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I am in the same exact situation - no 1099Q involved though. The problem is  I don't know what things like "I just created a student profile with scholarship and left enough to cover $4,000" mean. How do I "leave enough to cover 4000", what do I put where? This is absurd. Can I speak to someone like you who understands the workaround? I've tried the delete and clear cash several times including on the phone with expert help and it doesn't change the result. I still get the same error message the OP is getting.   I called tech support who sent me to expert who sent me back to tech support who now sent me back to expert. It NEVER was this way in prior years.   Sorry, I just realized I posted here already and while there is an option to Edit I don't' see an option to delete.l

If you are referring to the Working Family Tax Credit from the State of Washington, then to claim the credit you would have had to complete a Washington return.  If you did complete a Washington return and you qualify for the credit, then it is included in your state refund.    You can go back to review your state return to verify that you claimed the credit.  To see your return:   Sign in to TurboTax. Open or continue your return by selecting Start or Continue. Select Tax Tools from the menu Select Print Center and then Print If you did not claim it in your return, you can claim it in the link below:   A tax credit for Washington workers

Sorry each account needs a separate email address.  Online is only good for 1 return per account. You can start another return in TurboTax Online by: Logging out if you are in your account Choose what TurboTax Online product you want to use for the second return https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/compare/online Create your account screen Set up a new login for the second return Start working on the new return

Yes, if it was not used by you as a personal home. If it happens to be a collectible versus real property select Collectible as the type of property instead of 'Other' for example. In 'How did you receive this investment' you still select 'I inherited it'.   Your cost basis is the fair market value on the date of death of the decedent, plus the capital improvements (not repairs but improvements that are capital in nature).  The expenses of sale will reduce any gain or increase any loss as well. This is entered as the sale of investment property and can be entered as follows. Enter the inherited property sale in TurboTax using the steps provided.   Open or continue your return: Choose the Search box and type 'sale of second home' then use the Jump to link to enter your inherited sale) or follow the menu. In TurboTax Online select 'See more' in the FAQ then click 'sold second home'. Under Wages & Income scroll to Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other (1099-B) Answer Yes on the Did you sell any stocks, mutual funds, bonds, or other investments in 2025? screen If you land on the Your investment sales summary screen, select Add More Sales On the OK, let's start with one investment type screen, select Other, then Continue On the Tell us more about this sale screen, enter the name of the person or institution that brokered the sale On the next screen, select  Other (choose this also for inherited homes) then select  I inherited it under  How did you receive this investment? (For TurboTax Desktop you can enter a description of 'Inherited Home' and long term holding period).

Yes, use the numbers provided on your 1099-G even if box numbers are missing. Compare the descriptions to the corresponding boxes on your TurboTax screen. Your payment would be in Box 1; your Federal Tax Withheld would be in Box 4; your state information would be in Boxes 10 & 11.   Form 1099-G, which is for certain government payments, does vary by state because each state (as well as local governments), can issue their own version to report unemployment compensation or tax refunds. They do follow IRS guidelines but can differ in layout or format due to different state-specific tax laws, deductions, or credits.   You can view a copy of Form 1099-G that has the box numbers on it here. See Form 1099-G  Also see Instructions for Form 1099-G    See also:   What Is a 1099-G Tax Form?   Where do I report a 1099-G for unemployment or paid family leave?   Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

@rcdmbch I provided the shortcut method above to go directly to the estimated taxes entry section.   If you want to use regular navigation, here's how.  So between the 2 methods, you should be able to use one or both of them.   When you click in the left column tab for Deductions & Credits, it may take you to a page called "Your Tax Breaks".   That shows the "Tax Breaks", i.e., deductions, that someone has already worked on this year or that TurboTax is expecting from what was entered last year.   Lower on that same screen should be a button or link for "Add more tax breaks" or "Show more tax breaks" or similar wording.   When clicked, then the screen should expand, and all the deduction topics are displayed including "Estimates and Other Taxes Paid."  Then that topic can be expanded further to get the subtopic Estimated Tax Payments.

Here's a tool that should get you directly to the estimated tax payments section.  I've also provided an alternate navigation method in a comment that follows this one.   With the return open, go to the left menu column and click on TAX TOOLS, then the subtab TOOLS. In the Tools Center choose the blue button Topic Search. In the topic search line enter the phrase estimated tax payments without quotes. Make the selection in the list (it may already be highlighted), and either double-click it or click the GO button. Next screen is Estimates and Other Income Taxes Paid. Use the subtopic Estimated Tax Payments. Choose the appropriate category and tax year you are reporting (Federal, state, local) and click START or Revisit. NOTE:  Before filing, make sure your Federal estimated tax payments correctly show on the Form 1040, Line 26, and that any state estimated tax payments (if applicable) show up on your state return.

Here is what I recommend on how to exclude it.   Enter the 1099 G exactly the way it is reported, including the amount in Box 6. Go to federal>less common income miscellaneous income>other reportable income (it's at the very bottom of the screen). Enter a description: "Section 126 Exclusion Statement attached: EQIP Grant for [Project Name] Give the name of the project if this is available to you. Now enter the taxable amount preceded by a minus sign.  (eg. -1000) This will remove the income from your return. @sherertzg

what did you file for 2024?   check your Form 8606's for 2024 and 2025 to see what's happening.   the $2000 should have been a non-deductible contribution filed for 2024 tax year, and carried over on Line 14 of 2024 Form 8606 to Line 2 of 2025 Form 8606.   you should then have a $7000 contribution for 2025 on Line 1 of 2025 8606, total basis $9000.