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so just finished my taxes, but it appears that my long-term capital gains are being counted in schedule D both on their own and also with the short term, capital gains. Double checked, and all the entries are correct anyone else having this problem?   on a related note capital gains are only supposed to be tax at 15% but it appears they’re being taxed at my normal tax rate. How do I check to make sure they’re not taxing my long-term capital gains incorrectly? 

My wife and son will receive their Social Security numbers in May due to her asylum application. What should I do in this situation? Should I file now or request an extension until October? Thank you in advance for your response.

My son's wife is in prison now She has signed him up for Obama insurance and he didnt. I filed using him because he had to move in with me and cant work. Now they want her social security number and we cant get it. How do I remove him from my return?

I have checked and I have not checked anything that indicates there is any spouse income. It is asking for the amount to be filled in from the Information worksheet and there is nothing to post. Please Help!!  I cannot efile until this is resolved  

I noticed that my rental property depreciation value is different from last year and this year. I tried to delete and recreate, it still show the different value, is there anything I need to do? I attached a screenshot for your reference, thank you so much for your help!

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I have this problem every single year.   I know how to calculate the $ amount to allocate for my State, CA, since the investments don't seem to change & the same 2 funds are (way) over 50% CA Bonds, high 90%. Therefore, I allocate the remainder by subtracting the amount for CA from the Total Tax Exempt Divs & indicate "various States".   Problem: I never understand what they want when it comes to % asked in Box 12 (b). Are they asking what % of 100% applies to CA vs other states? Turbotax can't do a simple calculation by dividing the CA figure by the total Tax Exempt & then subtract from 100% to enter remaining % for various States (US Gov)?   OR   Are they asking for exact % of CA Bonds by averaging the funds to calculate = approx 97%; then separately, same sort of calculation for me to look up EVERY SINGLE BOND  to see what % US Gov?    I mean they wouldn't be reported as US Tax Exempt if they didn't qualify... so why on earth does that matter? There  so many of them and unfortunately, they are not reported to me, only the CA State % are provided to me.