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I guess I'll wait for the Friday the 13th update as well (gee, what could go wrong on Friday the 13th :).  But the way I understand it is this: the 529 plan sends the 1099-Q to IRS.  However it is up to us to determine if any of the withdrawal on the 1099-Q is subject to taxing due to not enough Qualified Expenses.  Normally Turbo Tax would do this calculation so it is up to us to do the math and report accurately as other income if Turbo Tax is broken.  The IRS won't do a calculation for us based on the 1099-Q; it is the "honor" system to accurately report this number.   Still unanswered:  for Web version can we manually enter this amount of other income subject to tax if Turbo Tax isn't performing the calculation?

You have self-employment income.   If you have self-employment income for which you will pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare,  you will need to use online Premium software or any version of the desktop software download so that you can prepare a Schedule C for your business expenses.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/26653   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-self-employment-business-expenses-like-home/L1k6HJY4A_US_en_US?uid=m6jrthmp     If you live in a state with a state income tax, you might need to make estimated payments to your state.   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/small-business-taxes/the-home-office-deduction/L1RZyYxzv https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/estimated-taxes/make-estimated-tax-payments/L5svMESaC_US_en_US?uid=mdna5aoh     https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/self-employed/   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/business-taxes/discussion/self-employed-don-t-miss-these-tax-moves/00/3400413     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-schedule-c/L5Fz3j5us_US_en_US?uid=m6a6gknk   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/payroll-additions-deductions/qualify-qualified-business-income-deduction/L0rM2cIIQ_US_en_US?uid=m5zpoxad   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/self-employment-taxes/self-employed-expenses-deduct/L37ZS1B8T_US_en_US?uid=m6fntpg7  

According to the IRS Instructions for Schedule A - Cash Contributions, "The written record must include the name of the charity, date, and amount of the contribution." The address of the charity is not necessary.

The TurboTax online editions can only be used for one tax return per account and User ID.  To start another tax return you will need to create a new account, a new User ID and a new email address. Go to this TurboTax website and click on Sign up to start a new account - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/file-your-own-taxes/

Follow these steps: Open to Federal income  Locate the job associated with the overtime pay and edit. Look at your w2 box 14.  If it shows overtime, enter it on the w2, in box 14 and choose the dropdown for overtime. If it is not on your w2, continue through the federal and state entry screens. Select Overtime when you see Other Situations (or similar words, depending on the program) continue select no help needed since you know the amount continue answer questions and amount

When you use online TurboTax software you get one return per fee.   Each return needs its own email, account and user ID.   If you use the same account and user ID for a second return, the second one overwrites the first return and it is lost forever.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25596 https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/file-your-own-taxes/

Can you confirm for us that when you look at your Form 1040 line 35a that the amount of the refund the IRS says ---on the IRS refund site ---- it issued to you is exactly the same amount you see on line 35a?   Example:   If your line 35a says $10,000   --     does the IRS refund site say they sent you $10000?    Do those amounts match?

Did you sign onto the 2025 online account using the same User ID you used to create the 2024 online account? See this TurboTax support FAQ for how to view all of your TurboTax accounts - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx

I didn't have a problem today...even with this morning's TTX update.   There was a Windows OS update earlier this week that (maybe) is only partially-installed.....though the reboot should have finished that...unless it was still in the middle of installing when you rebooted.  Should probably check into that first though.  

You can download and print a blank form 8283 from the IRS web site, and circulate it to the charity and the appraiser while you work on the rest of your return.  Remember that even if the program is fixed to allow EINs in the interview, you will still have to mail an original signed form to the IRS as part of a paper return or separately after e-filing.  https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-8283

Here are the three things that other users have used to bypass this specific error:   Strangely, this often affects the selection but not the scrolling. Click into the Month dropdown box. Do not try to click on 09–12 with your mouse cursor. Instead, use the physical scroll wheel on your mouse (or swipe with two fingers on a laptop trackpad) to scroll down to the correct month. Once the correct month is highlighted, press the Enter key on your keyboard rather than clicking it. The mouse click is often what triggers the the error in the field. Click into the Credit Card Number field. Use the Tab key on your keyboard to jump to the Expiration Month field. Immediately type the two digits (e.g., 11) without using your mouse at all. Tab again to move to the Year field. If you are using the online version, this is often caused by a "script error" in your browser's cached data. Open a New Incognito Window. Log back into TurboTax and go straight to the payment screen. Often, the "fresh" session in Incognito will allow the dropdown to function properly.