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@LornaYoung , I am confused -- per the IRS   Box-1   Compensation Paid; Box -4  Federal Taxes Withheld Box 5   State Tax withheld Box -6   Payor  State ID Box 7    State Income   Does not your 1099-NEC match this ?  And  TurboTax legend is different ? For most tax payers, I would expect  only Box 1 filled with the amount paid and perhaps  Box 6  ( fed. id is often default ).

You are entering an IRS form 1099-B into TurboTax Online using the sales section total method.   If a sales section amount does not prompt you to upload the document, the transactions may meet the one of the qualifications of Exception 1.    IRS Schedule 8949 Instructions, page 5, states:    However, this does not apply to transactions that qualify for Exception 1....In those cases, an attachment, a statement, or Form 8453 is not required.    IRS Schedule 8949 Instructions, page 4, defines Exception 1 here.    Exception 1    Form 8949 isn't required for certain transactions. You may be able to aggregate those transactions and report them directly on either line 1a (for short-term transactions) or line 8a (for long-term transactions) of Schedule D. This option applies only to transactions (other than sales of collectibles) for which:    • You received a Form 1099-B (or substitute statement) that shows basis was reported to the IRS and doesn't show any adjustments in box 1f or 1g;  • The Ordinary box in box 2 on Form 1099-B isn’t checked;  • You received a Form 1099-DA (or substitute statement) that shows basis was reported to the IRS and doesn’t show any adjustments in box 1h or 1i;  • The Ordinary box in box 6 on Form 1099-DA isn’t checked;  • You don't need to make any adjustments to the basis or type of gain (or loss) reported on Form 1099-B or Form 1099-DA (or substitute statement), or to your gain (or loss); and  • You aren’t electing to defer income due to an investment in a QOF and aren’t terminating deferral from an investment in a QOF.    If you choose to report these transactions directly on Schedule D, you don't need to include them on Form 8949 and don't need to attach a statement.    For more information, see the Schedule D instructions.  

You can deduct construction loan interest on Schedule A (Form 1040) as an itemized deduction. Even without a Form 1098, you can enter the total interest paid directly into TurboTax by selecting the option indicating you did not receive a Form 1098.   Construction loans can be treated as a qualified home for up to 24 months if you eventually move in and use the property as your primary home.     To do this, you can:   Click on the Search icon at the top right of your TurboTax screen Type 1098 in the search box Click on the link Jump to 1098 Your screen will say Did you pay any home loans in 2025? Answer Yes Your screen will say Who's your mortgage lender? Enter it and Continue Your screen will ask Do any uncommon situations apply? Check the box The seller is financing this loan and I did not receive a 1098 and Continue On the screen that says Let's get some info about XXXX now, enter the details and Continue Your next screen says Let's get the rest of your mortgage info, answer and Continue On the screen that says Is this loan secured by a property you own? Answer and Continue On the screen that says What kind of property is this loan for? Answer and Continue Continue through the rest of your TurboTax screens and answer all follow-up questions   See also:    Home mortgage interest deduction Page 5   Where do I enter my 1098 mortgage interest statement?   Publication 936, Home Mortgage Interest Deduction Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

For 2025, you are a Part-Year Resident of Maryland because you "abandoned" your residency during the calendar year.    Because you left the U.S. permanently during the year, you may be a "dual-status" taxpayer—a resident for the part of the year you were in the U.S. and a nonresident for the part after you departed. You must file a statement with the IRS to establish your residency termination date. You must sign and date this statement and include a declaration made under penalties of perjury.  See Residency starting and ending dates.  

The portion of overtime pay that is tax exempt is only the overtime premium - the half part of time-and-a-half.  So, if your hourly rate was $10 an hour and you worked 10 hours of overtime, you would get $15 an hour for 10 hours or $150.  But only $50 of that is tax exempt overtime.  The other $100 is taxable, just like any other earnings.  So if your overtime was $7,780.62 and that is time-and-a-half, then the half part is $2,594, and that is the tax exempt portion.  The program's calculation is correct. 

Aware that I’m replying to a year old thread. It is because the problem still exists: one cannot edit a schedule C once it has been completed. We have to delete that entire section and start over. A RIDICULOUS solution to a known software flaw. i was only able to fix it by doing just that, wasting hours troubleshooting the problem, while trying to re-enter the correct information, only to find the answer in this year-old thread that not only the problem still exists, but knowing that I had to essentially restart. my ask is simple: please submit a request to the software team to fix this flaw.

@AaliyahLe , Congratulations and wish you two a very happy , healthy  married life for a long , long time. (a) you can each file as before i.e. you file 1040-NR ( Married ) and  husband  (Married Filing Separate ) for 2025. (b) OR you can file  MFJ, include a letter signed by both you and your husband that you both request you to be treated as a resident ( thus exposing your world income to US taxes ).  Generally this will require you to file by mail. Advantage is Standard deduction but you also lose your student exemption. (c) Which country are you from ? (d) when did you enter the US with F-1?   I will circle back once I hear from you --yes ?

Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities,  There is no rule as to which one will come first or how much time there will be between their arrivals.  Some states process returns quickly and some are very slow.   STATE RETURN Make sure your state return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   To track your state refund:       ttps://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US?uid=m6e06um0

To go back to a lower version or the Free Edition you can try to clear and start over https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-clear-and-start-over-in-turbotax-online/00/26444 To Downgrade to Free If you started your tax return in TurboTax Free Edition (Form 1040 with limited credits; roughly 37% of taxpayers qualify), you won't need to clear and start over. You can select Switch to Free Edition instead. In the Turbo Tax Free Edition, information that you can enter is limited now.  Why do I have to upgrade from the Free Edition? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/upgrading/help/why-do-i-have-to-upgrade-from-free-edition/00/26379 Or try the IRS Free File program https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free A couple reasons it could be saying you need to upgrade…. You might be seeing this because of form 8959, that goes to Schedule 2. The amount of Medicare taxes withheld in W2 box 6 is not exactly 1.45% of the Medicare wages in box 5, due to rounding. I read a post that said to try leaving the cents off of the Medicare tax on your W2 box 6. Box 6 has to be exactly 1.45% of box 5 or less. If it is saying you need Schedule 3 and can't use the Free Edition it might be giving you the Retirement Savings Credit. You can say you are a student to decline the credit. You must answer Yes when asked in the Retirement Savings Contributions Credit section if your were a full-time student. The answer to this same question asked in the personal-information section is not the answer that is used.

If you are using TurboTax Online, you cannot override entries on Forms and Schedules.  If you are using TurboTax Desktop, you may be able to change the fields you want in the underlying worksheets to get your desired result without causing any problems.  It just depends on what you are wanting to change. You can also override certain fields in Forms mode: however, overriding a field will prevent you from e-filing the return and will void the TurboTax accuracy guarantee.  

Are you using the Online version?    You can enter 1099NEC or cash Self Employment Income into Online Deluxe  but if you have any expenses you will have to upgrade to the Premium version.   Where to enter self employment  expenses https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-self-employment-business-expenses-like-home/L1k6HJY4A_US_en_US