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IRS Form 8829 (Expenses for business use of  home) is used only for a Schedule C (Sole Proprietors).   When you enter  your Partnership K1, there is a box on the Describe the Partnership screen that says: I am required to pay supplemental business expenses on behalf of this partnership/LLC for which I am not reimbursed.    You will reach a screen for Miscellaneous Supplemental Expenses. This is where you enter your Home Office Information., but you will have to figure the amount manually.  (There is a How do I enter Home Office Expenses for my partnership link). The final number here will be transferred to your Schedule E, Line 28 with the description UPE.   If you have carryover expenses from previous years that were disallowed due to income limits, you enter them manually in the K-1 section as well. You will need to check the box for passive active losses carried over, back on the Describe the Partnership screen where you checked the supplemental business expenses box.   Also, the IRS is very strict that your Partnership Agreement must specifically require you to pay supplemental expenses personally. If the agreement is silent, the IRS may disallow the UPE deduction on an audit.

I always have to add one zero to the state ID because it only has 5 digits. Now it is saying there was a problem and I need 9 digits. I just didn’t want to mess it up. If I just used the 6 digits that I always have will it be accepted?

You misunderstood.   The “summary” given to you by TurboTax must have confused you.  That summary just nets out the difference between a refund you are getting and an amount you owe.   Or it adds two refunds or tax “due” amounts together.     The federal and state treasuries are completely separate from each other.     Your state tax due cannot be paid from a federal refund.   And….your federal tax due cannot be paid from a state refund.     Neither refund can be used to pay the amount due to the other one.   If you owe tax due, you have to pay it yourself by the filing deadline on April 15, 2026.      If you have federal tax due you can pay by mailing your payment with the 1040V voucher, (which has the address printed on it, having the payment taken out of a designated bank account, or you can pay directly on the IRS website.    https://www.irs.gov/payments   https://www.irs.gov/payments/pay-your-taxes-by-debit-or-credit-card   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-payments/help/how-can-i-pay-my-federal-taxes/00/26212     https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-payments/help/how-do-i-pay-my-irs-tax-due-with-a-check-or-money-order/00/26403      To apply for a payment plan with the IRS   Apply Online for a Payment Plan     You must pay your state tax due using the state’s preferred method of receiving payment.  For most states that will be by making a payment to the state’s own tax website, or by mailing a check or money order.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US?uid=m6e06um0  

TurboTax is asking in order to have the numbers needed  "in case" you were to over-contribute in the future. The amount of your contributions would then be needed to calculate the amount of earnings that would need to be claimed when a correction was made.    

A "Do Not File" or "Copy - Not Final" watermark on your RITA (Regional Income Tax Agency) form in TurboTax, means the document is a draft, the forms are not yet finalized for paper filing, or the software is waiting for an update.    The TurboTax Forms Availability website indicates that Ohio RITA Form 3 and Form 37 are expected to be available on February 12, 2026.  

If you or anyone in your household had Marketplace insurance, it may still be carrying over, I suggest you call and confirm that no one should get a 1095-A. You can use the phone number listed by state at  The Health Insurance Marketplace. If you know this for sure, we can clear the 1095-A from your return. To clear a 1095-A in TurboTax, you can follow these steps Select Tax Tools On the drop-down select Tools There will be 2 green boxes Select Topics Search Type 1095-A The question will come up Did you receive Form 1095-A for your health insurance plan? Answer Yes Continue to the form Delete it using the trash can Repeat the process When you get to Did you receive Form 1095-A for your health insurance plan? Answer No

Thanks very much, Thomas, for taking the time to write. After doing some digging, I believe it's the QBI deduction on the federal return (which does not flow through to the Georgia return) that causes the discrepancy between the two returns.