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I appreciate your insight, thank you. I looked at “TurboTax Home & Business + TurboTax Advantage” and its ‘benefits’ section, similar to what you have, I think. Can TurboTax Premier fully support a U.S. single-member LLC (which you disregarded), or other US entity, that owns a Colombian rental — i.e. prepare Schedule E with depreciation, Form 1116 (foreign tax credit) and Form 8938 entries (if needed)? Also: does TurboTax provide any FBAR (FinCEN 114) filing help/guidance, or must that be done separately at FinCEN.gov? Finally, confirm TurboTax does not handle complex foreign-entity filings (e.g., Form 5471) — I’ll hire a CPA for those. Thanks. @pk 

both these shows availability today in the forms tool (= at some point today, later, maybe tomorrow, maybe not - these are estimates not guarantees and could still move around) and have been switching in and out of available or 1/23 this week during the release of the retirement section this week.  So presumably there is some open question preventing them being released for filing.  This all due to the big bill and other forms changes from IRS.  you'll just have to wait a little longer if you are actually ready to file - IRS isn't accepting returns til 1/26 anyway except for early test batches.   https://form-status.app.intuit.com/tax-forms-availability/formsavailability?albRedirect=true&product=Turbotax_online&bu=cg

MY RETURN IS IN PENDING—what does that mean?   You will not get any information from the IRS refund site while your return is in pending.  The IRS does not have your return yet.   Did you e-file?  Did you click that big orange button that said “Transmit my returns now?”  If so, your return is now in “pending” on a server.  Do not try to change anything while your return is in pending.On January  26  the IRS will begin to accept/reject e-files.  The IRS accepts a FEW returns in test batches ahead of January 26—-but that is very random.   Watch your emails—including your spam folder—for the notice about whether your e-file has been accepted or rejected.  If your return is rejected you will be able to make corrections before re-filing.   If the return you e-filed is accepted you will have to wait until it has been fully processed and then amend it to fix any mistakes or omissions.  It has been taking the IRS four to six months—sometimes longer—to process amended returns.   If you e-filed your state return there will be another email later that tells you if the state was accepted or rejected.   WARNING:   Do not try to change anything on your return while it is pending.   https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-announces-first-day-of-2026-filing-season-online-tools-and-

And....if your return is accepted and you incorrectly claimed the children --- alert the other parent asap because when they try to e-file, their return claiming the children is going to be rejected and cause issues for them.   They will either need to file by mail or maybe get IP PIN's from the IRS for the kids in order to be able to e-file now.   

Yes. Your letters should be explaining your two types of Overtime pay. USPS pays overtime when you work more than 8 hours in a day. This is not the usual. The fair labor standards act (FLSA) requires overtime pay after 40 hours of work in a week. You may have earned overtime during a week where you worked less than 40 hours. This overtime does not count for the new deduction on overtime since only overtime under the FLSA qualify.   For the OT deduction, you may need to contact HR to determine which amount is for hours worked over 40 that include OT vs the OT at less than 40 hours a week. Your letters may state the difference.

Once a tax return has been filed it cannot be changed, canceled or retrieved You will have to wait for the IRS to either Accept or Reject your filed federal tax return. If the return is rejected you can make the necessary changes and e-file again. If the return is accepted you will have to amend your original tax return. An amended return, Form 1040-X, can only be printed and mailed to the IRS if the original tax return was not e-filed. The IRS will take up to 20 weeks or longer to process an amended tax return. Before starting to amend the tax return, wait for the tax refund to be received or the taxes due to be paid and processed by the IRS. See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a current year tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-federal-tax-return-current-year/L7eS6o1qh_US_en_US?uid=lfunevhk

It can be a bit tricky creating the timeline string of multiple 1098's in TurboTax.  If you're using TurboTax Online, I would suggest deleting the 1098's, clear your Cache and Cookies, and in the 1098 section, start with the oldest 1098 first for the home you sold.  Be sure to enter mortgage balance as $0, with the original Loan Origination Date and don't check (or uncheck)  Box 7.     Enter the earliest 1098 for the new house next, with a loan balance and origination date.  For the 1098's for the new home, these may all be the same.  Check Box 7 on these to indicate they all belong to your new home.  Here's detailed info on Multiple Mortgage Interest Statements.   Unless you received a 1099-S, you don't need to report the sale of your old home, unless you had over 500K in profit (MFJ).  Here's more info on the Home Sale Exclusion and Form 1099-S.       @stark-josh15     

THE SAME THING JUST HAPPENED TO ME SO I AM VERY CONFUSED ABOUT THIS!!! MY REFUND IS HIGHER ON CREDIT KARMA BUT OVER 2,000 DOLLARS LOWER ON TURBO TAX BUT YET ThEY SAY THEY WORK TOGETHER! I FEEL LIKE I AM BEING SCAMMED OUT OF MY MONEY!!!!