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There is a list of qualifications and instructions to enter your medicare part B deduction.   Qualifications for self employed health insurance (includes medicare).   To get health insurance deduction, your Schedule C must show a net profit. The deduction amount generally can't exceed your net profit amount. If you (or your spouse if filing jointly) were eligible to participate in an employer's health plan during any given month—even if you declined the coverage—the premium you paid for that month can't be claimed under this deduction. Health insurance premiums you paid for your child, even if you aren't claiming them as a dependent, are eligible for this deduction as long as your child was age 26 or younger at the end of 2025. The self-employed health insurance deduction shows up on Schedule 1, line 17. To enter self employed health insurance: When entering information for your business expenses. navigate to the section marked Less common Find and select the option for Health Insurance Premiums, then click Continue A screen showing your list of expenses should appear next. Select the Start button next to the Health Insurance Premiums section You can add or change your self employed insurance: Sign into your TurboTax account Select Income and Expenses > Work on other income > Select Edit/Add beside Self-employment income and expenses Edit beside your business > Scroll 'Less common' > Scroll to 'Business Insurance' > Click the box next to it and Continue Scroll to Business Insurance, select Start or Review

If your original tax return was prepared outside TurboTax, you can still amend it using TurboTax by importing or manually entering the return information. To amend an out-of-TurboTax return: 1. Open TurboTax for the tax year you want to amend. 2. Select Amend (change) return from the options. 3. If TurboTax can't import your original return, manually enter your original tax data as accurately as possible. 4. Make the necessary corrections, such as adding your overtime pay. 5. Complete the amendment process and file the amended return.

We can not call you from this forum, but we can answer your tax questions.   As xmasbaby0 said, “The IRS guideline is that refunds are issued within 21 days”, provided they are: Electronically filed  With Direct Deposit,  And provided there are no other issues. To check your tax refund status in TurboTax,  Sign in to your account and  Go to the "Tax Home" or "Order Details" screen  It'll tell you if your return was accepted. If you want to know the status of your tax return,  you should use the  IRS Where's My Refund website.  You'll need Your Social Security or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN) Your filing status The exact refund amount on your return Things that can delay a refund:

If the "place in service" date on your state tax return is not properly imported from the federal return in TurboTax, you can fix it by manually correcting it in the state section. To fix the date in TurboTax: 1. Go to the State section of your TurboTax return. 2. Navigate to the part where you enter your rental property or asset information related to the "place in service" date. 3. Review the asset or property details and manually update the "place in service" date to the correct value. 4. Save and continue to ensure the corrected date is reflected.

When entering information for IRS form 1116, you will have a choice to take a deduction or a credit.  You will report in US dollars.   To view multiple copies of IRS form 1116 in TurboTax Premium Online, follow these steps:   Down the left side of the screen, click Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click Deductions & credits. Click the down arrow to the right of Estimates and Other Taxes Paid. Click to the right of Foreign Tax Credit. At the screen We'll check if you're eligible, select Continue. At the screen Did you pay taxes on income, select Yes.  Continue. At the screen Let's get a little more info. select Continue. At the screen Foreign Taxes, select Continue. At the screen Do You Want the Deduction or Credit, select Take a Credit. At the screen Reporting Foreign Taxes Paid, select the hyperlink special instructions to see to the right Special instructions when multiple categories of foreign income are present. The instructions state:   After completing the interview the first time for the largest item, then you can revisit the interview and report any other items you have.    (Note: "completing the interview" involves answering Yes to question about being done with "all Foreign Tax Credit Computation Worksheets.")    This will generate the additional copies of Form 1116 that you need, and they should be in the correct order.   Sample situations are included.   See also this TurboTax Help.        

As xmasbaby0 said, “The IRS guideline is that refunds are issued within 21 days”, provided they are: Electronically filed  With Direct Deposit,  And provided there are no other issues. To check your tax refund status in TurboTax,  Sign in to your account and  Go to the "Tax Home" or "Order Details" screen  It'll tell you if your return was accepted. If you want to know the status of your tax return,  you should use the  IRS Where's My Refund website.  You'll need Your Social Security or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN) Your filing status The exact refund amount on your return Things that can delay a refund:

It depends. Active military reservists who travel more 100 miles away from home and stay overnight for reserve duty can deduct unreimbursed travel expenses, including meals.   To enter unreimbursed expenses (included meals) from your reservist duties in TurboTax Online:   1. Go to Deductions & Credits>Employment Expenses>Job Expenses for W2 Income   2. On the second screen, select that you are an Armed Forces Reservist   3. Answer the question about traveling more than 100 miles away from home for reserve duties   4. Answer questions about vehicle use and mileage (if applicable)   5. The following screen will ask about other expenses, including meals and incidental expenses   These expenses will go on Form 2106, Employee Business Expenses and are an above-the-line deduction on Schedule 1 of Form 1040.   Here is a TurboTax article on Tax Tips for Military Personnel

It depends. According to the Georgia Department of Revenue IT-511 Instruction Booklet (page 23 line 19), you are allowed to subtract "100% of the premium paid for high deductible health plans". However, the instructions clarify that this only applies to the extent the amount has not been included in your federal adjusted gross income (AGI). If your pay stub shows these as "pre-tax" deductions, the benefit is already reflected in your lower federal AGI, and you cannot claim it again on your state return.   If it has not been deducted on a "pre-tax" bases, you may deduct this on your GA return.  In the Georgia interview, continue until you reach the screen Here's the income that Georgia handles differently. Then locate High Deductible Health Plan Contributions and Start/Revisit to enter the premium amount.

TurboTax can only give you an estimated date.   Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.   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.    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.

I am also having same problem as Oliver and ShiftTax.  We have no Charitable Contributions in this S-Corp, but it is requiring me to attach a signed Form 8283 from an appraiser when attempting to E-file.  As you continue on, it then is forcing me to print a form 8822-B Change of Address form.  Neither of these items are applicable.   I did not see where a solution was shown for either Oliver or ShiftTax.  Please let us know how to resolve this glitch in TurboTax.  All updates are installed - it shows "Your software is up to date."   Thank you.

As xmasbaby0 said, “The IRS guideline is that refunds are issued within 21 days”, provided they are: Electronically filed  With Direct Deposit,  And provided there are no other issues. To check your tax refund status in TurboTax,  Sign in to your account and  Go to the "Tax Home" or "Order Details" screen  It'll tell you if your return was accepted. If you want to know the status of your tax return,  you should use the  IRS Where's My Refund website.  You'll need Your Social Security or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN) Your filing status The exact refund amount on your return Things that can delay a refund:

This is still an issue as of 3/8/2026.  The issue I’m having is with line 14 of form 40.  ITC updated their instructions 3/2/2026.  Any idea when TT will push through the updates?  Horrible time explaining to anyone with TT on the phone. 

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill, tips under $25,000 may qualify for a new tax deduction for workers earning $150,000 or less. To reflect your tip wages under $25,000 and claim the deduction: 1. Report your tip income fully, including these wages, in the Wages & Income section. 2. TurboTax should guide you to enter tip wages not reported on your W-2 using the Tips Not Reported on My W-2 option. 3. The deduction for tip income is applied as a below-the-line deduction on Schedule 1-A (Part II - No Tax on Tips) as part of your tax return. 4. Ensure your total income does not exceed $150,000 to qualify for this deduction. Note that the tips remain taxable for Social Security and Medicare purposes, but this bill provides an income tax deduction benefit for qualifying tip income under $25,000.

As xmasbaby0 said, “The IRS guideline is that refunds are issued within 21 days”, provided they are: Electronically filed  With Direct Deposit,  And provided there are no other issues. To check your tax refund status in TurboTax,  Sign in to your account and  Go to the "Tax Home" or "Order Details" screen  It'll tell you if your return was accepted. If you want to know the status of your tax return,  you should use the  IRS Where's My Refund website.  You'll need Your Social Security or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN) Your filing status The exact refund amount on your return Things that can delay a refund:

Also it’s the same reason code. Rule Number: F8962-070 Rule Number Description: The IRS is expecting Form 1095-A and Form 8962 to be included with your return. You would have received Form 1095-A if your health insurance was obtained through a Marketplace.

Your two rentals can offset each other, but only within the passive-activity loss rules. That’s why the extra $1,000 loss isn’t showing up on your Form 1040.   The IRS considers all rental real estate to be passive, even if you “actively participate,” unless you qualify as a real estate professional. Under these rules, losses can only offset passive income—not wages or other types of income. That’s why TurboTax stops at zero instead of letting the extra $1,000 lower your federal income.   All is not lost however. The "extra" $1000 is a passive loss carryover this year to be used  as a suspended loss until you have passive income to offset it in future years or dispose of the property in a qualifying way.   How Passive Loss Carryover Works for Rental Property

I wonder if this is the same issue we had on ours. We had energy credit for central heat and air installed. we filed and it was accepted with a refund. The irs reviewed and now say we owe when i asked it was because of the energy deduction they said the code that i got for our brand off the irs website isnt allowed and one of our forms says house is not in the us but other form does.  I called turbo tax and they say they dont see any of that and they can see im due for a refund. The irs says that i can appeal and submit my proof that i purchased item with code from their website which im going to do when we get the letter from the irs.