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@rflores511 wrote: is this a feature of TT online premium only.  dont see it in TT download premier.  thanks.  @rflores511    It's not clear what feature you are asking about. Here are step by step instructions for TurboTax Download Premier. The steps will vary if you have already entered other investment sales.   Click the Federal Taxes tab. Click Wages & Income. Click I'll choose what I work on. Scroll down to Investment Income. Click Start or Update to the right of Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other. Did you have investment income in 2025? - Click Yes. Click Add investments. At the screen "Let Us Enter Your Bank and Brokerage Tax Documents," at the very bottom of the screen click Skip Import. At the screen "OK, let's start with one investment type," select Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds. Click Continue. At the screen Which bank or brokerage is on your 1099-B, enter any name you like for the Bank or brokerage. (See my earlier reply above.) Click Continue. Do these sales include any employee stock, click No. Do you have more than three sales on your 1099-B, click No. Do these sales include any other types of investments, click No. Did you buy every investment listed on your 1099-B, click Yes. Click Continue. At the screen Now, choose how to enter your sales, select One by one. Click Continue. At the screen Look for your sales on your 1099-B, click Continue. At the screen "Now, enter one sale on your 1099-B," for the Sales section select "Short-term did not receive 1099-B form" or "Long-term did not receive 1099-B form" as appropriate. Enter the information about the sale. Click Continue. Repeat if necessary by clicking Add another sale. Click Continue.  

Probably not.  According to the IRS non-resident aliens are generally not required to file an FBAR (FinCEN Form 114) because it only applies to "U.S. persons". A U.S. person is defined as a citizen, resident alien, or entity. Non-residents only need to file if they become a resident alien for tax purposes, such as passing the Substantial Presence Test.   Non-resident aliens (including those on F, J, M or Q visas) are generally exempt from FBAR filing.

North Carolina's Tag & Tax Together program requires you to pay the ad valorem (property) tax and the registration fee at the same time.  The registration fee is $38.75 and is not tax deductible.  The property tax assessed by the county and based on the vehicle's value is deductible as an itemized deduction on your federal tax return.  The Highway Use Tax (HUT)  which is assessed whenever vehicle registration is transferred is not deductible as it is not an annual tax based on the vehicle value.   I don't know why N.C is not included in the list of states in TurboTax. 

The tax return itself will not show why your e-file was rejected.   When it was rejected last year, you received an email with a rejection code or rejection message.  Most rejections are for AGI.   AGI is only needed to e-file.   You cannot e-file a 2024 return now.  The only way to file it is by mail, so you do not need AGI.   Print it, sign and date it in ink, and mail it in.    You will be able to access the 2024 return you started by using the exact same account and user ID that you used when you started it.   But you can no longer use online software for any further changes.       Start a 2025  return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2024  returns is now permanently closed.    Now it is too late to use online software or to e-file. If you have any changes/corrections at all to make to your 2024 return, you now have to complete it using desktop software, which you must download to a full PC or Mac  (not to a mobile device).Then you need to print, sign and mail it.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/printers-printing/finish-prior-year-return-started-turbotax-online/L9Oe4M90A_US_en_US?uid=m68tffpe   If you already paid for your online software you can ask customer support for a download of the desktop software.   They are available from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific time   https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899263-what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number     If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty for filing late.  If you owe tax due, then file and pay the amount due as shown on the Form 1040, but expect a bill later from the IRS for the penalty and interest you will owe.  Only the IRS will calculate this—TurboTax will not calculate it.     When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.  

If your Dependent Care FSA (Box 10) funds have been added to your taxable income it is because you have not properly enter qualified care expenses equal to or greater than the amount contributed.  To correct this, you have to complete the "Child and Dependent Care Credit" section and document that the funds were spent on eligible dependent care.  To do so in TurboTax:   While logged in to your return, go to Federal Select "Deductions & Credits"  Scroll down to "Child and Dependent Care Credit". List your childcare provider(s) and the total amount paid. You will need the Name, Address, and Tax ID # for your child care provider(s).   You might also be eligible for an additional credit, depending on the amount you paid for dependent care.   For more information see this TurboTax Article:  The Ins and Outs of the Child and Dependent Care Credit