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@doulos564 wrote: I'm in the same place as everyone else.  I'm investigating alternatives. There really aren't any alternatives, at least not any that you can use to import into TurboTax.     @doulos564 wrote: I found this today, which may be useful to everyone: https://claimyr.com/government-services/irs/Best-ItsDeductable-alternatives-for-valuing-charitable-donat[product key removed]ntinuation/2025-04-11 Your link doesn't work but the one below does, if it makes any difference to anyone.   https://claimyr.com/government-services/irs/Best-ItsDeductable-alternatives-for-valuing-charitable-donations-after-discontinuation/2025-04-11  

I think I figured this out, will be great if someone can confirm validity.   In the Quickzoom, enter the section 988 gain NOT in "Other nonpassive income (loss) to be reported on Schedule E, page 2" but in the next line, which is "Other * (enter description)". This entry doesn't flow anywhere - the asterisk is explained further below in quickzoom as "Manually enter items here and on appropriate tax form or schedule".    Then I can apply @PatriciaV 's  recipe: Wages & Income -- Less Common Income group -- Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C. --  Other Reportable Income -- enter description and amount.   This now flows to Schedule 1, Line 8z and gets included in other income

Was your state return Accepted?  Did  you pay the fees for the state return?  State should be in the same pdf file as federal, right after federal.  But state could be in the middle of the pdf if your state wants a copy of federal.  So then you get Federal, State, Federal.  So look though ALL the pages in the pdf.  

It is not clear what you consider to be "at the end" of filing--- There is no federal credit or deduction for rent.  If your state has a rent credit, you will enter it into the state return when you prepare your state tax.  You have not mentioned what state you are in.

It's still there.  You need to  use the Online Premium version to enter a K-1 or any of the Desktop installed programs.   Online Premium is a new name combining both the Online Premier and Self Employed versions.  Or are you asking about  the separate Turbo Tax Business program to prepare a 1065 or 1120S return and  K-1 forms?   What version do you have?  Do you want to use the Online version or buy the Desktop program?   To enter a K-1 go to Federal Taxes Tab or Personal (Home & Business version) Wages and Income Then scroll way down to S-Corp, Partnerships and Trusts Schedules K-1 - Click the Start or Update button   Be sure to pick the right kind of K-1. There are 3 kinds, 1041, 1065 & 1120S

Some of your statements are confusing     "DoorDash submitted a 1099 last month as social security"  makes no sense.   If you were working as an independent contractor for DoorDash, you were self-employed.  DoorDash does not withhold anything for Social Security or Medicare.   When you are self-employed--working as an independent contractor -- you pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare yourself when you prepare your tax return.   Depending on how much you earned by working for DoorDash, you may or may not have received a 1099NEC.   If you made at least $400 working for them, then you are required to enter that income on your tax return---with or without a 1099NEC.   Did you prepare a 2023 tax return and enter the DoorDash income?     "Social Security has cut off my benefits.." You do not mention your age, so we do not know if you have reached full retirement age.  Before you reach full retirement age, if you continue working while drawing SS, your benefits can be reduced if you earn over a certain limit.   If you continue to work while receiving SS before full retirement age, your benefits can be reduced.   For 2023, if you earned more than $21,240 then your SS benefits could be reduced.    If you have reached full retirement age, your benefits are not reduced if you continue to work; but your SS may be taxable.   You need to sort out what DoorDash actually sent to you and to the IRS.   Did they send a 1099NEC for 2023?   Did you enter DoorDash income for 2023 when you prepared your tax return--- or have you amended your 2023 return to include the 1099NEC now?    What do your own records indicate that you made from DoorDash?  How much did DoorDash put on the 1099NEC?   You also need to talk to Social Security to see what is really happening and why your benefits are "cut off" -- if in fact they have stopped paying your SS benefits.   When you prepared your 2023 tax return did you enter a SSA1099?     

Thank you @PatriciaV . There are a few issues with entering the section 988 gain in Schedule 1, which is provided in my K-1 box 11 with code ZZ. TT first reports an error asking for code ZZ to be fixed The fix takes me to a QuickZoom I enter the section 988 gain in "Other nonpassive income (loss) to be reported on Schedule E, page 2" ... which automatically flows the amount to Schedule E p2, and then to Schedule 1 line 5 Your answer indicates the section 988 amount should be entered in Schedule 1 line 8z . How do I get TT to flow the Quickzoom answer to line 8z and also resolve the error?

No, I have not filed because Turbo TAX could not file the election electronically and I did not wan to print out 75 pages required and snail mail.  Am considering another option for tax filing 2025 unless I am able to elect this form using Turbo TAX and send electronically.

as you figure out alternative, note the 'big bill' changes starting tax year 2026: - for itemizers there will be a floor for total charitable deductions of 0.5% of AGI - for non-itemizers an additional deduction up to $1000 (single filers) or $2000 (MFJ) for cash gifts   https://www.dafgiving360.org/tax-law-changes

are you trying to figure out estimated tax also to avoid penalty?  check Form 2210 for the safe harbor calcs and options.  if this is a big jump income your safe harbor may be based on prior year tax.  if you made estimated tax payments unevenly and later in the year, you may need to file Form 2210 Annualized Income method to hopefully reduce or eliminate any penalty.

To report the gain or loss from an investment sale in 2024 you will need to use the 2024 TurboTax Premium online edition or any of the 2024 TurboTax desktop editions -    TurboTax Online editions - To enter an investment sale - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business) Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Under Investment Income On Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other, click the start or update button Or enter investment sales in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to investment sales On the screen Did you have investment income in 2024? click on Yes On the screen Let's import your tax info click on Enter a different way On the screen OK, let's start with one investment type, select the Investment Type and Continue On the screen Tell us more about this sale enter a Name and Continue On the following screen select the type of investment sale on the dropdown What type of investment did you sell? Continue with this section until it completes.   Using the desktop editions - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business) Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Under Investment Income On Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other, click the start or update button Or enter investment sales in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to investment sales   On the next screen click on Yes On the next screen click on Skip import On the next screen, select Other and continue    

Thank you for the answer. My K-3 has an amount in column f. Here are the particulars better organized for readability: Using Turbotax Premier, filing 1040, tax year 2024 K-1 has Part III box 16 checked In K-3, parts 1-4 and 9-10 apply (K-3, first page, section E. these boxes are checked) Part II, Line 24, there is an amount in: Column (a - US Source) Column (f - Sourced by partner) Column (g - Total) What country do I select in the Turbotax K-3 dropdown asking for "Foreign Country or US Territory"? 

See this TurboTax support FAQ on how to file if your spouse is a nonresident alien - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/file-taxes-spouse-nonresident-alien/L4AuRKrMd_US_en_US?uid=m7jhv066

@ davinnterarich72  wrote:  "I filed for my 2023 but never got them"   There are some things you need to investigate before phoning the IRS and/or state tax agency:   First, you need to be sure the 2023 return was successfully filed. It depends on how you chose to file the return.   If you filed a paper return by mail, TurboTax does not mail it for you.  If you chose that method, you would have had to print it, sign it, date it, and mail it yourself.     If you efiled, double-check to be sure the return was efiled successfully and accepted.  If you used Online TurboTax, you can sign in to your Online Account and check the efile status at the Tax Home.  For 2023, look in the section low down on that page called "Your Tax Returns & Documents" and choose tax year 2023.  What word is used there for the status:  accepted, rejected, printed, started, ready to mail, or something else?  And if there was a state return, what does it show for the state? If that showed the Federal return was accepted, (or if you mailed a paper return), you can use the "Where's My Refund" tool at the IRS website below to check the status of your Federal refund.   Is there any message there? https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund   Here are some tips when using that IRS tool:   Be sure you enter the correct tax year, SSN, and filing status. Be sure you are using only the Federal refund amount.   Do not include any state refund or any total refund or net refund (Fed and State) that TurboTax may have provided on a summary screen.   Look at your actual Federal return to get the Federal refund amount to use in the tool, i.e., your Form 1040, Line 35a. If there was also a state return: FAQ:  How do I track my state refund? https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_...   Your next steps would depend on what you found when you checked the things above.

I started looking for alternatives figuring that TurboTax is losing a major differentiating factor.  I found this today, perhaps it is useful to you also: https://claimyr.com/government-services/irs/Best-ItsDeductable-alternatives-for-valuing-charitable-donat[product key removed]ntinuation/2025-04-11 Not every product has an alternative, and sometimes what they call it is not what the product calls it.  Happy hunting!  I hope everyone finds a way to cope with this lack of customer concern decision.

I'm in the same place as everyone else.  I'm investigating alternatives.  I found this today, which may be useful to everyone: https://claimyr.com/government-services/irs/Best-ItsDeductable-alternatives-for-valuing-charitable-donat[product key removed]ntinuation/2025-04-11 Just be careful, as everyone uses the same name for a replacement, but not all the products have it.