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Whether you choose to have the fee deducted from your return or pay the fee by credit card, there is still a fee. Neither option avoids the fee.  I have used TurboTax for more than 25 years and have never paid a fee for “refund processing” nor had any amount deducted from my refund. I don’t understand what role TurboTax plays in refund processing since the funds come directly from the Treasury Department to my bank. My bank has never charged me a fee for electronic fund transfers.

I have been able to enter business income and expenses today on both my Mac and my PC and the items appear on Schedule C.  The one difference I saw was that income not reported on a 1099 appeared on the Schedule C after line 5, other income on the Mac, instead of Line 1 as it did on Windows.   If you are still having trouble, please state what product you are using and the specific problem you are having.   @SusanLow1

I am confused by the requirement for a 8938 to be filed. I have used TT for years and never once was I directed to complete this form until this tax year. FBARs yes those I have done. I currently have an RRSP that I have also not contributed to in 30 years since I have lived in the US, and have not yet taken any distributions from. I have also never received an annual report from CIBC outlining capital gains, interest income, dividends etc that form 8938 is asking for. Other questions here on this says you don't need to provide that info, but then TT flags them all as missing. I have found a lot of issues with TT this year, it seems to be making all kinds of errors and no longer is as user friendly in my experience with it this year. A very confusing piece of software to use now! It also still does not handle foreign pension payments easily unlike other programs.

Be advised that Ohio does a convoluted tax calculation for non-residents/part year residents. It calculates tax on total income, then it calculates a non resident/part year resident credit, which it subtracts from the tax it calculated on the total income. The credit is calculated as your non-Ohio income divided by Total adjusted Income multiplied by the total tax. TurboTax (TT)   does this by allocating your income as either Ohio or non-Ohio. TT will ask you, item by item, in the state section, how much of your other income is Ohio or non-Ohio income. 

In TurboTax Online, self-employment activity expenses are reported in the Premium version.   To report expenses under Self-employment income and expenses, follow these directions.   Down the left side of the screen, click Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click Wages & Income. Scroll down to Self-employment click on the dropdown menu. Click Start/Revisit to the right of Self-employment income and expenses. At the screen Your 2025 self-employed work summary, click the pencil icon to the right of the self-employment activity. At the screen Here's your XXX info, under Expenses, click either Import expense transactions or Add expenses for this work. @johnreardon   

There are a number of issues at play when you consider moving abroad, particularly from one of the handful of "sticky" states, and California is one of these.    It can harder to prove that you are a bona fide resident of another country, per California's standards, than it is to prove you are a resident of another U.S. State.  If it is an option for you to establish residency in another state that doesn't have an income tax before your move abroad, that may make your life easier.   Some countries make it easier than others, too, to "prove" your residency so where you're planning to live may matter as well.  If you're moving somewhere that allows you to quickly establish residency and open bank accounts, etc. then it will be easier than if you are moving to a country that makes these things more difficult.   Take care that you update your address on any sources of income so that they don't report back to CA FTB that the income is "California source".  It can be very difficult to fight against that sort of reporting (it's possible, but not easy.)  The rental or sale of your home will, of course, be California income but it may help you to have that be "nonresident" income.  You have approximately three years after you move from the home to be able to sell it and still be eligible for the $250,000 capital gains exclusion (this is based on the property being your primary residence for 2 of the prior 5 years.)  If you rent the home, things get a little more complicated but the gain exclusion is still available if you meet all of the requirements. (You will have other issues like recaptured depreciation to consider.)   Other than avoiding any penalty for not having insurance, there is no real benefit to keeping your Covered CA insurance while you are abroad as it is unlikely to offer any coverage for medical treatment outside of the US.  If you maintain your home as a rental, and establish permanent residence abroad, you may be able to file as a nonresident but it is possible that California will not recognize your intent to move abroad permanently if you keep the property until you've been gone more than 584 days.     There isn't a clear path to demonstrating to California that you have permanently moved abroad from day 1.  That path is pretty clear cut, though, if you move to another state first and register to vote, get a driver's license, etc.  If your line of work requires any licensing in the state of California, be sure to cancel that as well.   Best of luck on your move!