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Don't know about most of your question but the Standard Deduction for 2025 for Single is only 15,750 not 15,963.   The 2025 Standard Deduction for an individual for whom an exemption can be claimed on another person's tax return is limited to the greater of: …..the minimum of $1,350 or …..Your earned income for the year + $450 (but not more than 15,750) So you would get a minimum of $1,350 to a max of 15,750.

TurboTax gets no information from the IRS after you file your tax return.   Only the IRS can tell you what they are doing with your return.   You can watch for information on the IRS refund site or call the IRS yourself.  If the IRS wants any additional information from you they will send you a letter to request it.   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds Call the IRS: 1-800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Monday-Friday When calling the IRS do NOT choose the first option re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line. So after first choosing your language, then do NOT choose Option 1 (refund info). Choose option 2 for "personal income tax" instead. Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment". Then press 3 "for all other questions." Then press 2 "for all other questions." - When it asks you to enter your SSN or EIN to access your account information, don't enter anything. - After it asks twice, you will get another menu. Press 2 for personal or individual tax questions. Then press 3 for all other inquiries It should then transfer you to an agent.  

Sorry I have the same Q.  The link you posted is not working. I just formed an LLC taxed as sole proprietorship.  My trading activities would be under the LLC business brokerage account. If I'm getting it right, I would still receiving 1099-B for tax filing. But how would I be able to put those trading profits/loss as my business profits/loss? Thank you in advance.

Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities,  There is no rule as to which one will come first or how much time there will be between their arrivals.  Some states process returns quickly and some are very slow.   STATE RETURN Make sure your state return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   To track your state refund:       ttps://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US?uid=m6e06um0

Were you self-employed?   Did you use online Premium or one of the desktop download versions of the software to prepare a Schedule C for your business expenses?   If you used online, only Premium can prepare a Schedule C.

You didn't say whether you are using TurboTax Online or the desktop TurboTax software. If you are using the desktop software, you can go to forms mode, open Form 8960, click on the space for the amount on line 6, and enter an amount. This is one of the few things that you can enter directly on Form 8960. In TurboTax Online there is no way to make the entry, because there is no forms mode in TurboTax Online.  

It takes three to four weeks for a human at the IRS to open your envelope and enter the information into the system.   Then you can track your own refund on the IRS refund site.    TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds  

"it seems like you're directing me to just claim this income as income from a US employer why failed to give me a w-2." The income IS from a U.S. employer that failed to give you a W-2. A business with an employee in the U.S. is a U.S. employer. It doesn't matter if the employer's headquarters is in another country. "There's no indicating that this income came from a foreign country" The income is not from a foreign country. It's from work that you performed in the United States. It is U.S. income. "There is a Canadian Tax ID number for the employer" The Canadian tax ID number means nothing to the IRS. There is no place to put a Canadian tax ID number anywhere on a U.S. tax return. Nothing you enter in your U.S. tax return has anything to do with your refund from Canada. Your Canadian refund comes from your Canadian tax return. "My issue is, I've already been taxed by the Canadian government on that income, and I don't need to pay taxes to two countries for one income." You need to look into the foreign tax credit. That's a credit on your U.S. tax return for income tax that you paid to another country. It reduces your U.S. tax to compensate for the tax you paid to Canada. It's very complicated, and I don't know much about it. You could just go through the foreign tax credit interview in TurboTax. Go to Federal Taxes > Deductions & Credits. Under "Estimates and Other Taxes Paid" click the Start button for Foreign Taxes. I don't know how thorough this is. You also need to take into account the tax treaty between the U.S. and Canada. I have no idea how that might affect your situation. This is one reason that you probably should consult a local tax professional who is familiar with U.S. and Canadian taxes. In preparing your Canadian tax return, keep in mind that the income you received from your Canadian employer is U.S. income, not Canadian income. You earned it for working in the United States. You did not work in Canada. I'm not familiar with Canadian tax laws, but they probably should not have issued the T4, and probably should not have deducted Canadian tax from your pay. This is something else to discuss with a tax professional. Your situation is made more complicated by the employer not having handled it correctly. There is another Champion in this U.S. TurboTax community who is more familiar with foreign taxes than I am. I don't know how much he knows about Canada specifically, but let's ask him.  @pk  can you help with this?