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I was finally able to download the data from Schwab. I deleted forms that were carried forward from last year and started again by linking to the Schwab site. Now I could download.  One of the differences from using the desktop version last year is that this year it appears that the account interest form is downloaded separately from the account's dividend form. Again, more downloads for each account at Schwab. It is much more confusing, to me, than it was last year.

The check box on the 1040 for your home being in the United States is specifically for the Earned Income Credit.   The box can only be checked if you qualify for the Earned Income Credit. There are significant age, income and‌ child requirements. If the box is not checked, it will not affect your tax return. See IRS guidance on The EIC checkbox   

TurboTax transfers data from your federal return to your state return. Before you begin troubleshooting your state return, go back through your federal return and make sure everything is correct.   After you review your self employment entries, select the State Taxes tab and review the state section. Pay close attention to the information, especially if you have made changes to your federal return. There might be new sections that need to be completed.    Troubleshooting common federal to state transfer issues Where do I enter Schedule C?

Please clarify your question. What are you trying to do? Do you have a business? Are you entering a 1099-B with stock sales? Are you entering a home sale? Is it any other kind of sale?

If you used TurboTax to prepare your 2024 tax return, then your carryover amount will be automatically reported as part of your 2025 tax return.  Otherwise, use the steps in the following TurboTax help article to navigate to the area where you will enter your amounts.  The information on the screen will tell you exactly which forms and lines from your 2024 tax return to enter for the carryover amounts.   How do I enter my capital loss carryover? The carryover amounts will be shown on Schedule D line 6 for short-term carryover losses, and line 14 for long-term carryover losses.

Thanks. So there a paid internship program sponsored and paid for under the Department of Energy's  Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS)  which works in collaboration with DOE laboratories/facilities across the country. While you must be a college student with a 3.0 or higher GPA to be considered, I have trouble characterizing it as a scholarship/fellowship under IRS guidelines. It didn't take place at a university, nor was it directly related to the college program. Having said that, I would like to be enter it as such, and do it the way you said (not under scholarships on schedule 1, line R?) because then it would in fact not be taxed as unearned income, and the kiddie tax would not be triggered I believe. 

To qualify as a hobby, you would have to do this with no intention of making a profit. In this case you would not have to pay self employment income but you could not claim any expenses.    If you intend to make a profit then you would report this as self-employment income.  You can claim any expenses that were related to this income. These expenses lower your business income and therefore lower your tax.      For more information refer to the following TurboTax articles and IRS  tips.     What's a 1099-NEC? Here’s how to tell the difference between a hobby and a business for tax purposes How do I report income from self-employment? When the IRS Classifies Your Business as a Hobby @Redbird16   

This has happened to me (and to plenty of others) for many years. Could be many different reasons, either with TT or Schwab. The best advice I can give right now is log out of TT, then log back in to see if it shows up. Or, wait until tomorrow and try again. Since Schwab won’t have produced 1099s for all their accounts until end of the month, it may be that they are waiting til then to make 1099 downloads available.

If you have health insurance through your employer, it is considered private (not government run). If you have private health insurance, you should have received a Form 1095-B or 1095-C. If this is the case you do not have to make any changes to your input.    If you have health insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace/Exchange (usually found on Healthcare.gov) you would have received a Form 1095-A, which is only issued for plans that are purchased through HealthCare.gov or state exchanges.  You can get to the screens in TurboTax to edit your information as follows:   Click on "Search" at the top right of your TurboTax screen,  Type "Form 1095-A" into the search bar and  Click on the link "Jump to Form 1095-A".   This will take you to the screen that asks about your health insurance.  It will say, "Do you need to report any Forms 1095-A's?"   Several states do require their residents to report health insurance coverage or pay a penalty. In this case TurboTax will prompt you to enter your information during the state return process. The states that require this are: California, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.    Click here for Employer Sponsored Health Coverage Explained Click here for What health insurance info do I need to put on my tax return? Click here for What Health Care Forms Should I Have When Filing My Taxes?     If you have additional information or questions regarding this, please return to Community and we would be glad to help.