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You can tell the software that you do not have a W-2.   If an "old" employer transferred over from 2024, you can delete the employer.     Enter your retirement income:    Go to Federal> Wages & Income>>Retirement Plans and Social Security  (SSA1099 and 1099RRB) to enter your SSA1099.     To enter your retirement income, Go to  Federal> Wages and Income>Retirement Plans and Social Security>IRA  401 k) Pension Plan Withdrawals to enter your 1099R.  

MY SPOUSE LIVES ABROAD AND/OR DOES NOT HAVE A SSN https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/married-person-claim-head-household-filing-status/L078u1RSW_US_en_US?uid=lmtc1ov4 https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/file-taxes-spouse-nonresident-alien/L4AuRKrMd_US_en_US?uid=m5r1a77j https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/nonresident-spouse   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/family/claiming-a-non-citizen-spouse-and-children-on-your-taxes-/L6VM4IzTQ   How to obtain an ITIN

Thank you very much for that. I followed these exact steps and hallelujah: "Your federal tax return was accepted by the IRS." Your a genius!! Unbelievable that such a simple logic can't be programmed into the app!! Sigh!!

I already submitted my tax return. The steps above are not available when I log into turbo tax online.    Below is a snippet from my Schedule H that was generated through turbo tax online. You can see the amount 1,698  in field 8 was misprinted outside of the form resulting in field 8 picking up zero amount and wrong subsequent calculations on form 1040. 

Here is how to report your Qualified Charitable Contribution QCD within TurboTax using your Form 1099-R:   Go to Wages & Income on the left panel within your TurboTax account Click on the +Add more income box Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security and click the down arrow to expand Click Start to the right of IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R) Click on +Add a 1099-R (Here, you may import or type in by selecting the Change how I enter my form box On the next screen, you can select Type it in myself, or other options, then Continue Select the box on the top left for Financial institution or other provider (1099-R), then Continue Enter the provider's information, then Continue Enter the details from your Form 1099-R, checking for which Distribution Code was used in Box 7 (or review if imported) Next, check the, I have more than one value in Box 7 box and select Y from the drop down menu (to trigger the QCD questions) Ensure the IRA/SIMPLE/SEP box is checked, then Continue Continue answering the questions, pressing Continue to advance When you reach, Do any of these situations apply to you?, check the box that reads, I transferred all or part of this money directly to charity, Continue

If the "Sign into bank" button is missing, it's usually due to a lack of partnership with that specific institution or browser connection issues.  If your bank or financial institution isn't on the TurboTax Partner list, you might select  “I’ll type it in myself” option and enter your information by hand. Check out this ‌Partner List to see if your financial institution in on here. Another option to fix this is by clearing your Browser Data cache and cookies in your browser settings.   To do this, follow the instruction in the links below: How do I delete cookies  How to clear your cache   

No, you generally cannot use the standard TurboTax Free Edition for foreign bond returns. While your income is low (less than $1,200 annually), TurboTax considers any income earned outside the U.S. to be a "complex" tax situation that requires an upgrade to a paid version.

@bhmaroon , Namaste  ji (a) ref --- > Comparison of Form 8938 and FBAR requirements | Internal Revenue Service (b) as I understand the situation for 2025 ---                   1. you own/operate an NRE bank account ( at xxxxx bank/institution) with a max value in the account of >> US$10,000. Highest value during 2025 was US$72,000.                    2. during  year 2025 you also transferred amounts to a builder ( payments towards acquisition of real-estate totaling  US$160,000  (  including amounts directly transferred and those from the NRE account in #1 above ).                   3.  The excess i.e. the direct transfer amounts were to building/promoter direct ban account or what ?                   4. What was the residual amount in your NRFE account as of 12/31/2025 ?  (b)  I am assuming that you are a US person ( citizen/GreenCard/Resident for Tax Purposes ) (c)  Assuming the above to be substantially correct:                   1.  FBAR reporting is definitely required --- this is done at BRA-efiling  under  www.FinCen.gov , ONLY on-line filing is allowed, form 114 and file as individual.  Assuming that the NRE bank account is only in your name  or is jointly owned by you and your spouse ( you have to file under the correct category).  This is not a tax event.                   2.  FATC A filing form 8938 is for specified financial asset. The threshold for filing are  as  delineated in the ref. above --- generally US$150,000  ( liquid, semiliquid, trust etc.) , excluding real-estate.  Because  ( and correct my assumptions please) your actual cash/semiliquid holdings  may not have crossed the threshold, you may not have to file the form 8938.  My question here would be  how the  builder/developer/promoter held the "payments made" -- is it in a pool or was it held segregated i.e. in an  "credit" account that belonged to you till the delivery of the property.  If it is this latter ( an account with your name  as beneficiary ) then you would need to file a form 8938 -- because it is like  trust account that will be closed  when delivery is complete.   Does this make sense ? Is there more I can do for you ? Namaste ji

If the subsidy paid the entire bill, then you would answer No, since you can't deduct a cost you didn't actually incur.    However, to ensure you did in fact pay zero, review your Form 1095-A and look at Column A (Monthly Premium) and Column C (Monthly Subsidy).   If Column A is exactly the same as Column C for every month, your cost was truly zero, so answer No.   However, if Column A is more than Column C, you technically did pay a premium, in which case, you can answer Yes and TurboTax will help you calculate the deduction for that portion.   Note: Even if you paid zero, the IRS still requires that you enter your Form 1095-A in your tax return.