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call the number on the notice to explain. Someone may have applied for insurance using an incorrect SSN that happened to match yours. If your return was rejected and you did not get a notice heres what the iRS says If you think you are not required to complete Form 8962 and include it with your return, you should contact (by phone if no account) your Marketplace to confirm that APTC was not paid to your health insurance company for you or any member of your family. After confirming that APTC was not paid for you or any member of your family, you should include with your return a PDF attachment titled "ACA Explanation" with a written explanation of the reason why you believe Form 8962 should not be required. You may also upload any copies of a corrected or voided Form 1095-A from the Marketplace or any notice issued by the Marketplace indicating proof of no enrollment. You should follow the instructions provided by your software company on how to include a PDF attachment with your return.   TurboTxa does not provide fr attachment of an external document. it will have to be mailed. Follow TurboTax's instructions and use a tracking service when mailed. You may also want to apply for an IP PIN.

If you’re past 21 days, your return is likely still processing or under review. The IRS states most refunds take up to 21 days, but many are delayed due to reviews, credits, or verification. You can track the status of your refund on IRS where's my refund, or contact the IRS directly for more information. 

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.        

No one can call you from the user forum, nor do we arrange or schedule calls to users.  That is simply not how any of this works.   If you are using online Live Assist, you have to contact your expert yourself.   LIVE ASSISTED https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/live/how-it-works.htm       You can arrange for the Live help you are paying the extra fee for with your questions from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific time. https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/product-setup/connect-tax-expert-turbotax-live/L73wOZD5D_US_en_US?uid=m8zw1pbb  

The allowed or allowable depreciation is complete on the deck. You are right, it is fully depreciated. Yet, it is still an asset.   The house, land and deck are all allocated a share of the sale based on the original percentage.   To get the percentages, use original cost: Deck = $10k / $110k total of purchases = 0.0909 = 9% or 9.1% House = $x / $110k Land = $y / $110k Use those percentages times the sales price to get the sales price for each item. Deck = .09 x $200k = $18,000 sales price House Land

Sorry---the "Live" experts help with current year returns -- 2025.  They do not help with -- or amend---past year returns.    If you need professional help with amending past years returns seek local paid help.

The best and quick way to find the QMID for your purchased product, is to go to ChatGPT, enter the product/item model, and brand name of you purchase and ask it to find the QMID. It will immediately tell you the Manufacturer  for your product was registered to IRS as their Qualified Manufacturer product. If the Manufacturer registered their list of products as Qualified products.  ChatGPT will return with a QMID, if not, it will tell you why.  

You can connect with a TurboTax Live expert directly from your return.   Go into the tax return. 1. Select Expert Help 2. Connect with Expert Help in the chat window to start a live session. You can also schedule an appointment with an expert.    You’ll have the option to share your screen so the expert can review everything with you in real time. If you’re using the mobile app, you can access Expert Help there as well.     How do I connect with a tax expert in TurboTax Experts?  

Thanks for responding to my question on RRB-1099. As to entering them seperately, I navigated back to RRB-1099 and found this instruction in the field:    Enter the info from your RRB-1099 below. If you have more than one, add up the amounts for each box. Learn more   This is why I added them up. Finally, after a closer look at my tax forms from RRB I seen what you pointed out, there are 2 forms, blue RRB-1099 and green RRB-1099-R on the same piece of paper. I receive 2 of these forms on account of receiving about ½ of my spouses. I have found where to enter the info for the RRB-1099-R. Now, I've got another problem, Turbotax is asking for the information in box 1, "Gross Distribution." However, box 1 on my RRB-1099-R doesn't show gross distribution, it shows the "Claim Number and Payee Code. Furthermore, none of the 10 boxes on the green RRB-1099-R show "Gross Distribution." (It appears Turbotax isn't up to date?) Here are the box numbers with titles that have pertinent information: Employee Contributions Contributory Amount Paid Supplemental Annuity Total Gross Paid Federal Income Tax Withheld (I got this one down!) Furthermore, Turbo tax for RRB-1099-R asks for 2a “Taxable Amount,” Box 2b asks me to check either Taxable amount not determined or Total Distribution. Box 3 asks for the Capital gain, Box 4 for Federal income tax withheld (I got this one!), and Box 5 Employee contributions or insurance premiums. Is this right? Because I don't see how I can enter Cap Gains for a pension from the RRB. Once again I am stuck and confused. Can you help me out? Thanks.

You can contact your employer or financial provider to request it. You can also check your IRS wage and income transcript.   If you still can't access the form, use Form 4852 (Substitute for Form W-2) and estimate your wages and withholding from your pay stubs.   How do I file a substitute W-2 using Form 4852?  

1) Was your son being paid wages with withholding, Social Security, and Medicare deductions? If not, it would seem he was being paid as an independent contractor who would get a 1099-NEC at year-end, which would mean his compensation is also properly reported on a 1099-NEC 2) However, if these taxes were being deducted from his paycheck, your son was being treated as an employee, and a W-2 should have been issued. Even a third-party liquidator should have issued a W-2 if your son was an employee. **** Something might have occurred to make the 1099 proper, even though your son was an employee, but I have no idea what that would be *** If you believe that under the facts and circumstances of this situation, he should have gotten a W-2, you can use FORM 4852 to generate a substitute W-2. However, read the instructions at the top and bottom. The IRS  wanted to be contacted before this is used. TurboTax, depending on your version, may be able to generate this form, allowing e-file - maybe  4852  ********************************** There is no way to know if the IRS will send your son a notice because of the reporting mismatch.