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Why do you think it is wrong?   The deduction is subject to a Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) phaseout.  It begins phasing out for taxpayers with MAGI over $100,000 (single filers) or $200,000 (married couples filing jointly) and is completely phased out at $150,000 and $250,000 respectively.   You can look at Schedule 1-A Part IV to see if your deduction was limited.  What is the vehicle loan interest deduction?  

Did you e-file your state tax return and was it accepted? Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.   You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now".   After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.   Note - Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund.  Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.   To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product. If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_...    

That's just it. For this daughter, there wasn't a question about being a student under “Uncommon situations”. There was for my other daughter, hence my confusion. Another person posted an answer that may help answer why. Thank you

Q. Well, the child is not dependent anymore, got more than $5,200 for the internship. Right? A. Maybe. The $5200 income rule, alone does not disqualify a student-child from being a dependent. There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and Other ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit, student status, a relationship test and residence test. A child of a taxpayer can still be a “Qualifying Child” (QC) dependent, regardless of his/her income, if: He is under age 19, or under 24 if a full time student for at least 5 months of the year, or is totally & permanently disabled He did not provide more than 1/2 his own support. Scholarships are excluded from the support calculation He lived with the parent (including temporary absences such as away at school) for more than half the year   So, it doesn't matter how much he earned. What matters is how much he spent on support. Money he put into savings does not count as support he spent on himself. The support value of the home, provided by the parent, is the fair market rental value of the home plus utilities & other expenses divided by the number of occupants. The IRS has a worksheet that can be used to help with the support calculation. See: http://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf See full dependent rules at: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Rules-for-Claiming-a-Dependent-on-Your-Tax-Return/INF12139.html   Q.  I should still be able to claim 1099-Q distribution as tax free, since I used this money to pay for their qualified expenses (regardless of dependency status the child is still the beneficiary). Right? A. Yes. It even goes farther. You did not have to actually use the money to pay education expenses. It is only necessary that he had expenses an did not use those expenses to claim another tax benefit (tax free scholarship and/or tuition credit), no double dipping. Room and board (R&B) are qualified expenses for a 529 distribution but not tax free scholarship and a tuition credit.   Q. The child will not be able to claim educational credit though, but this is OK, since I am getting tax relief, which should be bigger. Right? A. It depends on the numbers, including how much R&B there is.  Only the earnings portion of the 1099-Q is taxable.  So the taxable portion, of a distribution is only a fraction of the total distribution. So, it depends on the student's tax liability and which credit he is eligible for. 

From IRS Pub 590-A: The IRS treats as compensation any amount properly shown in box 1 (Wages, tips, other compensation) of Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, provided that amount is reduced by any amount properly shown in box 11 (Nonqualified plans).

From the Income Summary screen, click Start/Update to see the source of income listed on the page. On the Form 1099-OID summary page, look for a pencil icon to the right of your entry (screenshot below).   If this is missing, go to Online in the header and check for updates. You may need to manually update per this article: Manually Update TurboTax for Windows Software     [edited 3/5/2026 | 2:01 pm PT]

If you can save your CSV as a PDF or JPG, in TurboTax Online you can drag/drop it into your return.  You'll still enter summary totals.  If you decide to use TurboTax Online, you can Get a Refund from TurboTax for your desktop product.    @cybui1       

Does someone have to file 2025 form 1127 if they work for the department of education (S.I. school) since 2018 and recently got married in 2025 and lived in NJ for most of 2025? She had NYC and NYS withheld taxes. thanks  

Page 26 of the Oklahoma Instructions says, "Provide W-2s, 1099s, or other withholding statements to substantiate withholding," implying that only Forms 1099-R that show state tax withholding are required to be included with your filing.  If they wanted all Forms W-2 and 1099 to be included, they should have omitted "to substantiate withholding."

Thanks Marilyn, It does seem that expert opinion on this differs though - here's a different opinion.................   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/imputed-income-ira-contribution/00/3536144  

  @VolvoGirl All entries and calculations on the forms view is correct.  My issue is when Acrobat converts to a PDF it is rendered improperly.  This is not a tax or "how to use TT" problem.  This is a tech issue.   What lines are wrong?  Are these lines wrong?.....  When Acrobat "renders" (converts) the forms view to a PDF...  what it is now on PDF           what it should be     line 20   123.                            blank (or zero)     line 21   123.                            123.     line 22   is blank                      123. It's like line 20's data got left out during PDF conversion and the rest of the data got moved up (filled in).  And yes, I tried to put a zero in line 20 to force everything down.  No success. Note (if you pass this on to the tech side for trouble shooting) some of the form info (below line 23 bottom of the page below "work area") is overwritten/garbled.  Page 2 is ok   Thank you for taking the time to help out!