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If your parents claimed you as a dependent on their return for the past 4 years, then you could ask them.  If they did not you can do this by looking at your tax returns for the past several years.  Look for form 8863 with each of your returns.  You will see a number in Part 1 if you received the American Opportunity Tax Credit.  This credit is limited to 4 years.   If you cannot find or do not have  your prior year returns, you can request your transcript from the IRS to see which credits you received.    TurboTax would not flag this as it does not know how many years you claimed the AOTC or if your parents  have claimed it for you previously other than if you told it.   As you are walking through the steps to enter your 1098-T, the program does ask if you have claimed the credit in previous years.  This would apply to your parents claiming it for you as well.  In general, if you have been in school for more than 4 years, then you probably used up the 4 years that you are allowed to take it and then you can switch over to taking the Non Refundable  Lifetime Learning Credit.   This credit is available for as  many years as you are in school at an eligible educational institution.  There is not a limit on the Lifetime Learning Credit.       

The rejections happen due to the IRS business rules when either:    VIN is incorrect (Rejection code F8936-030-01)  Your tax ID and VIN do not match in the IRS database (Rejection code F8936-046)  The credit type claimed and the amount entered on the Schedule A of Form 8936 is not matching the IRS database (Rejection code F8936-0047)  The purchase date is inconsistent with the IRS database (Rejection code F8936-048). Please follow these steps:   Check the report that you received from the dealer and make sure it is correct and matches what you have entered on your tax return.  Dealers who sell vehicles eligible for a used (previously owned) vehicle credit under IRC 25E must furnish a report to the buyer at the time of sale and also to IRS for those vehicles to be eligible for a credit under IRC 25E Contact the dealer and make sure that they provided the correct information to the IRS and/or that they did provide the sale information to the IRS. If you can prove that number 1 and 2 are true and the IRS still rejects your tax return, you will have to print and mail the return. You will also need to send proof that proves you got the credit.   Clean vehicle credit seller or dealer requirements | Internal Revenue Service  

Yes, without a Foreign Federal ID Number, this return cannot be filed electronically. Before you pursue this path however, first determine if your university is eligible for the Education Credit by being on the Department of Education list.  Here is a link to that list.    If your university is not on the Federal Student Aid list, you cannot claim the American Opportunity Credit (AOTC) or the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC). The IRS is very strict about this. The school must be eligible for U.S. federal aid for you to get a tax break on your U.S. return. Even if it is, without a valid EIN, you won't be eligible for an American Opportunity Credit but may be eligible for the Lifetime Learning Credit.    If your school is listed, type 99-9999999. If erased automatically, you will need to print and mail your return. Since you are printing the return, you can take a pen and cross out the 99-9999999 on the printed paper and write "N/A - FOREIGN ENTITY". If you wish to have a cleaner copy, just leave the EIN blank and just print and mail your return once you are done preparing it.    

Try as I might, this is not working correctly, I have a very simple return, interest, dividends, socsec, yet turbo tax is not calculating Schedule 1-A, Enhanced Deductions for Seniors. I have checked for updates, reentered birthdates, but this is still not working

To take it off because you are no longer using the vehicle for business, enter to the vehicle section, edit it, and select “I stopped using this vehicle in (current tax year)." Follow these steps: Open your return. Select Tax Tools in the left-hand menu. Click on Tools. Select Delete a form. If that option doesn't work for you, you can see other options in the link below: How do I view and delete forms in TurboTax Online?  

Are you asking about IRS Schedule 1-A that is part of your individual tax return? If so, this schedule is completed for you by TurboTax based on your answers to the interview questions.   See also: What is IRS Schedule 1-A?

I had the same problem using TT Premier and Edge browser.  Someone in the Community suggested switching to the Chrome browser and to toggle the permission switch to "ON" in the Local network access.  I tried this and it worked.  I was able to download all of my Fidelity data.  I will still check what was downloaded against my account documents from my Fidelity accounts.

My question related to applying the 2025 refund toward the 2026 estimates. Your answer (and the TurboTax software) lets me apply a 2024 refund to 2025 taxes. My own approach was to make the change on the 1040 itself, but that brought about no adjustment to the 2026 estimates. I finally resolved the problem by claiming the refund and leaving the estimates as is.

To mail your 2025 Pennsylvania return, you will need to include the following information along with your full copy of your PA return:   A full copy of your Federal Form 1040 Copies of you Form 1099-Rs Any W-2s   Generally, you are not required to include copies of:   Your 1099-DIV (unless there was state tax withheld) Your 1099-SSA, since PA does not tax SS benefits Your 1098 (Mortgage), since this is a Federal form and PA does not have a deduction for this

Thank you for this information. Since the developers could not replicate the issue in other returns and it doesn't affect the accuracy of your return, it is not under further investigation at this time.   Every computer has a unique combination of components, settings, programs, services, and users. This means TurboTax can install and run flawlessly on one computer, but another computer's configuration can cause conflicts when installing, launching, or running TurboTax.  

Hi @jefreewoman  ... there is no standard business %. You must keep track of the mileage on a mixed-use vehicle and come up with your own % of business use vs. personal use.   There is a standard mileage rate. Instead of calculating the % business and applying that % to all costs (repairs, gas, insurance, etc.) you can just keep a log of all business miles (date, amount, purpose) and use the standard rate. For 2025 that was 70 cents a mile for business us. See https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates As far as where to enter, see if this previous answer gives you what you need. If not, please ask a clarifying question and we will try to help. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-business-use-of-car/01/3187653/highlight/true#M307153