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The TurboTax Free online edition is for very simple tax returns that do not require any other form or schedule other than the Form 1040.  If your tax data requires entry on any other form or schedule then you must upgrade to the Deluxe edition or higher.   If you have not paid for the online edition you are using, have not filed your tax return or registered the Free edition, then you can clear your return and start over with a lower priced edition. Click on Switch Products on the lower left side of the program screen while working on the 2025 online tax return. Click on Clear & Start Over   Go to this TurboTax website for the Free online edition - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/free-edition.jsp   Please Note - TurboTax Online: Important Details about Filing Form 1040 Returns with Limited Credits A Form 1040 return with limited credits is one that's filed using IRS Form 1040 only (with the exception of the specific covered situations described below). Roughly 37% of taxpayers are eligible. If you have a Form 1040 return and are claiming limited credits only, you can file for free yourself with TurboTax Free Edition or TurboTax Live Assisted Basic (if available), or you can file with TurboTax Full Service at the listed price. Situations covered (assuming no added tax complexity): W-2 income Interest or dividends (1099-INT/1099-DIV) that don’t require filing a Schedule B IRS standard deduction Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Child Tax Credit (CTC) Student loan interest deduction Situations not covered: Itemized deductions claimed on Schedule A Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G Business or 1099-NEC income Stock sales (including crypto investments) Rental property income Credits, deductions and income reported on other forms or schedules

The issue you are having has been resolved and you should be able to enter room and board expenses now.    If you are using desktop, make sure you have all the updates installed or you may need to do a manual update. Try clearing your Cache and Cookies and then try this link instructions.   If you are using online, try these things:   Log Out Completely: Before doing anything else, click Sign Out in the TurboTax menu. Clear Cache and Cookies: This removes old, "corrupted" data that might be confusing the website. Use an Incognito (Private) Window: This is the most effective "quick fix" because it launches the browser without any saved history or extensions (like AdBlockers) that often interfere with tax forms. Check Pop-up Blockers: TurboTax often opens forms (like the 1099 PDF) or payment windows in a separate pop-up. Look at the right side of your address bar for a small icon with a "red X"—click it and select "Always allow pop-ups from Intuit." Restart the Browser: Close all open windows of your browser entirely and then reopen it.

I don't think you need a token number since I verified the problem in my copy of Turbotax.     Updated workaround that will work with both the desktop and online versions.    Use a fake SSN (or your own SSN) to get past the error and finish your return.  Do not e-file.  Instead, select "Print and file by mail."  After printing your tax return package, remove the copy of form 8283 with the wrong SSN and replace it with the original form 8283 that you had signed by the charity official and the appraiser.  Mail everything to the IRS address that was printed on the instruction page.  (You may want to use a mail or express service that has tracking and proof of delivery.)   (Because remember, you must always send the IRS an original form 8283 signed by the charity and the appraiser, even if you e-file. So you should have that form now or you need to print a blank form, fill it out, and get it signed by both other parties.)   If the programmers accept this as an error and agree to change it, I suspect it will be several weeks, depending on how much in a hurry you are to file. 

Yes, that means something is checked that you told it you did not want your refund sent to you.   Is the box in front of line 35a checked.  If there is an amount on line 34 and not on 35a, it means you selected something other than having your refund refunded back to you.  Go back through the file section and see what boxes you selected or information you filled out for where you wanted your refund to go.  Did you select US Savings bonds instead of a checking account or apply refund to next year?

For a catering business, raw materials are the direct ingredients used to prepare the food you sell. This could include items like meat, seafood, vegetables, dairy, flour, sugar, spices, etc. that become part of the finished meals.   Instructions for Schedule C (Form 1040) (2025)

I wasted more than an hour with tech support...and the call was dropped - still no resolution. My taxes are almost done so I am getting ready to use yet another allotted activation code (#3 out of 5) to complete and file everything. Before the issue appeared, I was thinking about sharing activation code with other family members...now this is out of question. So many users who ran into the same issue, which (as far as I can tell from the blog) started happening 7 years ago and still no fix! Any idea on how to make TurboTax listen to all of us to fix their software? 

@yvettecpa29    97.2% of users can enter those now.  (OK...most) BUT IF you are using the "Desktop" software, you do have to remember to update your software using one of the top menu selections    If you are using the "Online" software, it's already been updated. ______________________ Other things: 1) your total itemized deductions does have to exceed your Standard Deduction, before the 8283 will show.   2) In some cases, if you entered a bunch of "Items" before the form 8283 was implemented, you might have to revisit and Edit some of those items before they actually get transferred to the 8283.  For mine, I had to edit the items in each charity...not that I changed my actual item entry, but because now, I had to enter the addresses of he Charities involved with the items I donated.

Ok, I can verify the problem with that number.  I will try and get some help.  If you need to file in a hurry there may be a workaround by using a fake SSN in Turbotax and then using the correct tax ID number on the paper form that you need to mail to the IRS with the appraiser's signature. 

Also For those using the Brave Browser..... From user: @jamesaheard    " Then I remembered that Brave blocks popups and certain other things by default, which sometimes interfere with a legitimate website.  Before logging into the Fidelity page again, I clicked on the little red and white Brave icon (looks like a lion) at the right end of the address/search bar, clicked on the slider to turn off "Shields," and those two clicks solved the problem!  I successfully imported multiple 1099s from my Fidelity accounts, and they showed up in the right places on Turbotax."

The Form 1040-X for amending a 2025 federal tax return is estimated to be available in TurboTax on 02/19/2026   An amended return, Form 1040-X, can only be printed and mailed to the IRS if the original tax return was not e-filed. The IRS will take up to 20 weeks or longer to process an amended tax return. Before starting to amend the tax return, wait for the tax refund to be received or the taxes due to be paid and processed by the IRS. See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a current year tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-federal-tax-return-curr...

Also For those using the Brave Browser..... From user: @jamesaheard    " Then I remembered that Brave blocks popups and certain other things by default, which sometimes interfere with a legitimate website.  Before logging into the Fidelity page again, I clicked on the little red and white Brave icon (looks like a lion) at the right end of the address/search bar, clicked on the slider to turn off "Shields," and those two clicks solved the problem!  I successfully imported multiple 1099s from my Fidelity accounts, and they showed up in the right places on Turbotax."

Steps to Retrieve or prepare Form 1040-ES in TurboTax Online:   Print Center (Existing Vouchers) Sign in to  TurboTax  Select Tax Tools On the left side, click Print Center. Select Print, save, or preview this year's return. Include Government and TurboTax worksheets. The 1040-ES vouchers are usually found near the end of the document.   Generate New Vouchers Log in to TurboTax Go to the Federal  Click on Other Tax Situations. Scroll  Other Tax Forms  Select Start/Update for W-4 and estimated taxes. Follow the interview.  When asked about creating 1040-ES vouchers for the next tax year, [Yes]. This generates the vouchers based on your filed return. They can then be printed or saved as a PDF. Or, you can pay directly via the IRS website. 

@LiDiPi wrote: It is showing that I OWE over $700 in taxes. That isn't correct. If you do it by hand, they are using my total income to figure out what I owe. NOT my taxable income. I need a way to fix this problem. I'm MFJ and only I have an FSA, not my spouse. I currently cannot file because of this problem. I'm not paying money that I don't owe. Is there a way to report the REASON for the taxable income difference so that the program does what it is supposed to? You might just owe tax because you did not have enough withholding.   There are no problems with Turbotax handling medical FSAs.  The amount should already be removed from your box 1 W-2 wages.  If you think your wages are reported incorrectly, you need to contact your employer and get an explanation or a corrected W-2.   (For example, suppose your gross salary is $1000/week, or $52,000 per year.  You pay $100/ month in pre-tax medical insurance premiums ($1200/year).  You contribute $100/month to a 401k ($1200/year).  And you have a $2600 medical FSA.  Your box 1 wages should only be reported as $47,000, because the pre-tax items should be subtracted from your wages.)   If your W-2 is wrong you have to talk to your employer, not Turbotax.