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Please clarify. Were you expecting a refund for Iowa and didn't receive it? (The tax form you file is a return; if you overpaid tax, the amount you receive back is a refund.)   The Federal and State tax agencies are completely separate. If you have a refund coming from the Federal return and owe the state of Iowa, you will need to pay Iowa; the Federal refund can't be applied to a state.  

Please clarify. Did you file a second amended return after a first one?   If you amend your Federal Form 1040, TurboTax will create a Form 1040X and a revised complete return to go with the Form 1040X.   Before you can file an amended return, the original return will need to have been processed by the IRS (refund issued / payment processed).    See here for more information on preparing an amended return with TurboTax and this help article for more information.   There are times when you should amend your return and times when you shouldn't. Here are some common situations that call for an amendment:    You realized you missed out on claiming a tax deduction or credit. You accidentally claimed the wrong tax filing status. You need to add or remove a dependent. You forgot to claim taxable income on your tax return. You realize you claimed an expense, deduction, or credit that you weren't eligible to claim. The IRS may take from 8 weeks to as long as 16 weeks to process an amended return. See this IRS webpage for more informaiton.  

Please clarify. It sounds like you intended to file both your Federal and State returns together, but the state return wasn't filed and you are being asked to make a credit card payment   The prompt to pay with credit card in the state section is typically the additional charge to prepare the state return in TurboTax Online.    

To make entries in TurboTax for charitable donations in general, follow the steps in this help article. A conservation easement is treated as a noncash donation, and is subject to additional requirements in order to qualify.   Four types of conservation purposes may qualify for tax deductions: protecting natural habitats, preserving land for public recreational or educational use, preserving open space, and preserving land or certified historic structures.   Property rights must be donated to a qualified conservation organization for conservation purposes and the organization must have the resources to enforce its restrictions. The easement must be in perpetuity, meaning it will bind all current and future owners of the property. An appraisal is necessary to determine the fair market value of the property rights being surrendered.    A number of conservation easement donation deductions have been challenged in court by the IRS. See this IRS webpage for information about abusive transactions involving charitable contributions of easements.   See this TurboTax tips article for more information.

the POTUS isssued a proclamation that after 9/2025, refunds could only be made by direct deposit - no more paper checks. So you'll probably need either a debit card or a bank account. I  heard that PayPal is not accepying Federal direct deposits 

It depends. If your residence is in one county but you spend a significant amount of time in another county, then just file a return for the county/state of your residence, unless you also earn income in the second location. If that's the case, then you may need to file a nonresident return for the other location.   If, instead, you lived in one location for about half the year and then moved your primary residence to the other location, then file a return for the first location as a part-year resident and then file a return for the second location as a resident.   For more information on this topic, see Multiple States—Figuring What's Owed When You Live and Work in More Than One State.  

Some users report that TurboTax does not allow electronic filing of Oregon state returns even when the federal return transmits successfully. This is most likely to occur if you have a specialized or local tax form that isn't supported for e-filing. See this TurboTax online tool for the list of Oregon state forms and which are supported for e-filing.   If you have a form that isn't supported for e-filing, you will need to print and mail your Oregon return. Change the entry in the File section that indicates how you want to file the state return to show "mail". TurboTax will provide mailing instructions.  

Some TurboTax customers are experiencing issues when entering the captcha to e-file their taxes. Follow these steps to fix this issue:   Disconnect from any virtual private network (VPN) connections you may be using. This alone may fix the issue. Sign out of TurboTax. Clear your cache to remove any problematic temporary files. Close your browser. Reopen your browser and allow cookies. Sign in to TurboTax and try to e-file again. See this help article for more information.    

Try the steps in this help article:   You may receive a message like:   ZIP code is invalid for Electronic Filing. You must enter a valid ZIP code for your state. Enter a correct ZIP code in this format 'nnnnn' or 'nnnnn-nnnn'   TurboTax follows the IRS guidelines for acceptable ZIP codes. If the two-letter state abbreviation doesn't match the ZIP code, you'll receive this error when attempting to e-file.   If you receive this error:   Double-check you entered the correct two-letter state code Make sure you've entered the ZIP code in either 5-digit or 9-digit format (for example 12345 or 12345-6789) Look up the correct ZIP code for the street address in question  

It's possible to still have withholding with very little earnings - it depends on what you entered on your Form W-4. Contact your employer/ their payroll office with questions about the information on your pay stub.   As @LindaS5247 advised earlier, you can also enter an additional amount on your new W-4 in Step 4(c) to increase your withholding by a specific amount every pay period. If you have an idea how much additional withholding you need to cover your tax liability for the year 2026, divide that amount by the number of pay periods remaining in the year to get the amount to enter in Step 4(c) for one of your W-4 forms.   In TurboTax, select Other Tax Situations, then Form W-4 and Estimated Taxes to prepare a W-4 in the program that you can give to your employer.    In addition, TurboTax's TaxCaster is available without opening your return and will estimate your total taxes. It is currently set to calculate 2025 taxes but you could use your 2026 estimated income and deductions to get a good estimate for 2026.   You can also use the IRS Withholding Estimator to calculate amounts to be withheld from wages. @lauramsnow   

If you are still having this issue, you would need to contact Customer Support to update your account internally. We don't have that access in the Community.   After April 15, 2026, TurboTax experts are available Monday through Friday, from 5 AM to 5 PM PT. Near the September and October extension deadlines, TurboTax will resume extended hours, including evenings and weekends.    

Thank you! But if I am married, filing jointly and my spouse and I have multiple jobs, do we just need to enter an additional amount to withhold per check? On a recent paycheck, I noticed there was zero withheld for federal taxes. Do you know if there is a certain amount where federal tax is not taken out? I did not mark exempt.  Thanks in advance for your help!

Or are you also asking if your return was Accepted?  When you efile you get back 2 emails. The first email only confirms the transmission. The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile. Check back though your emails and spam/junk folder.   For the Desktop program you have to check the filing status inside the program. Open your return and go up to menu item File > Electronic Filing > Check Electronic Filing Status