#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20a%20green,employment%20tax%20on%20those%20earnings.     Green card holders (lawful permanent resident) If you are a green card holder working for a foreign government or international organization, you generally must report your earnings as wages but are not subject to self-employment taxes on those earnings and may not voluntarily pay self-employment tax on those earnings.  

No,  contributions listed on your W-2 Box 12 are recognized by the TurboTax program. Those would not be "Additional" since the program will pick them up.    Additional contributions would be anything you contributed outside of those you made through your employment, and they therefore would NOT be listed on your W-2. 

Hi, thank you for replying, I was reading publication 122 of Wisconsin. In part 6 (B)  Example 2: You are a foreign student in this country with an "F" visa under the Immigration and Nationality Act. You may be classified for federal tax purposes as a nonresident alien or as a resident alien. Regardless of your alien status, you maintain your residence in your homeland. You are considered a nonresident of Wisconsin. A student with an "F" visa cannot become a resident of Wisconsin.   (3) Standard deduction An individual who is a nonresident alien at any time during the year is not allowed a Wisconsin standard deduction. This includes all nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens who file their federal return on federal Form 1040-NR and all dual-status aliens who file their federal return on federal Form 1040 or 1040-SR. It does not include nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens who made the federal election to be taxed as a U.S. resident (see the Exception under "Filing Status, Married filing joint return" in Part 6.D.(2)). Note: For federal tax purposes, some nonresident aliens may be able to claim a federal standard deduction due to a tax treaty provision. This does not apply for Wisconsin. A nonresident alien is not allowed a Wisconsin standard deduction. Based on the standard deduction part, does that means I also cannot use standard deduction.

Virginia age deduction and EIC I confirmed with Virginia Dept of Revenue today (2-9-26) that a  taxpayer is allowed to decline the age deduction so that they may receive the Virginia EIC they qualify for.  As reported by others on  the Community board, Turbotax Deluxe DESKTOP 2025 does not permit declining the age deduction, automatically selecting the age deduction based on birth date. There is apparently no way to override this.  Can TurboTax address this problem?  It can have substantial impact on low income Virginia residents.   Thank you, 

Hi, thank you for replying, I was reading publication 122 of Wisconsin. In part 6 (B)  Example 2: You are a foreign student in this country with an "F" visa under the Immigration and Nationality Act. You may be classified for federal tax purposes as a nonresident alien or as a resident alien. Regardless of your alien status, you maintain your residence in your homeland. You are considered a nonresident of Wisconsin. A student with an "F" visa cannot become a resident of Wisconsin.  (3) Standard deduction An individual who is a nonresident alien at any time during the year is not allowed a Wisconsin standard deduction. This includes all nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens who file their federal return on federal Form 1040-NR and all dual-status aliens who file their federal return on federal Form 1040 or 1040-SR. It does not include nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens who made the federal election to be taxed as a U.S. resident (see the Exception under "Filing Status, Married filing joint return" in Part 6.D.(2)). Note: For federal tax purposes, some nonresident aliens may be able to claim a federal standard deduction due to a tax treaty provision. This does not apply for Wisconsin. A nonresident alien is not allowed a Wisconsin standard deduction. Based on the standard deduction part, does that means I also cannot use standard deduction.

You will get a form 1099-SA from the HSA bank if you withdrew money.  If you did not get a form in the mail, check your online account access or call them.  When you enter the 1099-SA, be sure to complete the entire interview section, since the withdrawal will default to being taxable unless you answer the questions to say that you used all the money for qualified medical expenses.     You can use your HSA for medical expenses even if you did not contribute this year and even if you are not eligible to contribute.  The rules for withdrawals are separate from the rules for contributions. 

If you need to subtract an item of income from your New York return that was included in your Federal return income, you can enter that adjustment in TurboTax Online at the screen in your New York return labeled "Changes to Federal Income".    Look under Other New York Adjustments to Federal Income, and select Start next to Other changes (adjustments) to your federal income to make the subtraction entry.   @mikesyr 

No.  I performed all your steps on my Desktop as you stated, including restarting my computer.  I received the same request that I need the "appraisal form".  I opted to just keep hitting "continue" and guess what popped up Form 8822 B in the same thread! I filled it out, since apparently, on my S Corp return I removed my husband as an officer so it'a required for me to mail in, then I also had to mail in 8453 Corp.  I received a message at the end that the States forms have not been finalized and I can't file my California return.  What puzzles me is when the TT Business asks for appraisal form.. Form 8822B shows up????  I am spending so much time everyday on this. 

LUMP SUM PAYMENT FOR FAIRNESS ACT Your 2025 SSA1099 will show the extra payment you received in 2025 as a result of the Fairness Act.  Look in the bottom left corner.   It will say something like “Includes $XXXX  Paid in 2025 for 2024.   When the software asks if you have a lump sum payment say yes.  The program will help to determine if is better for you to attribute the sum to 2024 or to 2025, based on your AGI for each of those years.   This will all be done within the 2025 program; you do not amend 2024.   https://www.irs.gov/faqs/social-security-income/back-payments/back-payments

As xmasbaby0 mentions above, you would enter your estimated tax payments under "Other Taxes Paid" in TurboTax.   You can enter your estimated taxes paid as follows: Click on "Search" at the top right of your TurboTax screen Type "estimated taxes paid" in the search box Click on the link "Jump to estimated taxes paid" This will take you to a screen that says "Estimates and Other Income Taxes Paid" Select Start or Revisit next to the type of estimated tax payment you'd like to enter under Estimated Tax Payments. Enter the amount of estimated tax you paid at each of the quarterly due date Answer all follow-up questions on your TurboTax screens   Click here for Where do I enter my estimated tax payments?   Click here for Estimated Taxes: How to Determine What to Pay and When.    If you have additional information or questions regarding this, please return to Community and we would be glad to help.  

In general, a child always files a tax return for their own income, even if they are also claimed as a dependent, and having income usually does not disqualify a child from being a dependent.   In this case, he is required to file if his income is from self-employment.  He must report his gross income, can deduct ordinary and necessary business expenses, and will pay about 15% self-employment tax (which is a version of social security and medicare withholding for self-employed persons).  He won't pay income tax since his income is less than the standard deduction.     If his income is from a regular job with a W-2, he is not required to file at that dollar amount, unless he had federal or state income taxes withheld and wants a refund of those tax withholdings. 

MY DEPENDENT HAD A JOB If your dependent has a W-2 for his after-school job, summer job, etc. you do not include the information on your own return. You can still claim your child as a dependent on your own return.  He/she can file his own return for a refund of some of his withheld wages from boxes 2 or 17 (he won’t get back anything for Social Security or Medicare), but MUST indicate on it that he can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return.  (Supervise this closely or prepare it for him!) If your dependent’s earnings were over $400 and were reported on a 1099Misc or 1099NEC then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.     You might also want to use free software from the IRS Free File versions: https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/

Why bother?   If you do not want to give a new W-4 to your employer, just do not give it to them.   If you do not want to mail in estimated quarterly payments with 1040ES vouchers, you do have to.   A W-4 does not go to the IRS; it only goes to an employer.   The 1040ES vouchers are optional---you are not required to use them or send them.

Since this was a 100% Trustee-to-Trustee transfer (a rollover between 529 plans), it is a non-taxable event. Per the IRS instructions for Form 1099-Q and IRS Publication 970: Don't report tax-free distributions (including qualifying rollovers) on your tax return. To clear the error: Go to Tax Tools > Tools > Delete a Form. Find the 1099-Q and its associated Worksheet and delete them. Do not re-enter it. Because it was a direct transfer from one plan to another, there is no "income" to report, and the IRS does not require the 1099-Q data to be reported on your Form 1040. Even though you aren't reporting it on your return, keep the 1099-Q in your physical tax file for 2025. If the IRS ever sends a "CP2000" notice asking about the distribution, you simply respond with a copy of that 1099-Q showing Box 4 (Trustee-to-Trustee Transfer) is checked.