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Thanks for giving me guidance. I tried to clear the boxes and left them blank, but I still could not proceed any further. The system forced me to enter a positive number (cannot be negative or zero). In order to proceed, I enter $1 into these boxes. I was able to proceed and finish the turn return.  I think this is the best we can do. Thanks again.

@ThomasM125 wrote: You can use the TurboTax Business product to prepare the trust tax return.  Yeah, probably not a great idea for anyone who does not have any experience with trust (1041) returns, espcially since this will involve an SNT in future years. A tax pro should be recommended.

Thank you for providing the diagnostic file. I reviewed the Form 5805 and related worksheets, the My Tax Data file, and the CA penalty interview entries using my Mac.    I agree that CA Form 5805 Part II Line 5 shows the same figure as Line 2, My Tax Data shows that Part II didn't contain any user entries; the user entries were in Part I.    I also saw that the amount appearing on the California Carryover Worksheet for the 2024 liability was a smaller figure than what appeared on Form 5805, Part II Line 5. As a result, I agree that the penalty calculated is higher than it would have been had the 2024 liability on the Carryover Worksheet been used for the comparison.   We will forward this issue for further investigation.   In the meantime, as it is getting close to the filing deadline, you could opt to leave the 5805 off the return and prepare a paper one separately to send to the FTB if you get a bill for the penalty that doesn't use the annualized method.   See here for contact information for the California FTB.

I am unable to enter income from my 1099-nec in the program.  It verifies my employer and then when the continue button is pushed it sends me back to the beginning of Business Income.  None of the choices for Add, Edit or obviously the delete options give me a way to input the income. Crazy I will have to put the income in the 1099-misc area if this isn't fixed quickly.  Can anyone help?

Since you can't open your actual return yet, you must do this from a blank slate:   Open TurboTax Desktop and select File > New Tax Return. Go through the initial screens quickly (just put in a fake name/SSN) until you can click on the State Taxes tab at the top. Choose the state that was in your Online return and Download it. Note: If your Desktop version includes one free state, it shouldn't charge you. If it asks for payment and you truly don't need the state, you can try calling TurboTax support for a "service code" to bypass the paywall, but usually, just getting the download started fixes the error. Once the state is installed, Close TurboTax entirely. Once this is done, re-open TurboTax. Go to File > Open Tax Return and select your 2025 .tax2025 file. It should now open without Error 190.    

Your Alternative Vehicle Refueling Property Credit may be zero if you have no tax liability after other credits have been applied.  There is an order that credits are applied against your tax liability, starting with those that are "non-refundable" (which just means that they can only reduce your tax liability down to zero and the remainder gets forfeited).  The Alternative Vehicle Refueling Property Credit is one of the "non-refundable" credits, so if other credits reduce your tax liability down to zero before that credit is applied, then that credit is zero.   You can verify this by view your returns.  If you are using TurboTax online, follow these steps:   On the left menu, scroll down to Tax Tools and click on it.  Click on Tools right below Tax Tools. Click View Tax Summary on the Tools Center pop-up Click Preview my 1040 on the left side menu If line 24 on your 1040 is zero, that means you have no tax liability. Once you are done preview the Forms, click Back on the left side menu to return to the input part of TurboTax.   If you are using the Desktop version of TurboTax, you can click on Forms in the blue banner at the right to view the forms in your return.   The IRS has an Alternative Vehicle Refueling Property Credit website with lots of information in it.

This message means that TurboTax is trying to link this 1099-MISC to a Schedule C, or other business. However, that does not apply to your situation because this 1099-MISC was issued for a lawsuit settlement. To enter this Form 1099-MISC, do the following:   Go to Wages & Income Click on the + Add more income box Scroll down the screen until you see Other Common Income and click the down arrow to show more Choose Add to the right of the 1099-MISC line Click Yes when asked if you received Form 1099-Misc, then Continue Enter the info from your Form 1099-Misc into the corresponding boxes when you reach, "Let's enter the income from your 1099-MISC" If you need to enter boxes 4–6 or 8–17, check My form has other info in boxes 1–17 Describe the reason for this 1099-MISC, then Continue Check the, "This was money from a lawsuit settlement" when you reach, "Do any of these uncommon situations apply?" Also indicate whether any part of the settlement was for back wages, then Continue   Also, to ensure you do not double the amount from the form, delete the prior entry.

I am using TurboTax Home and Business desktop version and have not filed because I don't want this to mess up my taxes. It is extremely frustrating to have paid so much for this software and to not be able to properly complete my taxes.

Hi, I manually added a 1099-R for 2025 (Fidelity will not issue this until 2026)   Wages & Income, Retirement Plans and Social Security (1099-R) 1099-R, with the gross distribution in Box 1  - $3,597 Earnings in Box 2a -  $97 Select Code 8 for Box 7 Check the IRA/SIMPLE/SEP box A couple of questions: When I did a final Federal Review - an ERROR generated: Check this entry - Form 8606-T - Detailed Explanation Statement must be completed.  Enter explanation here to complete the return of IRA or ESA contribution before the due date of the tax return.  Should this form have been generated and do I need to add a response that this was to correct an excess contribution in 2025? This return also includes a separate transaction for a different retirement account - a $5,000 RMD on an inherited IRA.  The tax return properly treated the entire $5,000 of this RMD as taxable.  But prior to me manually generating the 1099-R for the traditional IRA correction, the 1040 had $0 in Box 4a and $5,000 in box 4b.  But once I created the manual 1099-R, box 4a now had $8,597 and box 4b had $5,097.  Not sure why box 4a had Nothing before I manually added the $3,597 in the 1099-R and now the 1040 has both amounts added together.  The $5,097 in box 4b seems correct. Form 1040 after manual 1099-R: Box 4a $8,597 Box 4b $5,097 1099-R - Inherited IRA distribution Box 1 $5,000 Box 2a $5,000 Box 7 - code 4 IRA/SEP/Simple - checked 1099 - R - To correct excess contribution (manually entered) Box 1 $3,597 Box 2a $97 Box 7 - Code 8 IRA/SEP/Simple - checked Form 5329 Box 16 - A  Traditional IRA Value Smart Worksheet The value of the traditional IRAs on December 31,2025. Include any contributions made after 12/31/2025 that were for 2025. The only amount that is populated in here is the balance of the traditional IRA (it does not include the amount from the inherited IRA, should it?) as of 12/31/2025 BEFORE the removal of the $3,500 that occurred in March 2026. There are no other boxes populated on the 5329 so I assume a penalty was not calculated. IRA Contribution Worksheet: Box 1 - $8,000 Box 5 - $8,000 Box 6 - $3,500 Box 9 - $4,500 Box 12 - $4,500 Box 13 - $0 Box 15 - $0 Box 16 - $4,500 Box 18 - $0 Not sure if all of these entries look correct? Thank you for your help!  

Yes, unfortunately I don't think there is a way to import crypto from the online version into an existing return - you have to start over 😭. Something to keep in mind for future years. I don't think it's too bad though, most other forms its able to import correctly directly from banks/brokers so there is not too much work to redo, at least for me. I would also print the current TT Desktop return to PDF and then compare the numbers to make sure nothing got missed.    I do feel like they may discontinue the Desktop version in the future. It certainly feels like the online version is getting priority when it comes to enhancements and they are only added later to Desktop, if at all. Disappointing, because I don't really want my tax data sitting online for security reasons. After I do the import into TT Desktop, I plan to delete it from Online. 

I received temp disability from state of NJ. State does not issue W2. My employer has not accounted for it in the W2. I am going in circles with my employer. They are saying they dont account for state payments in their W2, although state is saying employer should. Not sure what I can do in this situation. 

This is usually a PDF viewer issue, try the following to troubleshoot your issue:   Try using a different browser. Save the PDF Go > to file > Print > Microsoft Print to PDF > then print the new file Disable “Print in grayscale/black only” if the PDF is white text on dark background Update/repair Acrobat: Help > Check for Updates; then Help > Repair Installation (Windows). Clear print spooler (Windows): 1) Win+R > services.msc 2) Stop “Print Spooler” 3) Delete files in C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS 4) Start “Print Spooler” Let us know if these do not correct your issue.   @DBa780 

This is usually a PDF viewer issue, try the following to troubleshoot your issue:   Try using a different browser. Save the PDF Go > to file > Print > Microsoft Print to PDF > then print the new file Disable “Print in grayscale/black only” if the PDF is white text on dark background Update/repair Acrobat: Help > Check for Updates; then Help > Repair Installation (Windows). Clear print spooler (Windows): 1) Win+R > services.msc 2) Stop “Print Spooler” 3) Delete files in C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS 4) Start “Print Spooler” Let us know if these do not correct your issue.