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To find the state tax refund section, go to Wages and Income, select Other Income, and then Refunds Received for State/Local Tax Returns. See this help article for more information.   If you were going to report a state tax refund received in 2025 as income and reported on Form 1099-G, TurboTax would ask how much you deducted for state and local taxes in 2024 (on Schedule A).    A state tax refund from filing the prior year's taxes would only be taxable to the extent there was a tax benefit - i.e., you took an itemized deduction for taxes paid.    See this article for more information about Form 1099-G.  

I call BS. it’s the 21st now I believe and I’ve been struggling with this for weeks. I uninstalled everything and cleared my entire tax form which was complicated this year, but I need to file because I need my refund, and I’m still getting this stupid that you can’t file yet message because of the form. What a pathetic generic answer.

Where can I input the IP PIN on my return filed by TurboTax desktop software?  The Turbo Tax "signing pin" is only 5 digits and the IP PIN is six digits.   Can I correct the rejected E-Filed return or do I have to now file by mail?    

The message "Success!  TT has the data" is not correct.  The data is trapped on the browser page, in my case hidden, along with an "import" button.  Scroll the browser page to see if you can find it.  In my case, locating and hitting the "import" command resulted in the data flowing into TT.  In prior years, the TT server talked directly to the financial institution and things worked the way they are supposed to.  

If you do not remember your five-digit PIN from last year, you will have to enter your 2024 AGI.   See What's the difference between the five-digit Self-Select PIN I created last year and my Self-Select PIN this year? and How do I find last year's AGI? - TurboTax Support - Intuit

It depends. If you are referring to the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (each state has its own name for its tax agency; many are called Department of Revenue or something else), you can find contact information for the Department at this webpage.   See this TurboTax help article for more information about how to contact state tax agencies.  

You are correct; if his total eared income is less than $15,750, he does not even need to file a federal return.    Someone who can be claimed as a dependent must file a tax return for 2025 if he had any of the following: Total income (wages, salaries, taxable scholarship etc.) of more than 15,750 (2025).  Unearned income (interest, dividends, capital gains, unemployment, taxable portion of 529 distribution) of more than $1350. Unearned income over $450 and gross income of more than $1350.  Household employee income (e.g. baby sitting, lawn mowing) over $2600 ($17,750 if under age 18)  Other self employment income over $432, including money on a form 1099-NEC

@ RK-S wrote: I feel your frustration.  I had this happen last year... then I tried to e-file my taxes a couple days ago for this year, and rejected again.  I think this is a TurboTax software hiccup.  Im using the desktop version (both years) and intentionally checked this year as I was moving through the review stages that both my spouse's and my ID were entered correctly.  Still rejected on the first attempt. About to try again... wish me luck.   You mentioned checking and entering the "ID".   Since this thread is about IP PINs, I'll assume that by "ID" you are referring to a 6-digit IP PIN and subsequent IP PIN rejection as in the title of this thread.   If you haven't changed anything, it most likely will reject again.   Did you and your spouse receive this year's IP PINs from letters the IRS mailed to you a few weeks ago?   If so, in some of the early letters the IRS sent incorrect IP PINs in their mailings prior to January 6.   There's a message inside the online IRS account with that warning and advising people who got those early letters to use the new IP PINs showing in their online IRS account.

Thanks Monika, it just seems ludicrous to me that 1040ES IRS form which was finalized by the IRS on 2/12/26 the best that I can tell, takes Turbo Tax two weeks to update when the only thing they say was wrong with it was the mailing address for the form was inaccurate for a certain segment of the country. And while I could go to the IRS site and print my own 1040ES forms, why should I have too? I could choose cheaper tax software than TurboTax but haven't to this point.  Thanks again for your response.

Can you just clarify if it was a 401(k) loan that is deemed a distribution?  @willkim2006  If you received a 1099-R, you will be able to indicate that it was a disaster distribution to avoid the penalty.  

You can edit your choice as long as you haven't yet filed your return. If you already filed, you would need to amend your return after it has been fully processed (refund received / payment processed). Form 1040X to amend a 2025 return is expected to become available on February 25, 2026.   You can get back to your screens for the Trump Savings Account to edit your choices using the steps below.   If you are using TurboTax Desktop:   Click on the Tab "File" in the gray bar across the top of your TurboTax screen Your screen will say, "Let's get ready to file your taxes" Select "Continue" Your screen will say "We recommend E-Filing Your Federal Return" Select "Continue" Your screen will ask, "Do you want to sign up?" Select "Not Interested" If you are using TurboTax Online:   Click on "File" in the left pane of your TurboTax screen Your screen will say, "Just three more steps and we'll file your returns" Click on "Start" or "information," Go through these screens regarding your bank information etc. until you see the screen that says, "It's time to claim xxxxxxx's$1,000 initial deposit" Select "Not Interested" Please see this TurboTax help article for more information about Trump accounts.

@ Notworking1 wrote: Okay so I solved it but it didn't make much sense. So the number on the letter was rejected, but if you use id.me and sign into your IRs.gov profile there was a different ID number and when I tried that one it worked. "the number on the letter was rejected"        The IRS sent out some early letters this year with the incorrect IP PIN.  As a result, when people logged into their IRS account, they were greeted with a warning notice in the Online IRS account that said they had sent out some letters prior to January 6 that had incorrect IP PIN numbers.  So they warned people who were logging into their accounts that if they had gotten one of those early letters with a wrong IP PIN, that the IP PIN had been changed and to check a page in the IRS account to see their updated IP PIN.     I haven't logged into the IRS account lately, but I presume that warning about a possible incorrect IP PIN is still visible at the top of the landing page.