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To check on regular tax refund status via automated phone, call 800-829-1954.   Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities.  There is no rule as to which one will come in first or how long it will be between their arrival in your account.   TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS.      First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst         If you are getting earned income credit on line 27 or additional child tax credit on line 28 You are subject to the delay required by the PATH act.  Do not expect your refund before early March   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/federal-refunds-delayed-due-path-act/L5jnQJsBi_US_en_US   Note:  “Accepted” is not the same as “approved”.  TurboTax tells you the e-file was accepted if the IRS deems that there is enough information on the return for them to take it in for processing.   Only the IRS can approve of the refund, which is a later stage of processing.  If the IRS approves your refund they will provide a date for the refund to be issued.   FROM THE IRS WHERE’S MY REFUND SITE: https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund How it works Where's My Refund shows your refund status: Return Received – We received your return and are processing it. Refund Approved – We approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown. Refund Sent – We sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.            

Can you confirm that the worksheet error is preventing you from e-filing? Without checking or unchecking any boxes on the review, are you unable to keep selecting Continue from the bottom of the page in order to proceed to the E-filing menu?  As long as you agree with the number that appears in the Line 10 box "Prior Depreciation" I would proceed to file. 

"5 days early" means you are supposed to receive your federal refund from one to five days sooner than the refund date shown on the IRS refund site.   If it does not meet that "at least one day sooner" date, they are supposed to refund the $35 fee.   You have to pay attention to the date on the IRS refund site. You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds

I want to thank you guys for resolving this issue, which experts at Turbo tax could not do even though I was explaining it exactly like you guys said. And was paying expert fees of $150. In the end, I gave up and did the taxes myself and followed the advice you gave and it worked fine. So many thanks.

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IS MY 2024 STATE OR LOCAL REFUND TAXABLE?   If you used standard deduction for your 2024 tax return, you do not have to enter a state or local tax refund you received in 2025.   If you itemized deductions then your state or local refund that you claimed on the 2024 return----and received in 2025---must be entered as taxable income on your 2025 return.  If you  are not sure if you itemized for 2024, look at your 2024 Form 1040 line 12.   Do you see the standard deduction amount or something else?       2024 STANDARD DEDUCTION AMOUNTS SINGLE $14,600    (65 or older/legally blind + $1950) MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY            $14,600    (65 or older/legally blind + $1550) MARRIED FILING JOINTLY $29,200    (65 or older/legally blind + $1550) HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD $21,900    (65 or older/legally blind + $1950)     If you need to enter the state or local refund — go to Federal>Wages & Income>1099-Misc and Other Common Income>State and Local Tax Refunds on Form 1099G

If you entered an Adjustment Amount and Code in the entry screen for a 1099-B, you'll see the adjustment on the Capital Asset Sales Worksheet, and also on Form 8949.  You may need to delete your 1099-B entry, the Capital Asset Sales Worksheet, and Form 8949 if this outcome is not reached, and re-enter the 1099-B.   @zachbriles     

Yes, you need to amend, to ensure the "Taxable Amount" matches the official form so the IRS computers don't flag it as under-reported income.   Steps to Take:   Amend 2024 Return: Use the official Vanguard 1099-R figures for 2024. Report the accurate gross distribution (Box 1), the taxable amount (Box 2a, which includes the $46), federal tax withheld (Box 4, $46), and codes P and J in Box 7. Understand Codes P&J: The codes P and J indicate a Roth excess contribution removal (P) from a Roth IRA (J). The taxable amount is typically the earnings on that excess, which should be included in 2024 income, along with the penalty (if applicable). Address the $46 Difference: If you underreported income by $46 and did not claim the $46 withholding, the correction may be minor. If you overreported it, amending ensures you get credit for the tax already withheld. If this happens going forward, do not enter a manual 1099-R you created if it conflicts with the official 2024 Vanguard 1099-R. Instead, ask the issuer of the 1099 R to issue you a corrected 1099 R.   

You can go online to View your account information and see if the IRS has added a letter to your account so you can see what happened. If there is an accuracy issue. you can submit a claim here. Be sure to download what you filed for your records.

Yes. After you enter your dividends reported on Form 1099-DIV, you will see a screen that says Do These Uncommon Situations apply? One of the options will be A portion of these dividends in US government interest. Choose that option and on the next screen you can enter the amount of dividends that is from US government securities. Once you do that, the dividends will not be taxable on your Maryland return.