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Are you logged in with the same account in TurboTax Online? Make sure you are signed in with the correct user ID, as multiple accounts are the most common cause.   You may have created a new account by mistake. Use the Account Recovery tool with your phone number and email to find all associated user IDs.   @mrusskida93 

The link of the FAQ you included is for Traditional 401k excess deferral and does not apply to the Roth 401k excess. You do not need to add the Roth 401k excess to your wages on your 2025 return. You will only report the earnings on your 2026 return.  Please  Pub 525 for additional information.   @Wolverine94 

"I was not a employee of the school district." Correct. If you were, you would have received a W-2.  It appears that the school district is treating you as an independent contractor.  This means that the income probably should be reported as self employment income on Schedule C.  The IRS considers anything on a form 1099-NEC to be self employment income and will be looking for it to be reported that way.   On the hand, you call it "student teaching support grant money". Grants/stipends are usually reported as taxable scholarship, which is better than the  option of reporting it as other income. "Other income" is taxed as unearned income.  Enter at Educational Expenses and Scholarships, under Deductions and credits (not the income section). Answer yes to having education expenses and working on a degree, even if you’re not. That’s needed to get to the scholarship entry screen. Check received scholarship, grant or aid at the Did you have any of these common situations screen. At the scholarship screen, enter the amount of the grant. When asked if any was used for room and board, answer yes. Then enter the amount you want to be taxable (usually all of it), in the pop up box. R&B are not "qualified educational  expenses".  So, this is how you tell TT that it is taxable. You didn’t have to literally use the scholarship for R&B.  This will put it on line 8r of Schedule 1.   Scholarships are a hybrid between earned and unearned income. It is earned income for purposes of the $15,750 filing requirement (2025) and the dependent standard deduction calculation (earned income + $450).  It is not earned income for the kiddie tax and other purposes (e.g. EIC).  For grad students and post grad fellows, scholarship, stipend and fellowship income is earned income ("compensation") for IRA contributions. Taxable scholarship goes on line 8r of Schedule 1, from which TT treats it as hybrid income    

If you are itemizing, then you can add your reservist expenses under business expenses on Form 2106. After you answer yes to travel, there will be options for parking, lodging, meal and incidentals. The uniforms are an incidental in this case since the deduction is only allowed according to Veterans when "your base restricts wearing uniforms while off duty and the price of your uniform’s upkeep exceeds your uniform allowance, you can deduct the excess costs. This deduction is typically available to National Guard members and reservists and is not the case for active-duty soldiers."   If you need extra time, filing an extension by April 15, 2026, moves your submission deadline to October 15. But remember any taxes owed are still due in full by the original April 15 date.  Pay through either Direct Pay or your individual online account. See if you need to file a state extension.

It is highly likely that you have an HDHP. By law, you are generally only allowed to open or contribute to an HSA if you are enrolled in an HSA-qualified High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP).   You can log in to your health insurance website to check, or call member services. An HDHP (High Deductible Health Plan) is a plan with a minimum deductible of at least $1,700 (maximum out-of-pocket of $8,500) for self-only coverage or $3,400 (maximum out-of-pocket of $17,000) for family.   If you need extra time, filing an extension by April 15, 2026, moves your submission deadline to October 15. But remember any taxes owed are still due in full by the original April 15 date.

A self-employed transportation worker may claim the per diem expense.  A transportation worker who receives a W-2 may not claim the expense.   This TurboTax Help states:   Truck drivers can claim tax deductions for expenses incurred on the road, including tools and equipment, association dues, and meals while working away from home overnight. Only self-employed truck drivers can claim tax deductions on their federal tax return for job-related expenses, while those who receive a W-2 from a trucking company typically cannot.    

You can enter your Form 1099-R using the steps listed below.   Click on Search at the top right of your TurboTax screen Type Form 1099-R in your search box Click on the link Jump to Form 1099-R You will be able to renter your Form 1099-R on the following screens Choose to Type it myself Make sure to answer all of the follow-up question   For additional instructions on how to enter a Form 1099-R in TurboTax click here for " Where do I enter my 1099-R?"    Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.