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Form 8582 is used to calculate passive activity losses. However, per IRS Instructions for Form 8582 (2025). you don’t have to file Form 8582 if you actively participated in rental real estate activities and you meet all of the following conditions:    Rental real estate activities with active participation were your only passive activities.    You have no prior-year unallowed losses from these (or any other passive) activities.    Your total loss from the rental real estate activities wasn’t more than $25,000 ($12,500 if married filing separately).    If you’re married filing separately, you lived apart from your spouse all year.    You have no current or prior-year unallowed credits from a passive activity.    Your modified adjusted gross income was not more than $100,000 ($50,000 if married filing separately).    You don’t hold any interest in a rental real estate activity as a limited partner or as a beneficiary of an estate or a trust. If all the above conditions are met, your rental real estate losses are not limited, and you don’t need to complete Form 8582. Enter losses on Schedule E Part I, line 22.

You do not need to calculate the gain/loss for each sale and write it on the Form 1099-DA before mailing it to the IRS. The gain/loss is already calculated on the tax return. The IRS requirement is to send them a copy of Form 1099-DA.   Here is a TurboTax article about Form 1099-DA for more information.

As DoninGA mentions above, you can prepare your 2024 tax return using the TurboTax Desktop software. You can purchase and download the TurboTax Desktop 2024 software directly from the official Intuit website.     You will have to mail your tax return. How do I file my return by mail?   You still must file a tax return even if you have already paid the late charges (penalty/interest). This will stop any further interest from accruing. You can also claim any potential refund you may be due. If your final tax owed is less than estimated, you can request a refund of any excess penalties using Form 843. Form 843  and  Instructions for Form 843   Since you have already paid the penalty, you may be able to request a "first-time penalty abatement" if you have a clean history for the past three years.  See this link for additional information; Administrative penalty relief   Also, new this year, you will be able to have your prior-year tax returns prepared using TurboTax Full Service. You must do them along with your 2025 tax return.     When you select TurboTax Full Service, a dedicated tax expert will prepare your tax return(s) for you.  You will set up a welcome call with an assistant and they will answer any questions you may have. The TurboTax assistant will also confirm the documents your expert will need to prepare your taxes. You will be able to upload your documents straight from your computer, or you can use your phone to capture or scan paper documents. You can use this link, click here to start the process. Make sure to select "Prior year not filed" in the interview questions.     Click here for How do I file a prior-year tax return?   Click here for How does Full Service work?   Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

You will report this in the Investment section in TurboTax.  You'll also need the fair market value (fmv) at the time of death.  Here's how to report this in TurboTax Online:   Navigate to Federal > Income > Wages & Income Summary > Investment and Savings > Add/Edit Add Investments Choose Enter a different way, then Type it in myself Choose Investment type of Other Add a description You will be asked what type of investment, choose "other". ‌Also, indicate this was inherited. Proceed to enter the rest of the information.

Can you clarify you question with additional information?  Box 14 of what Form?  What is in Box 14?     If it's Box 14 of your W-2, according to a TurboTax Help Article:   Employers can put just about anything in box 14—it's a catch-all for items that don't have their own dedicated box on the W-2.   In TurboTax, enter the description from your W-2's box 14 on the first field in the row. Enter the dollar amount and select the correct tax category that goes with that description.   If none of the categories apply, scroll to the bottom of the list and select Other (not classified). Don’t worry. We'll figure out if it impacts your return or not. If we need more information, we'll ask you.   If box 14 is blank, just skip over it. Don't enter a 0 for any blank boxes.

I see the Taxpayer link briefly flash, then it's gone. The "People wks" did not exist in TT 2024. If this does not get fixed by 4/15, you can file for an extension that gets you to 10/15 filing date. Making your estimated payment using EFTPS automatically gets you the extension or mail 4868. Hopefully the problem will be fixed before then.

Yes, those are the only pages I can get. 1-3 and 7. Which doesn't make sense, since as you said they are treated as different sections.  Mine did not have a watermark and I was able to print them out just fine of the pages it gave me.  But yes, I do need pages 4 & 5.   I do hope they are able to rectify this quickly as we are required to send these in by April 15 as well. 

Right now, South Carolina does not conform to the 2025 federal tax law changes, and so you can file your state return as-is once you're ready.   I double-checked the most recent updates from the South Carolina legislature, and their conformity bill passed only the House, but not the Senate.    If there are any changes to your state's tax situation after you file, TurboTax will contact you about your options. You can also wait until your state's deadline to file, if you so choose. 

Yes. In TurboTax Desktop, you can review several Worksheets to help you see how the estimated numbers are derived.   In Forms Mode, click on Open Form and type "What-if" in the search box. Select the "What-If Worksheet" to open. This Worksheet will show you the side-by-side comparison of your actual 2025 numbers and your 2026 projections. To populate the numbers in Column 2, select the "Copy column 1 to column 2" box at the top left of the Worksheet.   You can also view the "Estimated Tax Payment Options", by clicking Open Form and typing those words into the search box. Ensure you highlight "Estimated Tax Payment Options" when it appears, and not the Vouchers themselves, which will be located just below.   If the 1040-ES projection is causing your estimated vouchers to be too high or too low, don't try to fix the 1040-ES worksheet directly. Note about Forms Mode. If you see a number in red, that indicates an override. While you can override directly on the Worksheet, it is always better to use the Step-by-Step method so that the software can calculate the other dependencies correctly.   Go to Other Tax Situations located to the right of the Deductions & Credits tab Scroll down to Other Tax Forms Select Form W-4 and Estimated Taxes Choose Estimates on the Adjust How Much Tax You Pay screen, then Continue This allows you to manually enter expected amounts for 2026 rather than letting the software "guess" based on 2025