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The total accuracy is for your wages in box 1 and the federal taxes withheld in box 2.  A slight adjustment of your Medicare wages will not affect anything on your tax return nor cause an issue with the IRS.

  Most 1099-R forms don't fill in box 16...that might be state dependent   For NC,  The software used to autofill box 16 in for you as box 2a....Maybe that depends  on whether you have Online or Desktop software.   In my 2025 desktop software, for NC, as long as box 2a has a valid non-zero number in it, then box 2a is used on the actual NC forms, even if box 16 is left empty in your 1099-R form entry.  (actually, NC starts with the Federal AGI, which uses box 2a.   For Box 2a, the only time it has an effect on NC income, is if it qualifies for one of the NC income deductions, for Bailey Settlement, RRoad pensions, or Military Retirement deductions, where box 2a is used to lower the starting Federal AGI to obtain a lower NC AGI. ________________________________ ....For a few Pension or IRA situations, box 2a is empty and 2b might be marked "Undetermined", especially for an IRA.  For an IRA, then 2a is usually the same as box 1. BUT  It may not be the same as box 1 if the person made Non-Deductible contributions to that IRA, in that case, the proper taxable amount (box2a) must be calculated from the taxpayers contribution records.  

The Medical Premium section is 9 screens in from where Prescriptions are entered.  Continue past the first screen and you will eventually land on the screen - How much did you spend on insurance premiums?

It's not actually 12%.   It  is 6% for EACH spouse.  But works out the same.  Here is a post I just worked up.   Sorry. It is phased out for EACH spouse. Fill out Sch 1-A yourself and see. It's pretty easy. Then why would they even have 2 lines 36a and 36b for spouse? IRS Schedule 1-A https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040s1a.pdf See IRS instructions for 1040 line 110 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf If you are married and filing jointly, both you and your spouse were born before January 2, 1961, and you both have a valid SSN, the maximum amount of the enhanced deduction for seniors is $12,000. The $6,000 per person amount is reduced if your MAGI is more than the amount shown next for your filing status.   Here is the actual IRS 1-A.  FILL IT OUT   

IRC section 1341 refers to a situation where you repaid income that you had received in a prior year. This is common for instance when you have to repay social security benefits you received in a prior year in error so you had to repay them in a future year. However, it could be associated with other repayments of income as well.   When this happens, you are allowed to calculate the tax that should have been paid in the year of overpayment and subtract from that the tax actually paid, and then subtract that difference from your tax in the year you pay back the income. In your case, it appears you entered $5,500 as the amount of tax overpaid in a prior year that you subtracted from your 2024 tax. Evidently, the State of Maryland is denying the credit subtraction from income.   If you were overpaid social security, it may result in a credit on your federal tax return but not on your Maryland state tax return, since social security income is not taxable in Maryland. So, if you paid back social security income, you would not be due a reduction in tax on your Maryland tax return, as the social security income would not have been taxable in the first place.     

Thank you, but as you know, I currently have two federal returns—one prepared for California and another for Virginia—with different numbers. However, in the end, only one federal return should be filed with the IRS. How should I handle this? When California reviews its return, it will notice that the federal numbers are different from the California numbers. Also, I believe the 183-day rule applies to individuals, not corporations. How do I notify California that this is a short-period (part-year) return, however in CA return time of activity is clear, while the federal return covers the full tax year?

Wait until your original return has been fully processed before you amend, and make sure you have saved a pdf of the original return before you amend. (If you do not save it as a pdf, the amended return will overwrite the original, and the original will be lost forever) https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-already-filed/L4VjJ9BA2_US_en_US?uid=m76mq6z2       Do not expect quick results from amending. It can take four months or more for the IRS to process an amended return.     You can watch for information here: https://www.irs.gov/filing/wheres-my-amended-return  

The Illinois Gives credit is not claimed on Form 1299-C.  When you are in your IL return and get to a screen with the heading "Take a look at Illinois credits and taxes", scroll way down to the Other credits section and open it up by clicking the arrow at the far right of the section.  The Illinois Gives credit is the last item listed in that section.  Click Start to get started on that credit.  You will need your Tax credit certificate from the Illinois DNR in order to claim this credit.