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If you want expert help you have to arrange that yourself.  We do not schedule or set up phone calls to users fro the user forum. LIVE ASSISTED https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/live/how-it-works.htm     FULL SERVICE https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/live/full-service/     Live expert help with desktop software   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/experts-advice/turbotax-desktop-live-tax-advice/L2nvxpA4W_US_en_US?uid=m5leh972  

I am assuming that this is for a Minnesota Renter's Credit.  If so, go to Tax Tools on the left of your screen, then Tools, then select Delete a form.  Choose the trash can next to Schedule M1RENT: Renter's Credit.   

Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities,  There is no rule as to which one will come first or how much time there will be between their arrivals.  Some states process returns quickly and some are very slow.   STATE RETURN Make sure your state return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   To track your state refund:       ttps://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US?uid=m6e06um0

  I NEED A COPY OF MY W-2  (or 1099)      W-2's come from employers.  There is not a federal or national website that provides W-2’s.     TurboTax does not have a copy of your W-2—the Wage & Tax Statement—issued to you by your employer, (nor does TurboTax have copies of your 1099’s).   Whether you entered your W-2 by keying it in yourself, importing from a payroll site or by snapping a photo using the mobile app—-TT does not have a copy of your W-2.  If you saved a pdf of your completed tax return, the worksheets will show the W-2 information you entered, but not the actual W-2.      You should always save those documents for your own records. You could ask the employer(s) for copies or you can get a copy from Social Security (for a fee of $62).   To get a copy of a W-2 from Social Security https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02501   https://www.irs.gov/help-resources/tools-faqs/faqs-for-individuals/frequently-asked-tax-questions-answers/irs-procedures/transcript-or-copy-of-form-w-2/transcript-or-copy-of-form-w-2     You can get a wage and income transcript from the IRS:  It will not show the actual W-2, 1099’s, etc, but will show the income information the IRS received.  It will not, however, show your state information. It will only show the federal information. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript   Or you can pay the IRS $30 for an actual copy of your tax return which will include copies of your W-2’s      https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf        Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx Account Recovery  

Yes, amounts from settlements are generally considered taxable income by the IRS. Even without a 1099-MISC or 1099-INT, you are required to report this income, regardless of the amount. These payments are typically treated as taxable "other income".    Under Less Common Income select Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C  On the Let's Work on Any Miscellaneous Income, Start Other Reportable Income On the Any other Taxable income? page, select Yes On the next page, click on the Add button Enter the information on the Other taxable income  

TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS.      First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst         If you are getting earned income credit on line 27 or additional child tax credit on line 28 You are subject to the delay required by the PATH act.  Do not expect your refund before early March   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/federal-refunds-delayed-due-path-act/L5jnQJsBi_US_en_US   Note:  “Accepted” is not the same as “approved”.  TurboTax tells you the e-file was accepted if the IRS deems that there is enough information on the return for them to take it in for processing.   Only the IRS can approve of the refund, which is a later stage of processing.  If the IRS approves your refund they will provide a date for the refund to be issued.   FROM THE IRS WHERE’S MY REFUND SITE: https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund How it works Where's My Refund shows your refund status: Return Received – We received your return and are processing it. Refund Approved – We approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown. Refund Sent – We sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.          

If you received ordinary income on Form 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC or 1099-K, that gets reported on Schedule C as self-employed income. The IRS consider staking rewards to be ordinary income at the time of receipt.    The good thing about earning "1099 income" as opposed to W-2 wages, is that you get to deduct all your ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred while carrying out this line of work: learn more.    On the other hand, you do have to pay both the employee and employer's share of withholding taxes, known as self-employment taxes. Often this requires making estimated tax payments throughout the year. Learn more: FAQ - Self-Employed Federal Income Taxes   See also - IRS: Digital assets

Yes, it is possible switch your filing status to Married Filing Separately.   However, be sure that before you officially re-file, you compare the difference between a joint return and separate (adding the tax from both separate returns.)    Also, if you are receiving the Premium Tax Credit, married couples cannot file separately, or you'll be disqualified.  So while you are legally permitted to file a separate return, it may not be beneficial.

@DanaJW    Yep...you answer YES to that question....but if you already answered some of the follow-up questions after answering NO , initially, you may need to delete that 1099-R and start over ___________________________ Unfortunately, the question in the interview is misleading for your situation...   If your box 2a has a non-zero number in it..(not blank, nor marked as undetermined), and that number is somewhat lower than the box 1 number, due to an after-tax contribution amount that is noted in box 5...then edit that retirement form again, and when you get to the following page (below), answer it as-if the displayed edits were present  (i.e. you needed to answer YES).     Answering YES will use the box 2a $$ amount on your for 1040.  Checking lines 5a and 5b on your form 1040, before and after entering that 1099-R, and the 5b amount should be lower than line 5a.  _____________________________________

TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS.      First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst         If you are getting earned income credit on line 27 or additional child tax credit on line 28 You are subject to the delay required by the PATH act.  Do not expect your refund before early March   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/federal-refunds-delayed-due-path-act/L5jnQJsBi_US_en_US   Note:  “Accepted” is not the same as “approved”.  TurboTax tells you the e-file was accepted if the IRS deems that there is enough information on the return for them to take it in for processing.   Only the IRS can approve of the refund, which is a later stage of processing.  If the IRS approves your refund they will provide a date for the refund to be issued.   FROM THE IRS WHERE’S MY REFUND SITE: https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund How it works Where's My Refund shows your refund status: Return Received – We received your return and are processing it. Refund Approved – We approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown. Refund Sent – We sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.          

Accepted and Received mean the same thing.   After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.

ignoring the watermark (and yes it's best to just pay online anyway) whether the amount is "correct" depends your situation and whether you provided updates 2026 income information under Other Tax Situations / Form W4 and Estimated Taxes to optimize the method.   By default Turbo will assume the safe harbor amount for ES payments based on paying 100% of your 2025 tax and assuming 2026 withholding will be the same as 2025.  If your AGI is > 150K (or 75K if filing MFS) then it's 110% of 2025 tax.  Using prior year tax is a fixed quarterly amount since 2025 taxes are known, but you need to keep track of withholding assumptions, and the ES could be an over-estimate.  The other option is to pay 90% of 2026 tax but to determine that you have to work through the section and provide info for 2026 (or use other calculators) and then keep track of this estimate during the year.   See also instructions for Form 1040-ES.

Actually when I deleted the People Worksheet it did delete all the checked boxes but the worksheet did reappear with the basic information at the top of the worksheet.   So I am not sure if you can actually delete it.  But I would think it only appears because I had indicated that I had education related expenses by checking the box that I was a full time student.  Maybe you indicated you are a student so it is showing up?  Possibly state that you are not a student, I would think that then it would disappear from your return.  If have indicated you are not a student and you have not entered any education expenses it should not impact your return at all.  I hope this helps.

@Joelj50    That's been the case for 20 years or more .....For the desktop program...you get "one" state software set for free...but each state e-filing for that state is $25  (except for NY).  With the Online software, you have to buy the state entirely at an extra cost  ($59-$64 now)...but then efiling is free.    You could have printed and mail-filed the state forms yourself for "free"  (mail and postage) but that's slow processing by the state, and few folks bother.

If you are using the computers for a Schedule C business, then you would enter them as an Asset under your Schedule C.  After they have been entered as an Asset for depreciation, TurboTax will ask follow-up questions to give you options about how you want to claim the expense.  Go to your Schedule C and edit the business.  Then go to the Business Assets section to get started.   If you purchased them for use in a rental property, then you would enter them as an Asset under your Schedule E.   If you purchased them to be used as an employee receiving a W-2, then they are not deductible.     If none of these scenarios fit your situation, please share more details about why you purchased the computers.