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Im posting this in the hope that TT will fix these apparent issues. They dont appear to be showstoppers, although the first one may stop me from successfully passing the "final check" process. This is for the TT Premier version for 2025 taxes. WinPerRelease Version 025.000.0247 1. When inputting W2s, my W2 had state wages, but I live in a no tax state (Texas). State wages are listed on my W-2 however.  TT does not recognize, on this input form, that Texas is a no tax state, and identifies an error because the Employees state ID number is not filled on. It then flags the W-2 input as "needs review" TT should recognize that Texas is a no tax state and not identify this as an error. 2. In the form for 1099-G, State Tax Refund, "Tell us about the refund you received in 2025", the form is filled out with the info from last years TT filing. But, there is a box labeled "Payments and Withholdings" that is required to be filled out? Need to be more specific on what TT is asking for. There is a ? with a circle around it for more info...but when that is clicked, no guidance is presented. 

Hi, I am self-employed and am coming into an error when doing the SmartCheck for my taxes. I sold my car earlier this year (bought in 2021) and used it approximately 40% for business purposes and 60% personal (I take the standard mileage deduction). I filled everything out step-by-step relating to the car and the depreciation with the miles I did each year. The state depreciable basis is filled out, but the state prior depreciation is empty. I’m not sure what to put there (Massachusetts). It says it must be entered to continue.   Thanks so much! 

I'm amending 2020 tax return to capture missed pro-rata and having issues with TT Form 8606 not grabbing all the info needed through the Step-by-Step option.   Back story: 2020 was the first time I had excess contributions in my Roth IRA due to income limitations.  TT created a form 8606 where it placed $5800 in excess taxable contributions as well as Form 5329 where I paid 6% tax on the $5800.  At the same time I had a SIMPLE IRA with a 12/31/2020 balance of $6879.33 but had no knowledge of the Pro Rata rules until this year.   Upon discovering this error, yesterday I tried to amend the Form 8606 but found no other option than to force override line 6 -18 to get my 12/31/20 SIMPLE balance in line 6 and hand calculate the rest through the form.  I cannot find a pro rata work around or wizard that places SIMPLE balance into line 6 and/or works through the form other than by hand.  This is a problem because I have a taxable balance of $3132 on line 18 that is not auto populating into line 4b of my 1040 so it can calculate the tax I owe.  Line 4b also does NOT let me override it - at best it wants me to attach a 1099-R sheet for the amount and that would mean I took a distribution from the SIMPLE which I did not.   Filing the Form 8606 on it's own without the 1040 is not an option as I owe tax and will need to print out a 1040X with change the in values columns.  Is this an instance where TT does not have the capability to do Pro Rata calculating and I will have to do the 1040X all by hand outside of TT?   I have 4 returns that need amending due to my SIMPLE, the back door Roth's I began in 2021 to avoid the above scenario happening again,  and the Pro Rata issues.