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@csullyfilm If you want to speak with an IRS agent concerning this issue - Call the IRS: 1-800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Monday-Friday   Or you can contact your local IRS office.  See this IRS website for local IRS offices - http://www.irs.gov/uac/Contact-Your-Local-IRS-Office-1 or call 1-844-545-5640 to set up an appointment You may want to contact a Taxpayer Advocate in your area.  See this IRS website for Taxpayer Advocate - https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/ or call 1-877-777-4778   Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund.  Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.

Yes, you can use a work percentage to determine the amount that should be taxable to Kansas (KS).  If you earned roughly the same amount each work day then it should be easy to calculate the percentage that should apply. Once you have that amount you can make the necessary changes for your amendment.   Do not change your tax return until you read all the instructions. TurboTax needs to know the original numbers and the corrected numbers to provide the correct end results before you prepare it.   If you want to make changes or add a document to a tax return that has already been filed and accepted by the taxing agency, you should follow these guidelines.    You must first wait until the initial return is completely processed. You will have to use the same TurboTax account that you used for the original tax return. Once you begin your amendment, you'll see your original return. The refund calculator will start new at $0 and only reflect the changes in the refund or tax due Only make changes to the areas of your return that need to be corrected. You have three years from the date you filed your return or two years after you paid the tax due (whichever is later) to file an amendment Amend a tax return for the current tax year   In the W-2, you should have one line for Missouri (MO) and one for KS. TurboTax knows you must report all income to your resident state so in the  W-2 you may have to reduce the MO income so that TurboTax doesn't think you are over reporting income. You can try it both ways.    Next is the other state tax credit which means you will need to amend the MO return as well to get that.   State Returns - Your resident state requires you to include all worldwide income. Assume both states require income tax returns to be filed:  Report the income on each state return that is from the nonresident state Report it on your resident state and receive credit for taxes paid to another state. Credit for taxes paid to another state is allowed by a resident state when the same income is being taxed to another state.  Your resident state does not want you to pay tax twice on the same income. The credit that is allowed will be the lesser of: the tax liability actually charged by the nonresident state, OR the tax liability that would have been charged by your resident state In most cases complete your nonresident state first.

To save your 2025 .tax file to your computer, follow these steps in TurboTax online:   Click Tools on the left side menu, then Tax tools. On the Tools Center pop-up, click Save your 2025 return to your computer The file will appear in your downloads folder with the name taxreturn and a Type of TurboTax 2025 Document.  If you use TurboTax Desktop for your 2026 return, there would be no need to download it now.  You could simply wait until next season and after you install Desktop for 2026 on your computer, you will be able to import your 2025 tax file from you online account.

Q. I’m unsure how to report non-educational expenses appropriately? A. You don't report  non-educational expenses directly.  You enter your educational expenses and let TurboTax calculate the shortfall.  See example above.    After entering the 1099-Q, you go to the "Education Expenses and Scholarships (1098-T)" section to enter you expenses, assuming your beneficiary was a student in 2025. Room & board are qualified expenses for the 1099-Q, if the student was half time or more, even if he lives at home.    Q. Our problem is that the majority of funds used were for non-educational expenses.  A. It doesn't matter what you actually spent the money on. It only matters that there were actual ed expenses, during the year that you did not already allocate to other tax benefits (tuition tax credit or tax free scholarship). Room & board are qualified expenses for the tuition tax credit or tax free scholarship.         

Did you start the 2024 return in TurboTax Online and missed the e-filing deadline?   If so, see How to Finish & File a Prior Year Return.      If you need to start your 2024 return, see 2024 Desktop

You rolled IRA money to what? Another IRA? Since this is a non-taxable event, why did you have federal income tax withheld?   Of course, if this was a traditional IRA converted to a Roth IRA, the entire distribution would be taxable - is this what you did? In this case federal tax withholding would be understandable.   You will probably be asked in the 1099-R interview, "Tell us is you moved the money through a rollover or a conversion". The last option, "I didn't roll over or convert this money", which means that you put it in an after-tax account or in your wallet.

Was your tax return accepted?     How do I check my e-file status?   If it was, you can check the IRS refund tracker to see the status.     Make sure you are entering the exact amount of your FEDERAL refund and choose tax year 2025.

> Buy less and you'll have fewer physical items to donate and less to be concerned about with respect to itemizing charitable contributions of items.    Guess you've never heard of children who outgrown their clothing, furniture, and toys...