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This is not self employment for your wife. Do not enter the 1099-NEC, instead use the steps below to enter the income and keep the form with your tax file.   Other Miscellaneous Income: Sign into your TurboTax Online account or TurboTax Desktop: Go to  Wages and Income  section Scroll to  Less Common Income > Select  Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C Select Other reportable Income > Enter a description (----) and the amount Note: Form 1099-NEC indicates self employment and is treated as such when you enter that form.

Yeah, this one has frustrated me for years, how to allocate property taxes and mortgage interest between Sch A, C and E.   Your answer:  allocate it manually.   This is disappointing but not surprising.   Yes, I will carefully document and save my calculations.  

If the distribution reported on form 1099-Q is fully justified by qualified education expenses (including room and board), you do not need to to enter form 1099-Q on your tax return. Just keep that form in your tax records along with proof of education expenses.   In your case, you can safely delete that form 1099-Q from your tax return.   Please read this TurboTax article for more information.

Hello,   I just got off the phone with Turbo Tax regarding this issue.  The program incorrectly transfer the answers with regard to the Education credits from the Peoples Worksheet to the Student Info Worksheet.  The only way to correct this is by using the the easy step method to prepare the return.  It's a little ridiculous that they do not fix this issue.  Many of us do not use Easy Step.  I spent two hours on this.

Wow a week and an half, you spoke with the right TT agent. It's been 3 weeks since I got the email that my refund was sent back to the irs  and the irs still haven't received my refund. I'm just going to have to keep calling TT until I can find the right agent because the irs still has not received it smh.  I guess TT has to email Cross River bank to send it to the irs and TT doesn't know it

If you have successfully saved your returns to PDF, you should be able to print them. What type of error message are you seeing? Does your device recognize your printer?   If you expand the size of the print center window you may see the 'Print Preview' button. To expand the size of the Print Center window in TurboTax, you can use the font scaling icons (large A/small A) at the bottom-right corner of the desktop application, or use Ctrl/+ (Windows) / Cmd/+ (Mac) to zoom in. If the text is specifically too small, you can adjust the font size via the View menu, or in Mac font settings.    Another solution for the situation in which you can't see all of the options can be to attach another monitor.   You could also try emailing the pdf to yourself and then see if you can print from a different device.   @TammyAJ 

MA MA will give you a credit for the tax you paid to IL. The credit will be the lower of the state tax liabilities on the same gross income. You may owe your resident state,  if they have a higher tax rate along with differences in how the taxable income is calculated.   IL IL has a 30 day rule so you will need to file an IL return and pay for that income. IL is a flat tax but it is not taxed on the IL income. Instead, IL taxes your entire income and then allocates the tax due based on the IL % of income earned. You will need to pay tax to IL. You can make estimated payments or have work withhold some taxes for IL.   For example: IL tax on your federal income is $8,000 But only 10% of your income was earned in IL IL tax liability will be 10% of $8,000 or $800. Buying a vacation home won't change anything as long as you spend less than 9 months living in IL, then you are a resident. You will not qualify for the homeowner's exemption as that is for residents only.   I suggest you keep a log of the days you are physically in IL.

We can't make phone calls from this forum, but we can answer questions.   The IRS Notice CP5071 is sent by the IRS to verify your identity. A different tax return may include your Social Security number. This doesn't mean you did anything wrong, but rather is intended to protect your identity. Read the form carefully.   Respond within 30 days of the letter's date to avoid processing delays. You have several options to confirm who you are. Verify Online (Fastest): Go to IRS Verify Your Return to confirm your identity, as suggested by IRS (.gov). Verify by Phone: Call the toll-free number provided in your letter,  which is often 800-830-5084. Documents Needed:  Have your CP5071 notice,  The tax return for the year listed (your 2025 return), and  A prior-year return with all supporting documents (W-2s, 1099s) ready.