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@user5924704 , your questions are answered below :   1.  In my case, could I file the 1040-NR through Turbotax? ----- TurboTax does not support Non-Resident tax returns  ( form 1040-NR ).  Generally they suggest using their  partner  SprinTax. I think this is an on-line service.  You may also find  a local tax professional  doing taxes for the  US ExPat community  ( like the military,  etc. ). 2.  Could you explain how I can claim this in the 1040-NR? Or is there a separate form to be submitted for this Foreign Tax? Is there any documentation I should obtain from the National tax agency in my home country Japan? ----- for claiming foreign tax credit on your US return, you use the form 1116. This form requires the following information --- (1)  in the type of  income  box, you select  " resourced by treaty"  -- this allows you to take US sourced income and resource this as foreign ONLY for purposes of form 1116;    (2) the foreign source income is  the award amount as received by you  (3)  Foreign source income country is Japan (4)  Foreign Taxes  Paid  is the  tax imposed by Japan on this doubly taxed income. The foreign tax credit is the lesser of  US imposed Tax on this income   AND  that  paid to Japan in your particular case.   Is there more I can do for you ?

Apparently, they did.  From higher sources, they have no plans to support W10.  Their online version grabs higher fees, and hence, they are putting all their energies into the browser version, with ultimate phase out of desktop versions.  Given this, they don't want to put the resources in to test W10 and W11 TT both.  Additionally, they are betting that the loss of a bunch of W10 customers, will be made up with customers converting to their browser version (with higher fees).   Instead, they are giving lame excuse about security, even though W10 ESU exists through minimally October, 2026.   The oxymoron here is that they are blaming end of TT support for W10 on "security issues", when their browser-based solution wreaks from theoretical security issues (do you really want your data stored on their servers?)   Hence, the solutions are:   1) Move to another tax platform that supports W10 today; 2) Purchase a W11-ready machine (ludicrous option); 3) Upgrade existing W10 platform to W11, if your machine is compatible with W11; 4) Attempt to create/run a W11 VM (VirtualBox, Hyper-V, etc.), and see if TT will install/run OK on these; 5) Design a hack (shim) that will fool TT into thinking it's installing/running on a W11 machine, and      hope that the TT code runs OK;    

Why did I bother subscribing to annual purchasing and early release of turbo tax?  It is of no value for my home and business tax preparation without being able to enter my self employment section.  I absolutely need to know the extrapolated tax scenarios for possible 401k contributions and their effect on QBI, taxable income, etc. and what I can afford to take as income (roth conversions) before crossing thresholds for IRMAA for example.  This all has to be done by Dec. 31st.  

Did you e-file your tax return and was it accepted? Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.   You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now".   After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.   Note - 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.   To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product. If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_...   After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.   Call the IRS: 1-800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Monday-Friday

Not sure what $2000 payment you are expecting---if you are referring to a $2000 "tariff check"--so far that is nothing but political huffing and puffing.   You enter banking information for your direct deposit when you are in the FILE section of your 2025 tax return.   The online software is not yet available for 2025 returns; it will be available in early to mid-December.

Go to this website for the TurboTax Flex Loan - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-loan/   TurboTax support FAQ for the Flex Advance Loan - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/loans/whats-turbotax-flex-advance/L2Xg6I...