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Once your return is filed, TurboTax has no control over the processing or the timing when the IRS releases your refund.    The IRS states that most federal tax refunds are issued within 21 days of acceptance, however, some may take longer if they require additional review. Also, by law, the IRS cannot issue EITC or ACTC refunds before mid-February. This applies to your entire refund, not just the portion related to those specific credits.   Here are a few FAQs to help you track your refund: When will I get my federal tax refund? How do I track my state refund? Why does Where's My Refund say "approved" but TurboTax still says "accepted"? Why do some refunds take longer than others? What if my IRS refund is taking longer than 21 days?

Your estimated tax payments will serve as a credit against your Federal tax liability and have to be entered on your tax return.   In TurboTax Online, you can enter estimated taxes you paid by following these steps: Open your tax return Click on Federal in the left-hand column, then Deductions & Credits Navigate to the list of Deductions and Credits  Locate the section named Estimates and Other Taxes Paid and click on the arrow on the right  Click on Start next to Estimated Tax Payments On the next page, click Start next to Federal estimated taxes for 2025 (form 1040ES)

You wanted to know "how the amount of itemized deductions used in the "Deduction Allowed" line was derived." It uses the current year amounts with adjustments for the upcoming year's tax limits. The deductions are listed on your 1040 Tax return on lines 11-24.  All of the itemized deductions as listed on line 12e of your return are shown on     Schedule A.        

The IRS uses your prior year AGI to combat fraud. Make sure you take into account the information below.   You can find your 2024 Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) by: Looking at line 11 on page 1 of your 2024 Form 1040 Requesting a transcript of your 2024 tax return from the IRS. You can request your transcript online at the following link: Get Transcript Please click on this TurboTax article for more information.    Check these items as well to ensure you have the correct number.  If you:  Filed late last year after mid-November or your return was processed after that time—try entering 0. Amended your return last year—make sure you’re using the AGI from your original return, not the amended one. (If you only have a 1040X form, it’s on line 1, column A). Rounded your AGI to the nearest dollar—be sure to round up when it’s 50 cents or more and down when it’s 49 cents or less. Filed with your spouse last year—you and your spouse have the same 2024 AGI. (Don’t split the AGI amount or enter  0  for one of you).   Time-saving Tip: If what you entered is correct and you continue to get a reject, you won't be able to e-file. There's probably a data mismatch at the government, or some other situation beyond your control that prevents your return from being e-filed. In this case, your only option would be to print and mail in your return.    This article will give you instruction on how to print and mail your return. 

I have been flipping back and forth and strangely when I force TurboTax to itemize, at first the numbers (deduction and taxable income) change. But when I review the entire refund the numbers revert to standard and taxable income changes back.  If my federal tax due is the same in both scenarios should I assume that I should just stick to standard? Or could it be a glitch in the software? 

A recent TurboTax update has resolved this issue, please make sure you have the latest updates.     Updates in TurboTax Online are automatic.      If you are using TurboTax Desktop, please follow these steps:  Log-in to TurboTax Desktop  Select Online from the top left bar menu Choose Check for Updates Choose Ok @user17717286405 

A recent TurboTax update has resolved this issue, please make sure you have the latest updates.     Updates in TurboTax Online are automatic.      If you are using TurboTax Desktop, please follow these steps:  Log-in to TurboTax Desktop  Select Online from the top left bar menu Choose Check for Updates Choose Ok   @MarkRu 

A recent TurboTax update has resolved this issue, please make sure you have the latest updates.     Updates in TurboTax Online are automatic.      If you are using TurboTax Desktop, please follow these steps:  Log-in to TurboTax Desktop  Select Online from the top left bar menu Choose Check for Updates Choose Ok @georgeschober 

I found a listing of New York State Income Tax Forms, but the specific form you mentioned was not on that list.  Is that form stating the amount of the New York State Inflation Refund that you received?  Do you know if you got a New York State Inflation Refund in 2024 and how much it was?  If you can find that information and include any important details from the form you received from New York State in your reply, we can help guide you on how to enter it on your tax return.  You can try obtaining the 1099-G (or 1099-MISC) from New York State Department of Taxation - you will need information from your 2024 IT-201 tax return from New York State in order to obtain the form on this website.

I am using the browser version and it is not fixed as of Monday, 3/16/2026 at 10:30am PDT.  I even followed the suggestion by mdnielsen to delete the offending 1099-R and re-enter it but that did not work.  From my research on the issue using Google/Gemini, the user should see a value (that matches box 1 of 1099-R) in line 4a on your 1040 for a Roth IRA to Roth IRA conversion when it gets fixed.  I hope that helps.