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Some good news - the 2025 NJ PAS-1 application no longer asks for the value from NJ-1040 Line 20b. Which is good, since TurboTax has NOT fixed the issue with Line 20b for another year. You can still override line 20b with the right amount if you need to.

did you save a pdf of it? If not, it is no longer accessible. TurboTax deactivated the 2021 app required to open the return. You can get a transcript from the IRS - either online or through the mail(Form 4506-T) or you can have a copy mailed to you for a fee (Form 4506) or you can email your tax file xxxxx,tax2021 to a website unaffiliated with TurboTax that will email you back a PDF. see their website for the fees involved and use at your own risk TaxPrinter .  

The culprit is often a cluttered or "broken" cache. Since these temporary files can interfere with how the software loads, cleaning them out usually fixes the issue.   If you are using the web-based version, try these three troubleshooting methods: Clear out your stored  cache and cookies  Use an Incognito or Private window Try logging in through a different web browser (for example, moving from Chrome to Firefox or Edge)

Report these liquidating distributions as indicated below, if you have recovered your full cost basis of the stock.   Liquidating distributions, sometimes called liquidating dividends, are distributions you receive during a partial or complete liquidation of a corporation. These distributions are, at least in part, one form of a return of capital. They may be paid in one or more installments. You will receive Form 1099-DIV from the corporation showing you the amount of the liquidating distribution in box 8 and/or 9.   Any liquidating distribution you receive is not taxable to you until you have recovered the basis of your stock. After the basis of your stock has been reduced to zero, you must report the liquidating distribution as a capital gain. Whether you report the gain as a long-term or short-term capital gain depends on how long you have held the stock. Where do I enter a capital gain? @RouterGreenChef 

In general, if your original return was electronically filed using TurboTax, then your amended return may be electronically filed.     If it is electronically filed, then there is no need to mail a hard copy to either the IRS or the state.  As you are finishing up the amended return, just make note of whether you are choosing to file the amended return electronically or by mail.  If mail is selected, then TurboTax will print an instruction sheet for you so that you know what you need to mail and where to send it.  

The amount from your W-2 shouldn't be entered (or edited) in the HSA section. You should enter the amount from your W-2 in the W-2 entry, in the Box 12 section, using code W. It will then carry over to the HSA section, where you'll be able to view it, but not change it.   In the HSA entry section, only enter amounts you personally contributed directly to the HSA, not through payroll withholding.   For some more information on HSAs, see Basics of Health Savings Accounts

Same as of Saturday, March 14, 2026.   Endless "Needs Review" and then requiring imports that loop endlessly. Gah! So annoying.   (and the tireless suggestions of 'clear cookies and cache' is the lazy tech method to try and placate end users -- even more useless!)

Thank you. None of those ideas worked. It seems others are having the same issue. Unfortunately, I can't even file my state return until this error is corrected. I've attempted to make the change manually, and Line 25a won't allow me to make any changes at all. I'm about ready to print and mail the **bleep** thing.

@btmacdou wrote: Thus the reason Intuit wants to shift more people online... so they can charge more.  Exactly, and the entire DIY tax prep industrial complex is moving in that direction. Probably in a few years, there will no alternative other than online tax prep AND none of them are exactly cheap (see below).   Self-employed online editions: TurboTax: $129 + $59 State Tax Slayer: $70 + $46 State TaxAct: $105 + $63 State H&R Block: $120 + $49 State

Did you e-file your tax return and was it accepted? Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.   You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now".   After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.   Note - Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund.  Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.   To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product. If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_...   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.