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Most refunds from e-filed returns get sent in about 21 days, although some returns take more time to review. To check the status of your refund:   Check your e-file status. If it's been accepted, track your refund at the IRS Where's My Refund? site. You'll need your Social Security number or ITIN, filing status, and the exact amount of your refund to check your status, which you'll find on the first screen after signing in to TurboTax. If you mailed your return, wait 4 weeks after mailing your return before using the tool. If it's rejected, fix your return and file it again. If it's pending, wait until your return is accepted.   If it's been more than 21 days since your e-filed return was accepted, you can call the IRS directly to check on your refund status.   Go here to track your state refund. @missyenc 

Are you using TurboTax Online, @kdilip2000 ?    If so, you can get back to the Tax Tools menu, when you sign in, scroll to the bottom, down by where it says Your tax returns and documents and click on Add a State.    But you are not really adding a state; it just unlocks the return, so you can get to the Print Center and Tax Tools.   

If you are not excluding the foreign wages and are being double taxed, then you qualify for the foreign credit. If you used Form 2555 to exclude foreign income, the Form 1116 for foreign tax is not eligible.   The Foreign Tax Credit is limited to the lesser of: The actual foreign tax you paid. The U.S. tax liability on that specific foreign income.

Thank you @noviceattax ; someone will take a look.    Does the CA state return look the same?   Was there a change in the state refund amount when you started the amendment?   I am curious because when I delete the 1040-X from the federal return, the CA amendment (Form X) remains and will not delete.  

Under normal circumstances, your property manager would send a 1099-NEC to the contractor who was paid for the repairs and send a 1099-MISC to you for the rental income collected on your behalf.   Note that 1099s do not need to be issued to entities that are incorporated (with the possible exception of attorneys).

The "at-risk" question in TurboTax (Schedule C, Line 32) is located under the Business Income and Expenses section, specifically within Final Details or Uncommon Situations. This question is triggered if your business reports a loss, prompting you to verify if your investment is fully "at-risk" (personally liable) or if some is protected.   If you can't find it, delete Form 6198 to re-trigger the question if your business had a loss.    Here's more inf on the At-Risk Designation.   @tracircupp     

No. As it turns out, you probably should have sold the vehicle yourself, and if you wanted to donate the proceeds to a charitable organization, you would have ended up with a better charitable tax deduction (IF you Itemized your deductions, rather than using the Standard Deductions).