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Hi @DaveF1006 I was wrong earlier about the residency status and I just cross checked that my spouse is still non resident alien. I filed mine as married filing separately writing down NRA at my spouse's SSN field. Hope it will be fine! Thanks!

In the Mac Desktop 2025 - the issue is not yet fixed. This is 3 days from the deadline so presumably will never be fixed.   As I had a heat-pump water heater installation but no electrical panel upgrades, I went in to the Forms view of the Desktop version to manually edit to ensure that Item 25 of Form 5695 has "No" chosen. The HeatPump Water Heater itself is addressed in Item 29c). However, despite deleting the 5695 form and re-answering the "Enabling property" choice as "No" the answer to Item 25 did not get chosen "No" in the raw form.   Thankfully, the manual edit did not cause any errors in the very "Smart Check" and kept the manual edit intact.

@DoninGA has provided a good explanation but let me expand on why you owe tax and why the senior deduction did not make a difference.   Since your income was under $12,000, your taxable income for Income Tax purposes is effectively zero which aligns with @DoninGA explanation. Adding more deductions (like the $6,000) doesn't help because you can't reduce your income tax below zero because it is already zero due to the standard deduction.   The $616 is "Self-Employment Tax", which is different from your income tax. Deductions like the Standard Deduction or the new Senior Bonus only reduce Income Tax. They do not reduce Self-Employment tax.   SE tax is roughly 15.3% of 92.35% of your net profit. If your net profit was around $4,300–$4,500 after your $17k in expenses, that would result in a tax bill of exactly about $616.   @faithonthecross

The problem is still happening and for Marcus - where the "OLD" 1099 imports are deleted - even though they were from the joint account holder and have a unique account number (i.e., not old) and the new import is from an individual account that has a completely different account number.    Problem seems to be fixed for Fidelity.   Software can see the account numbers connected to each 1099 so it would be OK if it said "We see 2 identical account numbers with a 1099 - which one do you want to keep?".  

The workaround seemed to work on my end when I tested it for both assets (see below) - unchecking all boxes on both of these lines pertaining to the Special Depreciation Allowance (leave all boxes blank, don't move the X from one box to another). @jackietax01 Does this workaround allow you to e-file? If it clears the error, and you agree with all of the depreciation numbers appearing on the worksheet, you should proceed to file.    Regardless, you should be able to file your Form 1040 with limited risk of an amended return owing to changes from the finalized Scorp K-1; this error doesn't impact the depreciation deduction nor other K-1 reporting, that I can see. Note: filing a tax return with draft income information always poses a level of risk; decide carefully.     @sun705 @user17745604524  For those who cannot utilize the workaround(s), the news from the developers is that the expected fix for this issue is ETA 4/19. That means that if you are still impacted, and your due date is the standard due date on the 15th, you will need to file an extension. Free extension filing is now available. Doing so will extend the time you have to file your individual taxes until October 15th, 2026.    Instructions: On the left rail menu in TurboTax Online Select Tax Tools  (You may have to scroll down on the left rail menu.) On the drop-down select Tools  On the Pop-Up menu titled “Tools Center,” select File an extension Follow the instructions to start the extension process Note, you may have to file a state tax extension:  Do I need to file an extension for my personal state taxes?     Remember, an extension gives you more time to prepare your taxes, but it doesn't extend the time to pay your taxes.  If you have an indication that you will owe taxes, you should make the payment by the original due date of the tax return to avoid additional interest and penalties.

At this point, you should file for an extension.  See below. Call the financial institution or retirement plan administrator. Check Online to download a copy. Many firms provide them electronically. If you don't receive the form after contacting the payer, you can call the IRS to request assistance. You can use Form 4852 to estimate your taxable distribution and withholding. You may wish to file for an extension.  This will extend the time you have to file your taxes until October 15th, 2026.     On the left rail menu in TurboTax Online Select Tax Tools  (You may have to scroll down on the left rail menu.) On the drop-down select Tools  On the Pop-Up menu titled “Tools Center,” select File an extension Follow the instructions to start the extension process    Also, you may have to file your state taxes:  Do I need to file an extension for my personal state taxes?     Remember, an extension gives you more time to prepare your taxes, but it doesn't extend the time to pay your taxes.  If you know you will have to pay taxes, you should pay them by the original due date of the tax return. This will avoid extra interest and penalties.   

If you received a pension or took money out of a retirement account you need to enter a 1099R.   Usually  you can go to the website of the financial institution that handles the account and get your 1099R, or you might be able to import your 1099R.   If your bank or financial institution is not on the drop down list, click the words “I’ll type it in myself” and key in your information by hand.     See if your financial institution is on the Partner List - If not, you will have to enter the information manually.    

To claim the California Foster Youth Credit in TurboTax Online:   1. Go to State from the left menu and select Continue or Edit next to California   2. On the screen listing tax topics, select Edit under Credits and Taxes   3. The California Foster Youth Tax Credit is listed under Personal, home and family credits   Per the State of California Franchise Tax Board, The Foster Youth Tax Credit (FYTC) is a fully refundable credit of up to $1,189 for eligible individuals ($2,378 if married filing jointly and both taxpayer and spouse qualify).   To qualify, one must be a current or former foster youth and meet all requirements for the credit, including:   being between age 18 to 25 at the end of the tax year in foster care at age 13 or older and placed through the CA foster care system able to meet the foster care verification requirement Here is information about the credit from the CA Franchise Tax Board: Foster Youth Tax Credit

If you received income that you think should have been reported on a 1099-R, but you did not get a 1099-R, you have to contact the financial institution that made the payment and ask them for a copy of the 1099-R.  

Para empezar a hacer tus impuestos en TurboTax en línea, sigue estos pasos: 1. Reúne tus documentos como W-2, 1099, recibos, y otra información financiera. 2. Ve a la sección Empezar o Continuar tu declaración en TurboTax. 3. Introduce tu información personal básica. 4. Añade tus ingresos como salarios (W-2) o ingresos de trabajos por cuenta propia (1099). 5. Ingresa tus gastos deducibles, como gastos de negocio o millas. 6. Revisa las deducciones y créditos que puedes reclamar. 7. Confirma toda la información y procede a presentar la declaración. Cada paso tiene preguntas claras dentro del programa que te guían por el proceso paso a paso para completar tu declaración.