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The K-12 instructional materials and supplies credit is available for Illinois educators who work as a teacher, instructor, counselor, principal, or aide in either a public or non-public school in Illinois for at least 900 hours during a school year.    The credit is for up to $500 ($1,000 if married filing jointly) for out-of-pocket expenses paid in connection with books, supplies, etc. used in a Kindergarten through 12th grade classroom.   To enter the credit in TurboTax, go to the Illinois tax return and to Credits & Taxes>K-12 Instructional materials and supplies   See this article from the Illinois Dept. of Revenue for more information on the credit.    

Simply having a registered business doesn't automatically make something a trade or business for tax purposes. The IRS looks at what the activity is, not just whether you formed an LLC.   If you are actively running a trade or business (Schedule C activity), interest related to the business is generally deductible on Schedule C and does not require itemizing. If the activity is a rental property, that is typically reported on Schedule E and is usually considered a passive activity unless you qualify as a real state professional.   Rental property is usually passive unless you materially participate,  which affects how losses are treated, but it doesn't automatically prevent ‌interest from being deducted. It just means losses may be limited depending on income and level of participation. @user17701421036 

Once your return is filed, TurboTax has no control over the processing or the timing when the IRS releases your refund.    The IRS states that most federal tax refunds are issued within 21 days of acceptance, however, some may take longer if they require additional review. Also, by law, the IRS cannot issue EITC or ACTC refunds before mid-February. This applies to your entire refund, not just the portion related to those specific credits.   Here are a few FAQs to help you track your refund: When will I get my federal tax refund? How do I track my state refund? Why does Where's My Refund say "approved" but TurboTax still says "accepted"? Why do some refunds take longer than others? What if my IRS refund is taking longer than 21 days?

I am using TT 2025 Desktop Premier and when I select to print the South Carolina state return for filing the first couple pages print fine then subsequent pages are blank and then some are partially printed.  I tried printing it twice with same result.  I printed a copy of my federal for my records and had no problem with that printing correctly.   As a work around for printing the SC state return for filing, I printed each of the 20 pages one by one successfully.   I did check for updates and it indicated my TT was up to date.    

There are some ways to remove the Form.  The easiest one is: By selecting Tax Tools in the left menu, choose Tools. Then, select Delete ‌form. Find Form you want to remove in the list, and click Delete. In the link below, you can find more methods:  How do I view and delete forms in TurboTax Online?   If you still have the issue, try clearing your cache and cookies How do I delete cookies  How to clear your cache   

This was fixed last week.    If you are using desktop software you may need to do a manual update. Try clearing your Cache and Cookies and then try this link instructions.   If you are using the online software, Clear Cache and Cookies. 

If your email won't  update and you changed it in your Intuit sign in and security menu and saved it, you can try the following to resolve this.   Clear your browser's cache and cookies Click here for How to clear your cache. Click here for How do I delete cookies? Try using a different browser such as Google Chrome, Firefox, or Edge If you are using a VPN disable it; VPNs and browser adblockers can interfere with updating account information. Use the Account Recovery Form: If you have an issue accessing your old email, fill out the Account Recovery Request Submission Form, which requires uploading a picture of your driver's license. If this doesn't help you can contact TurboTax Customer Service using this link: Turbo Tax Customer Service.   Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.  

I happen to notice the first 5 digits listed on the form were the first 5 of my pin.  I've assumed they just didn't show the final number so i went ahead and typed the 6 in the 5 digit space.  Hopefully that's how they mean for it to go. I've sent taxes off and hopefully we'll get my refund back soon.

Thank you very much. I should have added that I was simply just listing COGS as a misc. expense (this is what I was advised to do since the amounts were so low) and I have just kept with this method over the years. Not sure if this was bad advice or not. I actually believe it was advice I was given here in the community.    I'm not sure if there is a more "official" way I was supposed to be doing COGS. I think that is where my concern is. I have accurately tracked and input my correct COGS each tax year but just not sure if the way I was inputing it will affect me moving forward (whether or not I switch from Cash to Accrual). 

Not really.  Everyone is tossing the blame around to each other.  Turbo Tax told me this morning that because fees were deducted from my state refund, the IRS would send my federal refund directly to my account.  Called the IRS and they confirmed the last 4 of the account number that my refund was sent to, which is not my account. But in fact Cross River Bank.  Called them, but of course nobody wanted to answer, so left a not so nice voicemail.  Now on hold to talk to a turbo tax representative to try and figure out how to move this process along.  My money should have been deposited to my account today.  Normally I wouldn't push this hard for my refund, but with unexpected household bills that came up, followed by a string of car issues, we fell into such a tough spot that this money is extremely important right now to start getting back on track before we get paid the end of this week. I'm literally having to borrow money for gas right now, have no working phone, have to use someone elses to make these calls, and haven't eaten in 3 days.