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I am filling out my sch E for the first time this year. First year renting and I converted my primary residence to a rental in the same year. For 4 months of the year, it was a rental. When it came to entering expenses(mortgage interest, insurance premiums, real estate taxes, HOA fees, etc) I annualized the amounts. Should I only enter the prorated amount of 4 months of expenses, or will turbo tax do this automatically since it asked for days of personal use vs rented?

I am a full time teacher of 25 years, and I claim the teacher credit every year. This is the first year I have had issues with the Turbotax software in regards to this credit. I entered my expenses (listed the $300 maximum) for me, and $0 for my husband. The software tells me "It turns out you don't qualify for this deduction". I definitely qualify. Here is the kicker. If I enter $0 expenses for me and $300 for my non-educator husband, it gives us the credit. So this definitely has to be a glitch.   I have searched this issue online and here on Turbotax, and I guess it has glitched for others in years past. I don't see how to fix this. Is there a way to override the software and manually enter the deduction myself?

Background: i live in PA and my employer is HQ in NY... I work 20% of time in NY, 80% of of the time in PA.    My employer previously only worked with NY state when it came to state income tax.  So, i would make the appropriate adjustment and make quarterly estimated tax payments to PA.  In Q4 of 2025, my employer began working with other states and submitting tax to other states, including PA.   For my W2, i received 3 versions 1.) in the state section it says "TOTAL STATE" 2.) in the state section it lists NY along with my total taxable wages 3.) in the state section it lists PA, and basically 1 quarter worth of my taxable wages (b/c they only worked with PA for Q4 of the year)   When entering this information in the Federal tax section of TT, i did exactly as instructed (and as i've seen directed by experts on here).  I only put it in as a single W2, with an additional state, and filled it out correctly.   However, when I come around to doing the states, its pulling into the PA return as 2 separate W2's... So my PA return has my taxable income overstated by approx 25% (full wages from the NY W2 and the 1 quarter of wages from the PA W2)....    How do i remedy this? For both W2's, do i check the box that says "I need to make an adjustment to the taxable amount of this income" and revise the taxable amount?  Its not exactly as simple as multiplying it by the proportion of my time i spend in PA, as its double counting Q4 wages or... do i just delete the PA W2 from TT, since its double counting Q4 wages.... ? that doesn't seem right.   appreciate any help someone can provide!

I filed CA state tax with Form 3800. It seems line 18 calculation by TurboTax has some issue.   For my case Line 16: 397 Line 17: 10 L18 is the larger of Line 16 and Line 17. TurboTax filled in 5217.   Can you explain how this number came about? Is it a bug?   My token is: 9130354351733656-11971069   Thanks

My question is 1.  What date qualifies you for the tax credit:  Is it the date car placed in service or date I paid for the car? 2.  Am I still able to file for the credit if I am not able to obtain a clean Vehicle Seller's Report?  If so what information should I submit to the IRS in lieu of the report The back story details:  I purchased a previously owned Leaf at the end of 2024 but vehicle was put into service just after 2025.  I completed the information on Terbo Tax for a clean vehicle tax credit for a previously owned vehicle.  Information accepted and form 8936 was generated.  The car and I meet criteria for the credit HOWEVER I am not able to obtain a Clean Vehicle Seller's report from the dealership.   The car was purchased at the end of 2024 but not put into service until just after 2025.    The dealership said that the VIN of the car was not entered into the database at the time sale because the car was not yet 2 yrs old at the time I paid for it but was 2 yrs old by the time the car was put into service.  Terbo tax did accept the above information, generated form but electronic filing of my Federal taxes was declined as the VIN for this tax credit was not in the data base.