All Posts

The IRS guideline is that refunds are issued within 21 days, provided they are Electronically filed  With Direct deposit,  And provided there are no other issues. To check your tax refund status in TurboTax,  Sign in to your account and  Go to the "Tax Home" or "Order Details" screen  It will tell you if your return was accepted. If you want to know the status of your tax return,  you should use the IRS  Where’s My Refund website.  You'll need Your Social Security or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN) Your filing status The exact refund amount on your return   The payment delivery time will vary depending on the method of payment that you selected. Direct Deposit Credit Karma Money™ Checking Account TurboTax Prepaid Visa Card Refund Advance Paper Check Combining E-file with direct deposit is the fastest way to receive your money.  

Part II, of the student information worksheet, questions 2 & 3 must be answered YES.  Those questions come up in the 1098-T interview.   Be sure you got this morning's update, which included this section. 

Please follow the instructions provided previously and submit a screenshot of your token for a diagnostic copy. We need this in order to research the issue and possibly submit to development for investigation.   @user17712074123  @user17720731878 

DaveF1006, here is my reply to @user17716073804 "new user I mentioned that TT deleted reference to."   I was told this YESTERDAY (2/25/2026) by TT Support that TT 2025 Premier Download DOES NOT support claiming the Foreign Tax Credit without completing Form 1116, even if one passes all the IRS requirements NOT to file Form 116 to get the CREDIT!  Would have been nice to know before paying extra $$ for the Premier!!  The "solution" that we, Support  and I, came to after long discussion was: 1.)  Remove TT 2025 Premier Download from my computer. 2.) Buy and install TT 2025 Deluxe Download on my computer. 3.) Re-enter all of the information that took about 2 1/2 days to enter, for my 2025 taxes into Deluxe, as Deluxe cannot utilize files created in Premier. 4.) When asked in Deluxe if I want to complete Form 1116 to take the Credit, say NO, and go merrily from there. I told SUPPORT this needs to be fixed in TT Premier Download IMMEDIATELY!!  They said updated and bug fixes to the Download version sometimes take weeks as the on-line version is priority and gets updated faster. How nice for "production grade" software!!!  

The punch line is the sale of the vehicle results in a loss based on the cost basis of vehicle x business use percentage, the sales price x bus use % and total depreciation claimed based on miles each year x the depreciation portion of SMR.  I am hoping the author replies to clarify what she meant.   I did not claim any auto expenses or SMR until a year or so after purchasing the car.   Please tell me your source from the tax code that provides the information regarding this subject. I am usually successful in researching the tax code but this one stumps me, I can't find the specifics anywhere.

The update for desktop (2/26) seems to have worked; although I have not filed yet. You would enter expenses such as room & board in the Expenses and Scholarships (Form 1098-T) section of Education under Deductions and Credits. Finally!

If your return is rejected because of the 1095-A: The IRS database thinks that you or a member of your household has, or has had a Marketplace policy.   You should Confirm that you and no one else got a 1095-A You can use the phone number listed by state at  The Health Insurance Marketplace. If you're sure you don't have a 1095-A you can use these steps to clear it. Select Tax Tools On the drop-down select Tools There will be 2 green boxes Select Topics Search Type 1095-A The question will come up Did you receive Form 1095-A for your health insurance plan? Answer Yes Continue to the form Delete it using the trash can Repeat the process When you get to Did you receive Form 1095-A for your health insurance plan? Answer No

The TurboTax Free online edition is for very simple tax returns that do not require any other form or schedule other than the Form 1040.  If your tax data requires entry on any other form or schedule then you must upgrade to the Deluxe edition or higher.   If you have not paid for the online edition you are using, have not filed your tax return or registered the Free edition, then you can clear your return and start over with a lower priced edition. Click on Switch Products on the lower left side of the program screen while working on the 2025 online tax return. Click on Clear & Start Over   Go to this TurboTax website for the Free online edition - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/free-edition.jsp

Thanks Dave F1006, I will try one last time to beat this into 2025 TT Premier Download, before I follow the path suggested by TT Support Yesterday (2/25/2026).  Please see my reply to User [phone number removed] in this string that I sent earlier today (2/26/2026) that outlined the TT solution (which is NUTS)!!  

Your question is confusing because you said you decided to let the contribution ride and apply it to this year, but you also have a 1099-SA with code 2.  Code 2 indicates you asked for a return of excess contributions.  Did you in fact ask for a return of excess from your HSA bank in 2025?  Was that request made before or after April 15, 2025?   Start by looking at your 2024 return.  Do you have form 5329?  If you did not have an excess contribution before 2024, then lines 42-46 will be blank, line 47 is the excess that you did not remove (or told Turbotax you did not remove) line 48 is the amount that will carry forward to 2025, and line 49 is the penalty. 

It is typical for the state box to be empty on a Form 1099-NEC or 1099-K.    When you enter the form into TurboTax, the income from the federal tax return will flow to your resident state tax return (if you are in a state that requires you to file one) unless you go into the state tax return information in TurboTax and adjust it.

I was told this YESTERDAY (2/25/2026) by TT Support that TT 2025 Premier Download DOES NOT support claiming the Foreign Tax Credit without completing Form 1116, even if one passes all the IRS requirements NOT to file Form 116 to get the CREDIT!  Would have been nice to know before paying extra $$ for the Premier!!  The "solution" that we, Support  and I, came to after long discussion was: 1.)  Remove TT 2025 Premier Download from my computer. 2.) Buy and install TT 2025 Deluxe Download on my computer. 3.) Re-enter all of the information that took about 2 1/2 days to enter, for my 2025 taxes into Deluxe, as Deluxe cannot utilize files created in Premier. 4.) When asked in Deluxe if I want to complete Form 1116 to take the Credit, say NO, and go merrily from there. I told SUPPORT this needs to be fixed in TT Premier Download IMMEDIATELY!!  They said updated and bug fixes to the Download version sometimes take weeks as the on-line version is priority and gets updated faster. How nice for "production grade" software!!!