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Are you filing an IL tax return but entering a FL drivers license?   Illinois is really picky and is going to want an IL license.   You will end up having to print, sign and mail your IL return.   If you moved to IL in 2025 and have not yet obtained a drivers license in IL, you need to get that taken care of soon.    

After you enter everything and it tells you that it does not qualify, what is the message it is giving you?   Do you have enough tax liability to claim the credit?  The water heater is part of the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit. This is a nonrefundable credit that cannot be carried forward.  Which means it is a use it or lose it credit.  So if you do not have a tax liability in the tax year you are filing for on line 16 of your form 1040 for it to offset, or you already have enough other non-refundable credits to offset it, you will not be able to claim this credit.    

I found a hack to the online Turbotax endless loop!!!!   As a  technologist in the IT space and long time user and fan of TurboTax on line I wanted to share a hack I found using Turbotax online this week to file my taxes successfully.   First of all, I love how easy Turbotax online makes  it to file taxes. This year I had a number of endless logic loops as in the past. I used the TurboTax chat feature and then the TurboTax live tax expert.   None where able to help solve the issues. The time on the phone was way too long with the TurboTax live agents. At the end of the call they still could not figure out the endless loop error and they told me to just physically mail my return and not do it electronically instead of trying to solve my endless loop issues!!!!   As a last resort I took screen shots of where I was stuck in the endless loop and uploaded the images to ChatGBT 5.2 and asked ChatGBT 5.2 to help me step by step to fix the Turbotax online issues.    IT WORKED Flawlessly!!!!   ChatGBT 5.2 solved all of my Turbotax issues in half the time than the Turbotax live employees and Turbotax chat!   I don't work for OpenAi and this is not an advisement of OpenAi but it was a game changer for me to file my taxes with Turbotax.   I wish TurboTax considered a tight integration with ChatGBT or one of their competitors.   If they replaced all of the TurboTax live operators and TurboTax chat with ChatGBT (or a chart GBT competitor) we would all have a significantly better user experience and perhaps a lower TurboTax cost .   ChatGBT  was a game changer to help me fix  TurboTax this year!!!  If you are still having TurboTax endless loop issues I highly recommend trying the approach and posting your results so we can all share what you learn

Are you correctly reporting income to Rhode Island?   In TurboTax, in the Rhode Island income tax return, you file as a part-year resident.  At the screen Rhode Island wages and salaries, enter the portion of your W-2 wages that you earned from Rhode Island sources while you were a resident of Rhode Island.     You may have to compute the amount based upon the number of days, weeks or months that you lived in Rhode Island and Texas.

You can delete blank, duplicate, or irrelevant forms, TurboTax does not recommend deleting needed forms or schedules.  Deleting a form or schedule might give you errors.     To delete the forms go to Tax Tools on the left-side menu Select Tools Select Delete a form in the menu Select Delete next to the form you want to delete How do I view and delete forms in TurboTax Online?

When filing your taxes, you get the choice between itemizing your deductions or taking the standard deduction. You do not get to take both or add the itemized deductions to the standard amount. Taxpayers will choose the one the provides the greatest benefit by reducing their income to determine the taxable income.   For tax year 2025, the standard deduction amounts based on filing status are as follows: Married Filing Jointly / Qualifying Surviving Spouse: $31,500 Single / Married Filing Separately: $15,750 Head of Household: $23,625 Additional Age 65+ / Blind: Additional standard deduction amounts of $2,000 for single/head of household and $1,600 for married individuals are available. Itemized deductions include medical expenses greater than 7.5% of AGI, state and local taxes including real estate taxes and income or sales tax up to $40,000, mortgage interest, and charitable contributions.   See the following for more information regarding taking the standard deduction versus itemizing:   Standard Deduction vs. Itemized Deductions: Which Is Better?   @stillsanefornow 

"When the 8606 was released, there no TT prompt to review or error."   An ordinary nondeductible traditional IRA contribution is not a excess contribution.  The tax code permits nondeductible contributions.   If the contribution is not returned, there is nothing to amend.  The Form 8606 reports the nondeductible contribution.  If your wife obtains a return of the contribution, amendment will be necessary to correct the From 8606 to show the no nondeductible contribution was made.  The Form 8606 will need to be prepared outside of TurboTax because with the contribution removed, TurboTax will simply remove the Form 8606 rather and preparing it with a zero in box 1.  If the contribution was made in 2025 and the account saw an investment gain while the returned contribution was present, the gains that are required to accompany the returned contribution will be taxable on the 2025 tax return, so the amendment will also need to include that as taxable income.

Yes, you can set up a payment plan with the IRS.  Take a look at the following TurboTax help articles to learn more and see other options for paying your balance due.  Remember, even if you file your return now, you still have until April 15 to pay the balance due without incurring any penalties or interest.     Can I set up a payment plan for my taxes?   How can I pay my federal taxes?  

Beware of anyone who calls you and claims to be calling from TurboTax--since it will be a scammer.   This is a public web site that can be seen by anyone—including scammers and would-be identity thieves who would love to contact you and pretend to be from TurboTax.  Please remove the personal information you posted here ASAP by returning to your post and clicking the three little blue dots on the upper right to edit your post.   How can I see my TurboTax  fees?  https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/review-fees-turbotax-online/L1XnIzgzg_US_en_US?uid=m682vq7k   If your TurboTax fees are higher than expected, you can reduce them by removing add-ons     (BEFORE you e-file) :   Remove Premium Services Remove MAX Defend & Restore Remove a state Remove PLUS Help & Support Remove Pay With Your Refund     Or—-Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free.  There are 8  free software versions available from the IRS Free File site   https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/  

 Check for any extra spaces after the first name. Try deleting the name and re-entering it. Make sure the first name matches what’s in the My Info or Personal section. If you’re using TurboTax Online, close out, clear your cache and cookies, then go back to see if this worked.   Keep in mind:   If your 1099-Q was entirely used for education expenses, you aren't required to enter it into your return.

Are you sure it is saying that only one qualifies for earned income credit, or does it say that only one qualifies for child tax credit?   Did one of the dependents turn 17 in 2025?   You lose the child tax credit when they turn 17, and instead you get the non-refundable $500 credit for other dependents.   Make sure you have entered your child as a dependent in My Info, and that you have entered the child's Social Security number.    Careful— do not say that your child’s SSN is not valid for employment.  If your child was born in 2025 make sure you said he lived with you the whole year.  There is an oddly worded question that asks if the child paid over half their own support.  Say NO to that question.   If your dependent was a full-time college student, make sure you were careful on the MY INFO screen for “Uncommon situations” and that you indicated there that they were a student.   Have you entered income from working in 2025?  If not,  you will not receive an income tax refund based on having dependent children.     The maximum amount of the child tax credit is now $2200 per child; the refundable “additional child tax credit” amount is $1700.   In order to get that credit, you have to have income from working.   Take the amount you earned from working.   Subtract $2500.   Multiply the rest by 15%.  That is the additional child tax credit per child that you canget—- up to the maximum of $1700 per child.   If the amount you earned from working was low, you will not get the full $1700 per child.    If your child is older than 16 at the end of 2025, you do not get the CTC.  But you may still get the non-refundable $500 credit for other dependents instead.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/child-tax-credit/L2lNhfGDl_US_en_US?uid=m68dfq2u   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/additional-child-tax-credit/L6xFeMFEf_US_en_US?uid=lqnuygah https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/does-my-childdependent-qualify-for-the-child-tax-credit-or-the-credit-for-other-dependents     And for the Earned Income Credit—-   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/qualifications-earned-income-credit-eic-eitc/L7w4BFP32_US_en_US?uid=m62rmz09   https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/use-the-eitc-assistant   https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p596.pdf   Look at your 2025 Form 1040 to see the child-related credits you received   PREVIEW 1040 https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr   Child Tax Credit line 19 Credit for Other Dependents line 19 Earned Income Credit line 27 Additional Child Tax Credit line 28  

Only a qualifying child will qualify for the Earned Income Credit.  So, if you one dependent who is 19 and no longer a student, they would no longer be considered a qualifying child, therefore, they would not longer be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit on your return.  If they are 19 and in school or totally and permanently disabled, then would still qualify. 

The 2024 AGI is on the 2024 federal tax return you filed,  Form 1040 Line 11   To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)   If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.   Go to this IRS website for free transcripts of a federal tax return - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript   For a fee of $30 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

No, there is not a Federal deduction or credit that you can claim from leasing solar panels or a clean water treatment system.   The solar home energy credit is only available if you purchased and own the system.