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Here is the Turbo Tax Desktop to Online Migration Offer.  But I don't know how it works...... https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/marketing/ty25-ttd-direct-offer/L0aUgksJd_US_en_US "Offer includes one Tax Year 2025 federal return and one state tax return filed using the TurboTax Online"   If you want to switch to the Online version next year here is some info…… If you used the Desktop program for 2024 here’s How to transfer into the Online version, expand the blue link if you used the CD/download last year https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/transfer-last-year-return-turbotax-online/L279eUvY2_US_en_US?uid=l8w7nlbv   And as you found out..... If you used the Desktop program before you may notice several differences and not like the online version. It has less features and no Forms Mode. And you will have to pay first to see all the forms. All the Online versions do not have the same forms so you may need to upgrade to a higher version. Online Premium is the highest vesion and has all the same forms as the Desktop programs. You can only do 1 return per account. And pay for each account. Federal and state are separate fees. Your return is only saved online so be sure to save both the .tax2025 data file and the pdf file to your computer when you are done. In case you need to amend in the future or if you need a copy to get a loan or something. You might not be able to access your online return when you need a copy.  

I see.  Thanks for the info!   Would it be possible to submit a ticket to engineering/development to get this fixed?  I think it would help others avoid spending time trying to get the check box to check.  The thought of an audit is quite unpleasant 🙂  (until they see this post, that is).

When I go to foreign tax section, it is asking me to choose which 1099 div. There is no option to enter the sales tax I paid for the property that I paid. This is what I see and then it ask me to select country and then it ask me to select one of the 1099-int source. It is not showing or no place to enter the land sales tax information. How do I enter that?  

You are saying "Your "Child's Unearned Income sub section" is different from the section  that  your parent's would get." I am also saying the same thing. But TT keeps taking me there. Where can I find the parents' section? I am fine if I have to pay kiddie tax. What I want to know is why is TT forcing me to fill my parents' info under "Child's Unearned Income sub section"? Please help.

I finally got through to TurboTax on the telephone.  Mustafa kindly informed  me that my Costco purchase will not work online.  If Costco will not refund me, then I'm just out that money.  So now I've paid twice.  My bad for not seeing the fine print on the cover of the desktop version that does state that it "Requires Windows 11 or macOS Sonoma 14 or later."  That means I will have paid $300.00 this year to TurboTax for one tax return.   Further, in the past, the desktop versions were good for up to five different refunds.  The online version is only good for one.  So even if you're a married couple, if you're filing separately you will have to pay for TWO online versions.   I am not pleased at all.   

We received refunds from the college this year but used them for other Qualified Expenses.  I have been tracking everything.  Do we still have to denote the refunds and then get charged tax on them?  Thanks

Yes, this is a rate and term/limited cash out refinance.     I don't know the date of the original loan - you said it was in 2017, was it before December 15th?     Did you add in some money to take out as cash when you refinanced?  Or add credit card debt to the mortgage when you refinanced?  If so then the loan amount increased.