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@jonmarose    State withholding that you entered with your W-2 forms...or other tax forms you already entered that had state withholding on them....those $$ are automatically included as potential Federal tax deductions  if your file ends up itemizing deductions.   What doesn't show up automatically, are any separate Quarterly Estimated tax payments you "might" have made during the year....those you do have to make sure you enter on the tax breaks page...in the Estimated taxes section.   Also, if you paid more to your state during 2025  (i.e. no state refund for 2024 state taxes), those $$ need to be entered...if they didn't transfer in from last year's tax filing.

If you have a loss reported on the K-1 schedule, you need to indicate that you materially participated in the venture for the loss to be deductible. Also, you need to make sure you don't have money that is not "at risk" in the venture.    You see the material participation question on the screen that says Did you Participate? early in the Schedule K-1 entry process. You see the at risk question on the screen that says Describe the Partnership. One of the options is All of my investment in this activity is at risk. Your investment must be at risk to be able to deduct a business loss. You see the at risk question after you enter all the numbers in boxes on your K-1 schedule.

The options are listed in compliance with the Instructions for IRS form 2106, page 3.  The instructions state:   Line 10   The amount of expenses you can deduct on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 12, is limited to the regular federal per diem rate (for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses) and the standard mileage rate (for car expenses), plus any parking fees, ferry fees, and tolls.  

So it sounds like there is no way that TurboTax can do this without making horrible misstatements that wouldn't hold up in an audit.  I'm screwed because the software doesn't work. I either have to lie and say I held the house out for rent for one day and sold it on that day which I didn't. Or I have to claim depreciation I'm not entitled to and immediately give it back. The other option which is super easy is to override that field and put a "0" for 2025 depreciation which makes everything nice and clean, but my understanding is TurboTax will get extremely mad at me and won't let me e-file or offer any protections with my taxes. I'm screwed because this software sucks and makes you lie about your taxes... Your solution also has me claiming depreciation I'm not entitled to, does it not?  You are just saying I should offset it with fake revenue that didn't happen AND recapture it?  That doesn't make sense. Surely there is a way to answer the turbo tax questions or fill out the forms that doesn't involve me needing to claim depreciation I'm not allowed or claiming income that never happened.  Is there another TurboTax expert who might have an idea.  I feel like I bought buggy software and it doesn't work.

You elect to treat your spouse as a resident for your federal return (to get the higher standard deduction and better tax brackets). Residency for state tax purposes is usually based on physical presence and domicile (where you intend to make your permanent home).   CA:  community property state- requires income splitting requires same status as federal nonresident spouse means filing CA Form 540NR AZ: community property state - each report half of the other's income can file MFJ or MFS AZ resident Reference: About Publication 555, Community Property @aayushk 

@Jjh1960    WHAT KIND OF 1099 forms??   Sometimes certain forms can be combined into one...depending on what is in them...but that depends on what type they are.   1099-G, 1099-MISC...1099-R...1099-NC ///// and several other 1099-types etc, etc..are all different.