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Yes, you need to report foreign income if you're a US citizen or resident. You'll need to report all of your income, whether it was earned in the US or abroad.   Here's how to enter your foreign income: Sign in to TurboTax and open or continue your return. Search for foreign income - (select the magnifying glass icon) Answer Yes to Did You Make Any Money Outside the United States? and follow the onscreen instructions. If you lived and worked in a foreign country, you might qualify for the foreign income exclusion. We'll ask questions to see if you qualify after you've entered your foreign income. TurboTax FAQ - Do I need to report foreign income?

A bathroom renovation is considered to be a component of the house itself and will be depreciated over the same recovery period as the property.     If you renovated a bathroom in a rental property, then select Rental Real Estate as the type of property being depreciated when entering the Asset, then Residential Rental Real Estate as the category.     Or, pay close attention to the options on screen as you start to enter the Asset information.  Depending on the cost of the renovation, you may qualify to make the annual election and claim it as an expense instead of depreciating the improvement.

The entry for 529 contributions on the Virginia tax return in TurboTax Desktop is under Income not Other Situations.    See the screenshot provided by DawnC for details on where to enter the 529 contribution information in the Income section entitled Here's the income that Virginia handles differently.

Yes, the standard deduction is applied to each part year return- each state handles the deductions differently due to their unique tax structures.   The standard deduction is applied to your Arizona part-year resident return-  but Arizona typically calculates tax by starting with your total income and then multiplying the tax by a "proration ratio" (Arizona income divided by total income) or applying the deduction to the Arizona-specific portion.   For part-year residents, Utah often requires you to prorate or calculate a specific deduction based on Utah-sourced income. Utah uses a Taxpayer Tax Credit instead of a direct deduction from income.  Utah calculates your tax at a flat rate on your taxable income first. It then applies a non-refundable credit equal to roughly 6% of your federal standard deduction and personal exemptions.   TurboTax does the calculations behind the scenes based on how the state requires it to be reported.  

Major financial institutions like USAA or Rocket Mortgage may not appear in your TurboTax program under Add Investment because they are not participating import partners of TurboTax this year. Not all banks choose to partner with TurboTax.   If your financial institution does not partner with TurboTax, you will have to select "I'll type it in myself" to enter your data.    You can enter a Form 1099-Div manually as follows (for other Forms 1099 just change the DIV to the appropriate form name).   Click on "Search" at the top right of your TurboTax screen. Type "Form 1099-DIV" in the search box. Click on the link "Jump to Form 1099-DIV" Your screen will say Did you have investment income in 2025? Answer Yes and Continue On the next screen select Add investments On the next screen select Skip Import and Continue Click on the box that says Dividends, (it will turn green) and select Continue Your next screen will say Let's get the info from your 1099-DIV.  Enter your information on your Form 1099-DIV and Continue Answer all follow-up questions regarding your form   Click here for Where do I enter my 1099-DIV in TurboTax Online? Click here for information on entering a Form 1099-INT. Please feel free to come back to TurboTax Community with additional information or questions.  

OK. While I appreciate PatricaV's attempt to help us - I want to clarify for anyone in the future who is just as frustrated as me.  DO NOT use TurboTax for your 2025 MI tax return if you have Flow-Through-Entity info. -I tried in Online as we all did and it is not possible -I followed Patricia's direction to switch to the Desktop version, but THAT TOO is NOT possible despite earlier advice. -I spent an hour with TurboTax support, which was an awful experience. It seems no one there is aware that this is not possible either. And they love to repeat questions, treat you like you're a moron, and try and share your screen repeatedly, but won't be able to because there is personal info on the screen (And continually blame you for the problem)   You CANNOT manually write in any of the FTE info into the TurboTax Desktop fields and your return will be incorrect without it.    The only option (unless anyone else found something else) is to manually fill out everything on your MI Tax return that has any relation to Flow Through Entity. This includes: -MI 1040 -MI Schedule 1 -MI Form 6072 You will need to do all the calculations yourself by following the directions.   For me, I was able to downloadf the PDF of everything for the MI tax return so I could include any pages that did not need to be changed and to copy information over quickly for all the parts of the various forms that were not related to FTE items.    If anyone finds another solution, please post it - but I just bit the bullet and did it manually.  My current conclusion is that TurboTax is useless for the State of Michigan for anyone with FTE.   @PatriciaV 

If you took the Standard Deduction on your 2023 or 2024 federal return (the years the check is based on), this check is not taxable for federal purposes.   The IRS only taxes state refunds/rebates if you deducted your state taxes on Schedule A.  If you took the standard deduction, however, you received no such benefit (the refund is tax-free).   This check is not taxable by New York State regardless of whether you itemized or not.   Enter 1099-G NYS Tax Refund: Open or continue your return. Under Federal tab, Click onWages & Income. Scroll down to Other Common Income, and Click on Start/Revisit next to Refunds Received for State/Local Tax Returns (Form 1099-G). Click "Yes" when asked if you received a state/local refund in 2025. Enter New York (for State). Enter 2024 (This check was based on your 2024 filing eligibility). Enter the amount of the check (e.g., $200). Enter $0 for Total Tax Withheld. Continue until you see "Let's check if your 2023 New York refund is taxable." Select "No" when asked if it's a standard refund.   Enter "$0" If the program asks for the "Taxable Amount" (and you took the standard deduction in 2023).   You can check if this Worked: Check the "Tax Summary" or preview your forms: The amount should not appear on Line 8 (Other Income).

Possibly.  Here's the criteria for your rental income to be considered and active activity:   Ownership Interest: You (and your spouse) must own at least 10% of the value of the property. Management Decisions: You must make "significant and bona fide" decisions, such as approving new tenants, deciding on rental terms, or approving repairs. Limitations: This status doesn't apply to limited partners. Documentation: Active participation is generally assumed for self-managed properties, but you should document your decisions and activities if you have property managers under contract.

If you need to change how to pay your fees before you e-file:   Open your return and select File. Continue to the "Just a few steps left" screen. Select Revisit next to Step 1 (Review your order). Click View Payment Options and then choose Pay with credit card to enter new card details.   ***Keep in mind that once your e-filed return has been accepted, you won't be able to change the payment method.  

The return is downloaded as a PDF.  You can attach the PDF to an email.   Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen.  Then click on Print Center.  Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return.