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The Income screen showed that I had 6 imported documents, but I was only able to see the first four; since my W2 wasn't one of them, I didn't delete it.   I also didn't delete my 1099-SA, since my gross distribution from my HSA was independent of my contributions.  The only forms I deleted were my  8889-T and 8889-S. I redid the entire HSA interview; my employer/payroll contribution was pre-filled, I just added my personal contributions.  The summary screen correctly shows my deduction (i.e. the amount I personally contributed), total distributions, taxable distributions (none), taxable earnings on excess distributions (none), tax-free company contributions (i.e. the pre-filled amount from my W2), and zero excess company contributions withdrawn. When I clicked Continue, I was no longer told I had an excess contribution... so this appears to have done the trick.

Enter the full amount of your contribution to your HSA for 2025.  The system will tell you that you have an overcontribution.  You will tell the system that you have removed the excess prior to the due date of the return.  Should be all good after that.  You won't need to enter anything about this on your 2026 return.

@user17732700821    Work actually performed in UT is only subject to UT tax withholding ___________________ There are some few states who have so-called Reciprocal Tax Agreements between them...where  they let cross border workers have that income applied only to their resident state taxes and withholding.  Neither UT nor ID have such an agreement with any other state. __________________ Thus...your UT income gets taxed on your UT non-resident tax return. ID gets to calculate a tax on ALL your income, including the UT income...but as a part of the tax filing, ID lets you take a tax credit for the taxes that you had to pay to UT.  (that avoids double taxation)   You need to do the UT non-resident tax return first...so that the exact UT tax liability is calculated for this eventual ID credit.  (The credit is not what was withheld for UT..it is the total amount UT actually keeps.)

In which section do you mean? Wages where I input 1099-R (and put 7000 as basis from form 8606) or deductions where i put info about Traditional IRA contributions for the 2025?   Turbotax estimates that I owd USD 1600 (sounds right) after i input 1099 R info with basis of 7000 from 8606. And turbotax reverses USD 1600 when I input info about Traditional IRA contributions for 2025. Where am I doing the mistake?      

Yes, in TurboTax Online, you have to pay (or register if using Free version), to print forms.   You can preview your Form 1040 and Tax Summary in TurboTax Online without paying or registering, but you won't be able to see the Schedule A until after payment.    The tax summary will show your total itemized deductions though.     Can you preview the tax summary and verify your itemized deduction looks correct.       You should go back through the mortgage interest interview to double check your entries.    Do you see 2024 and 2025 separate on the summary page?    The screen below (tax breaks) should show only 2025 interest entered.        

In the FILE section, make sure the Filing Date is the current date.  Although you were able to Efile your original 2024 return, you may not be able to Efile an Amended prior year return.    There is no rush to file your Amended return; it takes up to 12 weeks to process, whether Efiled or Mailed, and you have up to three years to file an Amended return.  It doesn't catch up to or correct your original return; it is processed separately.  Wait until the 2025 filing season is over (or almost over) before trying to submit an amendment.   @user17729963399     

TurboTax hides the Married Filing Separately option because it thinks it can save your marriage. Go to Personal Info and change your filing status manually. TurboTax may ask if you’re sure. Tell it yes. It’s not a relationship crisis — it’s just the IRS. The software will eventually accept your decision.  

Ok, you are going to have to go back to the questions about the basis of your IRA.  The basis is the amount that you put into the IRA.  This is how the system will determine the taxable amount.  You said that you didn't know how to answer those questions.  Which questions can't you answer?

@ Ladydi4117  Sorry, that can't be done.    A license code from someone else's installed desktop software account won't work.  A desktop license code is linked to a particular Intuit Account.   It won't work when logged into another account.   Please phone Customer Support for assistance in getting a new 2024 license code for your situation re: the computer crash, etc., and I bet they will work with you on resolving that.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/contact/ Hours 5AM-9PM Pacific, 7 days a week.

If you are simply reporting the sale of your rental property you can use the steps below to enter the sale of each asset. I've done it many times in both TurboTax Desktop and TurboTax Online. @MonikaK1 has given you excellent advice to begin and this should take you to the finish line.   It's not clear if you are doing a Section 1031, Like Kind exchange of your rental property so the instructions are for that are not included here.   First I will place an example of how you prorate the selling price to each of the assets including the land.   For any asset, such as appliances, that really have no value because they are past the recovery period of five years you can use a zero.   Use the original cost of each asset listed on depreciation, add those together then divide each one by the combined total to find the percentage of the cost for each asset.  Use that percentage times the sales price and sales expenses to find the selling price/sales expenses for each asset. If you want you can check the allocation of building and land in your county real estate tax office, on file now.   Example:  Original Cost (of each asset on your depreciation schedule) $10,000 Land                = 13.33%  $50,000 House              = 66.67% $15,000 Improvements  = 20% $75,000 Total                 = 100%   Multiply each percentage times the sales price/sales expenses to arrive at each individual sales price/sales expense.   Passive Activity Loss Entry if applicable: Assuming your passive losses were carried over each year, this will be a separate and identifiable entry which will carry to the Schedule E.  The full remainder of passive loss carryover is used in the year of sale as an expense. This is combined with your overall rental gain or loss to your Form 1040.  When you are on the screen 'Do any of these situations apply to this property?' (Property Profile section), be sure to check the box under Carryovers.  See my notes below on entering the sales price/expenses for each asset inside the rental activity. You need to dispose of the property by telling TurboTax how and when it was disposed of.  Follow the instructions below. Click on Search (upper right) > type schedule e > Enter > click Jump to .... link Answer the questions and on under Rent and Royalty Summary, click Edit Click Update to the right of Assets/Depreciation. Do you want to go directly to your asset summary?, click Yes and Continue Click Edit to the right of each asset to be disposed of Go through several screens until you get to Tell Us More About This Rental Asset Click on This item was sold…….   And continue to answer the questions You might also review information here for more details. Please update here if you need additional assistance and we will help.   @vog1 

@j0mike1993 wrote: I have used H&R Block, TaxAct, MilTax, etc. The reason I've returned to Turbo Tax was for features they are slowly losing.  I get that but then what features did the other software packages lack that TurboTax has but is now losing and if you returned to one of the programs you mentioned what will you gain?