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I have the same issue. Although you and several pages on the TurboTax website say that student loan interest should be covered, I cannot complete my taxes because I cannot bypass the screen in the image that pops up stating that I must upgrade because of student loan interest. 

If you are using the Online version.   Online is only good for 1 return per account.  Don’t use your account or you will overwrite your return and it will be gone.  And you have to pay for each account separately so it might get expensive.   You can start another return in TurboTax Online by: Logging out if you are in your account Choose what TurboTax Online product you want to use for the second return Create your account screen Set up a new login for the second return Start working on the new return   The Desktop program can do unlimited returns and efile 5 federal for free.  You can buy the Desktop Download program directly from Turbo Tax TurboTax® 2021-2022 CD/Download Tax Software, Compare Desktop Tax Preparation For 2025 You will need Windows 11 or Mac OS Sonoma 14 or later

Your question is posting from online TurboTax but you are asking about something you can do when you use the desktop download.   Which software are you actually using?    With desktop you get five federal e-files along with the associated state returns.   With online TurboTax you get one return per fee, and pay separate fees for federal and state returns.     We see people get confused and they keep logging in to online software which will require them to pay at the end.   You need to use the desktop software.   One way to tell if you are using the right software---your tool bar.   Online software has the toolbar in a black vertical column on the left side of the screen.   Desktop software has the tools up on the top of your TT screen.  

You may have not indicated in the program that the house was "inherited" (i.e., that it was acquired from a decedent) and hence the holding period was long-term.   Yes i did, and TT asked for date of death, which was entered as 2015    

An amount on line 18 of Form 5329 had to be either user-entered or carried in from your 2023 TurboTax file.  Examine line 10 of the IRA Information Worksheet in forms mode.  If the amount is shone there in green, it transferred in from line 11 of your 2023 IRA Information Worksheet.  If it's in blue, it's user entered.   "a carry forward of Roth contribution credits for 2025"   I'm not sure what you mean by that.  What line of what form or worksheet?

neither,   each Trust owned 50% of the house, mother was never sole owner.  TT would never know the difference, as it doesn't ask the question.     Check to make sure the sale is reported as a long-term gain.    How does one do this?  where is that button, switch, label, decision in Turbo tax please. .  I have looked everywhere, but don't see how this is determined, or changed   Thank you.

It depends.  Yes - If you are in MN, MO or MI it is part of the state return. No - if your are in CT, MD or PA there is a separate application. Many states have a portal to use. If you would like to reply back with which state you are in and if you are required to file a return, we can help guide you. If your only income is SSI, you would not be required to file a tax return but certainly want the renters rebate.

Form 1116 is for the Foreign Tax Credit.  If this doesn't apply to you, delete the form from your return, update the program (if using TurboTax Desktop), clear your Cache and Cookies (if using TurboTax Online) and retry.   If you entered a 1099-INT or 1099-DIV with Foreign Tax, this form may be automatically generated for you, but it is available for filing.   @joejadesackett 

 MN state says if it is not processed within 10 days, to contact the state, The date you selected means not before that date.  If they processed the zero, that would be a good sign for soon.   Email Go to Contact Form   Phone 651-556-3000 800-657-3666

Is anyone else experiencing this? On the Federal Taxable Income (FTI) Smart Worksheet, the validation rule for Line 2b ("Allowable depreciation for assets on Line 2a") requires the value to be less than 0 (a negative number/subtraction). However, TurboTax is populating this field with $0 and has locked the cell. Because it is not a negative number, I cannot pass the final error check to e-file.   I think the root cause of this is  that the State Depreciation Worksheet is not calculating the 20% "allowable" depreciation for the OBBBA-specific portion of the basis, or the link between the State Asset Entry Worksheet and the FTI Smart Worksheet is broken.   The error only clears if I perform a manual Override on the "Adjustments to FTI" Smart Worksheet, Line 2b (or the source Line H) to a negative value (e.g., -1). But then I'm prevented from e-filing, and I am not confident that the proper state depreciation will be taken in subsequent years. So this workaround seems rather sub-optimal...