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Before you amend, make sure that your original return has been fully processed by the IRS, this means that you have received your refund or that you have already paid if you had a balance.  Make sure that you do have to amend a return, calculation issues are usually resolved by the IRS.  Some of the most common situations where you would need to amend are if you missed a credit, need to add/remove a dependent,  change your filing status, or add additional income.    To amend your return: Log in to your TurboTax account Go to Tax Home On the FAQ's on the right side, select How do I amend my return? The option of Amend Using TurboTax will show, select it. The program will guide you as you make the changes necessary, you do not need to enter anything other than what you are changing.     Feel free to reach back if you have additional questions.    

thank you @LindaS5247 !  Here is my follow-up.   I want to figure out how TurboTax will calculate my actual underpayment penalty by going  into "Turbotax > Federal Tax > Other Tax Situations >  Underpayment Penalties" section where it lets me choose the "Annualized Income" option to help "lower" my penalty.  Under the "Annualized Adjusted gross income" section I judiciously entered the cumulative income  I received for the four periods ( first 3 months, first 5 months, first eight months, and total income for the year) using my bank and brokerage statements , and also entered the "Net Capital Gains" section  where I entered the cumulative $ amount of stock dividends that I received for each of the same four periods - again using the 1099-DIV statements from  my brokerage.   After I entered the actual income in all the periods for both sections   I see that Turbotax actually assesses the same penalty as it did without me entering those Annualized period spreadsheet.   ( TurboTax  fills the last period of the "Net Capital gains" section with  the total 1099-DIV with the first three periods left blank).   With this finding I am leaning towards accepting the TurboTax's penalty assessment.   I hope IRS does not charge extra over the TurboTax's assessed value - am I right with this assessment?    Also finally,  I read the Safe Harbor rule where it says that as long as I had enough withholding tax in the prior year (aka 2024)  the penalty could be waived -  I was employed in 2024 and my W-2 took care of the withholding taxes (and yes I did withheld enough), and to be sure  I checked line 38 (penalty change)  of the 2024 Form 1040 and it shows ZERO.      So I am wondering why I am being charged with penalty now, given my 2025 income is much, much less than 2024? 

To check the status of your refund:   Check your e-file status. If it's been accepted, track your refund at the IRS Where's My Refund? site. You'll need your Social Security number or ITIN, filing status, and the exact amount of your refund to check your status, which you'll find on the first screen after signing in to TurboTax. If you mailed your return, wait 4 weeks after mailing your return before using the tool. If it's rejected, fix your return and file it again. If it's pending, wait until your return is accepted.   If it's been more than 21 days since your e-filed return was accepted, you can call the IRS directly to check on your refund status. Go here to track your state refund.  

No, Form 8938 and FBAR do not need to “match,” but they must both be accurate and consistent with your actual accounts. They have different thresholds, different reporting rules, and sometimes require reporting different details, so it’s normal for the two forms not to look identical.    FBAR (FinCEN 114): Required if all your foreign accounts combined exceed $10,000 USD at any time during the year. Your RRSPs, LIRA, and foreign pension all count as foreign financial accounts.  Form 8938 (FATCA): Required only if your total foreign financial assets exceed much higher thresholds. Those requirements are: Single/Married Separately: Total assets >$50,000 on the last day of the year or >$75,000 at any time during the year Married Filing Jointly: Total assets >$100,000 on the last day of the year or >$150,000 at any time during the year. Living Abroad (Expats): Single/Married Separately: Total assets >$200,000 on the last day of the year or >$300,000 at any time during the year. Married Filing Jointly: Total assets >$400,000 on the last day of the year or >$600,000 at any time during the year. Summary Checklist FBAR: List all 4 accounts (Pension, 2 RRSPs, 1 LIRA) on the FinCEN website. Form 8938: List all 4 accounts again in the detailed sections (Part V/VI). Part IV: Leave this blank (or "0") regarding these specific accounts, as FBAR is not one of the "Excepted" forms listed. .  

I will be getting the 1099-R statements for all transactions in 2027. I may possibly get the form 5498 in May 31 for these 3 transactions (Rollover to 403b, 2025 recharacterization,  2026 recharacterization).  I will also have the statement balance and transfer activity for March soon.    For the recharacterization, I transferred shares and cash. Do I include the same explanation statement and put the amt of shares?   "Original 2025 Roth IRA contribution of $7,000 was recharacterized to a Traditional IRA on xx/xx/2026. The transfer included a loss of $92.32, (109.62 shares of XX, 500 shares of XX, and 1 cent in cash), making the total amount transferred $6,907.68"

Yes.  If they are still legally married and he does not maintain a home for a qualifying dependent that would qualify him to file as Head of Household, then his only filing status option would be Married Filing Separately.     No.  If she itemizes he does not have to.  Since she is filing HOH, she is considered unmarried for tax purposes so the matching rule does not apply.  So he can take the standard deduction or itemized deduction.    Which state do they live in? If they live in a community property state, the rules may be slightly different as to how it works for her to file HOH and him to file MFS.  They still may have to allocate income and expenses depending on which state they live in.