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In fact TurboTax version of California form 3840 side 2 has many errors: 1) For part 1 it places the 'OR' between the property description and address instead of between the address and parcel number 2) For part 1 it requires check boxes for all A/B/C even though there may be less than 3 properties 3) For part 2 all the properties are labelled as 'B' 4) For part 2 it again requires checkboxes for all three properties even though there could be less than 3 5) And as mentioned before, there is error checking enforcing Part III line 10 matches Part II line 8 which isn't necessarily the case if there are multiple copies of the form.

Line 29 of Part III of Form 2441 is specifically the one calculation and statement that is, quite simply, incorrect.  Please re-read the tax code on this item to convince yourselves beyond a shadow of doubt.  I am not a programmer with access to source code, so I can't fix it for you, but I can personally override the end result of the worksheet and file my taxes correctly.    I recommend everyone review this carefully and ensure you qualify for the same.  Just go into View: Forms, go to Form 2441, and hand edit Line 29 (right click, Override) to the correct positive value of "your qualified expenses minus your FSA" (i.e., likely $3,000 or more for a single qualifying child) and everything appears to flow out fine.  I bopped back to View Step-by-Step and got the happy green +$600 animation like I expected.  Good luck out there, and don't be afraid to go to irs.gov and read things for yourselves!    Dr. Dan.

Hi TurboTax professionals and technical support team,  I have found an error in your worksheet that calculates the removal of FSA funds from your total expenses. The error is in Form 2441 Part II in the TurboTax Home & Business desktop 2025 edition.  The 2024 did not have the mistake.  The calculation mistake you are making is that if the taxpayer is claiming any FSA expenditures, you wipe out the available Child Care Credit from the FSA expenditures.  For example, if someone has $8,000 in qualifying child care expenditures and has a $5,000 FSA, your worksheet says "$3,000 is less than $5,000, so you don't qualify for the Child Care Credit".  This is not in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service.  What SHOULD happen is that the $5,000 is removed from the $8,000 of qualified expenses FIRST, leaving $3,000 of qualified expenses left.  THEN you apply the formula and, voila, 0.2 (or whatever) x $3,000 give you the $600 credit that every IRS website and calculator says you deserve in accordance with tax law.  There are even specific examples similar to this on irs.gov that clearly show that your worksheet is not operating correctly.   This should be fixed ASAP.  Just roll it back to the 2024 worksheet and it will be fine, then find the employee who changed it and give them a reprimand for their HR file.   Dr. Dan.

You will need to speak to TurboTax Customer Support, and explain what happened to see if they will work with you on that.  If you get a phone robot, say something like "speak to representative for billing issue."  You may have to say it more than once.     TurboTax Support Hours 5AM-9PM Pacific https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/contact/

@ ecthalmann wrote:  my returns are completed but I can not access Tax Tools to print a page summary of my returns for 2025?  Can I get my tax returns summary sheet?    You said "completed", but I don't know if that means you've also paid and filed.   In any case, hopefully the following will work for you.   If you haven't yet paid for your product, it will ask you to do so during the process.   When you follow my steps below, you should be able to get a larger PDF with the return and all the worksheets including the Tax Summary pages and other reports.   To get the larger PDF with the worksheets you have to open your return back up and go to the Print Center as I'll explain in detail below.   NOTE:  When you open your return back up, do not make any changes in it if it's already been filed.  If it has already been filed, and if you later have to amend the return, it has to start off exactly as it was when it was originally filed.   Log in, and at the Tax Home scroll down near "Your Tax Returns & Documents" for 2025, look for a link/button "Add a State." Click on "Add a State."  (You don't really add one; that's just to open your return back up.) After the return interview is open, then you should have a full left-column menu.  Click in the left menu column on the tab TAX TOOLS, then PRINT CENTER. Then choose "Print, save, view this year's return." If you haven't yet paid for your product, it will ask you to do so.  You will need to pay by credit/debit card.  You cannot use the "pay out of refund" method. If you have already paid for your product previously,  you won't be asked the payment question. The next screen should ask what you want in your PDF:  Federal. state, or both (I always save both--just in case) and offer some options:  "Just my tax returns", or "include government worksheets (optional)", or "include government and TurboTax worksheets (optional.)"  The latter has the most pages. NOTE:  Remember all PDF tax documents and tax data files are very sensitive files, since they contain your personal ID info, financial data, and possibly bank account numbers, etc.  Be sure to store them safely and securely to guard against computer theft, hacking, etc.

Are you reaching a roadblock when you try to do the transfer?   TurboTax refers to it as "transferring" rather than "importing."   There is a known issue for Mac desktop users with transferring the *.tax2024 data file into a 2025 return, but it is usually a simple workaround.     Hopefully, you have saved and can access the *.tax2024 data file from last year.  Here are some things to try.   See if one works for you.   First, make sure the 2024 data file is not password-protected/encrypted in the keychain. Then close TurboTax completely.   Then re-launch it, and try the transfer again.  For some Mac users, that simple maneuver has solved it. Or Close TurboTax completely and restart your computer.  Relaunch TurboTax and try the transfer again. Or Try to open the *.tax2024 data file with the 2025 program.  It may say something like "This is not a 2025 data file, do you want to transfer instead?"