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A Person on the Return Worksheet is created for everyone on your return.  Have you tried deleting the worksheet, then stepping through the Personal Info section again to repopulate it?  Did you enter a 1098-T in your return?  If not, go the Education section, Edit your student and answer the questions about student status and enrollment, then Edit the school and add a 1098-T.  If you don't have one, enter dummy info (delete later).   @Sblock493 

No, the allocations will remain there as long as you have them in the rental property correctly.  If the property isn't set up properly with personal and rental days allocated properly, the automatic allocation won't work.   But your rental profile is correct so you should not have an issue.  

You can roll the funds into a ROTH IRA.  You can do a direct rollover of your CTZE balance from the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) to most of the major financial institutions; however, you should verify with Vanguard (or whomever you choose to transfer the funds to) prior to doing the rollover that they can and will do the special tracking required for tax-exempt contributions and their earnings.  Custodians that I have seen mentioned as accepting such rollovers include Vanguard, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and USAA (which is often recommended for it's specialization in military financial needs).  They all have retirement plan experts.  Be sure to speak with one, not just a financial advisor or a customer service representative. 

There is no way to know if the IRS got it. It could be sitting in a mailbag or wherever lost mail ends up.   POTUS issued an EO, effective 10/1/2025, refunds by paper check will not be made, and paper check payments will not be accepted. However, the belief was that paper check payments would be allowed through 2026 or 2027   You're between a rock and a hard place. You can pay again, hoping the IRS does not get and cash the first check. If you pay again, do it electronically through the IRS website.  Your other option is to wait to see if the IRS cashes the check. If it got it, no one can tell you when it will be cashed, if at all. However, if the check is lost, paying after 4/15/2026 will incur a monthly late-payment penalty of .5% + interest.  

The IRS allows you to deduct sales tax on a vehicle only if the tax rate paid is the same as the "General Sales Tax" rate in your area.   Texas General Sales Tax is usually 8.25% (6.25% state + up to 2% local).   Texas Motor Vehicle Tax is historically capped at 6.25% (State only).  Local jurisdictions in Texas usually do not (and often cannot) add local sales tax to vehicle purchases.   Since what you paid for the car (6.25%) does not match your local general rate (8.25%), the program sees a mismatch and marks your local rate as "undefined" because it can't reconcile the two numbers.   Thus, you must follow the IRS's "Lesser of Two" rule: if the vehicle rate is different from the general rate, you deduct the lower of the two.   Open or continue your return. Go back to the "Major Purchases" screen and delete the car you entered.  Make sure you entered your correct Zip Code (the program uses this to determine that your "General Rate" is 8.25%). Re-Add the purchase. When asked for the sales tax paid, Enter the Actual Tax Paid from your sales contract (the 6.25% amount... do not let the program calculate it). If asked for the "General Sales Tax Rate", enter your local rate (e.g., 8.25%). Note: If the software still gives you the error, you may need to select the option to "Enter actual sales tax paid for the year" instead of using the IRS tables (you will need to estimate your total sales tax for the year or use your receipts).

If you selected to have your filing fees to be taken out of your refund, then you agree to have your refund processed by a third party bank.     The way it works is that, a third-party bank (SBTPG) opens a temporary account in your name. The IRS sends your refund to that temporary account first, where SBTPG subtracts your tax preparation fees. Once the fees are paid, the remaining balance is forwarded to your personal bank account or debit card via a second direct deposit.    

The fee is not per form.   But the type of income and type of 1099 form can dictate what product edition is needed.   What kind of 1099 is it? What edition are you now in---Deluxe or Premium?   What edition were you previously in before the 1099--Deluxe or Free Edition?

Thank you very much!  You mean 1099-R, right? So, it doesn't make a difference whether I enter the 2025 1099R with box 7 with R, it won't affect my return, correct?  So, what's the most common practice on this matter?

thank you. Just so I'm clear, is it ok to associate the total contribution (of both businesses)  under one of the businesses during the TT interview. TurboTax shows only one business under "Amount of contribution associated to this business", not both.   Thanks.