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Thanks, Hal!  I was pretty sure I knew all the guidelines, and I tried three times to check off all of the answers correctly.  I finally gave up and posed my question to the community.    I went back in, entered everything for the fourth time.... and this time it worked!  I got the $500 child tax credit on my 1040.  Then I returned to the community and found your answer.   Now I have a new question:  How can I get that $500 credit for my daughter-in-law?  We were their sole source of support for eleven months.  I answered the questions the same way for her, but Turbo Tax says she is not our dependent.

Did you try not checking the box and entering $0 on the next screen, as suggested above?  Try clearing your Cache and Cookies between attempts.  You could also try deleting your state and stepping through the interview again.       @Rakeshchru 

I tried doing a summary but there wasn't anywhere to enter disallowed wash sales summarized on the same 1099.  Referencing this post it was indicated that wash sales must be entered manually so I just decided to enter them all manually to not risk having multiple summaries in the same category that didn't match the 1099.  Both my wash sales and my expired (with value, not expired worthless) call and put options were in short term covered transactions. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-how-to-enter-manually-1099-summary-with-washsales/01/3507183

There is a way to allocate income and expenses for part-year residents of California for situations like this. Please see this thread which I posted several years ago, to see if you can make this work.   Don't do an override in Forms mode, but go to the Step-by-Step mode for California, what I call the interview.   I have done several responses over the years on this subject, so perhaps another one might work better for you. 

Thank you @BillM223 Yes, the workaround of setting January 2024 to none works for me. With this adjustment, TurboTax’s statement now reflects a zero value: “We calculated [zero] of income must be included in your return this year because of the last-month rule. In rare circumstances, you may need to change this number if your marital status changed in 2024 or 2025.”

If you reported Form 1099-K last year or started to enter one this year, you will need to delete the form from your return. Please follow these steps in TurboTax Online: Login to TurboTax and click on Continue your return to get into the prep section. Click on Tax Tools in the left column. Click on Tools. In the list at the bottom, click on Delete a form.  Click Delete next to the relevant 1099K form. Click Delete Selected Form to confirm deletion. See also:  How do I view and delete forms in TurboTax Online? How do I delete a tax form in TurboTax Desktop?

1. You need to create a fake federal return as MFS to create the KY return you need to file.  If you want to create another online account, you will need to use a different email to create it. We recommend using the desktop version because it allows you to create up to 5 federal returns- the state does cost extra. Since you have already filed, you may want to continue with online. 2. Your spouse is not a KY resident and has no KY income, so there is no need to file. Since KY is your home of record, you must file and exempt your military pay.   To create your state return, follow the steps in How do I prepare a joint federal return and separate state returns?

The Recipient is the person listed on Line 4 of Form 1095-A (Recipient's Name).   The information from Form 1095-A is entered in TurboTax here: Deductions & Credits>Health Insurance Marketplace (Form 1095-A)

You'll report them as stock trades as though you had received them on a 1099-B.  Scroll down in the 'Wages and Income' section of your federal return and go to 'Investment Income' and click 'start' next to the 1099-B and use all of the information that is on the events contracts statement to fill out the form as though you received a 1099-B.

Sounds like something got stuck. You can 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.   Most TurboTax errors happen because the browser is trying to use an old "session" from a previous visit. By clearing the cache or using Incognito mode, you force the browser to establish a brand-new, secure connection with the Intuit servers.

In TurboTax Online, enter the state tax payments as follows:    Down the left side of the screen, click on Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click on Deductions and credits. Click the down arrow to the right of Estimates and Other Taxes Paid. Click to the right of Estimated Tax Payments. Choose which estimated tax payment needs to be reported.