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@M-MTax wrote: I never used the stock start menu in Windows 8, 10, or now 11 so I can't answer your question.   I bought a third-party UI (multi-license for multiple machines) for a one-time charge of like 10 bucks and have used that from the beginning. It's fully customizable, which includes start menu customization. I did the same for 8 and 10, just haven't bothered yet for 11 since the underlying OS was much more of a problem IMHO.  Just turn off all that telemetry and AI if you can, then worry about the Start menu.

What version do you have?   You can enter Self Employment Income into Online Deluxe but if you have any expenses you will have to upgrade to the Premium version. Or use any of the Desktop Download programs.   How to enter income from Self Employment https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/26653   You don't enter losses.  You enter the actual income  you received and  your expenses.  Turbo Tax will figure the Net Profit.   Where to enter business expenses https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/entering-importing/help/where-do-i-enter-my-self-employment-business-expenses-like-home-office-vehicle-mileage-and-supplies/01/27109   Self Employment tax (Scheduled SE) is automatically generated if a person has $400 or more of net profit from self-employment. You pay 15.3% SE tax on 92.35% of your Net Profit greater than $400. The 15.3% self employed SE Tax is to pay both the employer part and employee part of Social Security and Medicare. So you get social security credit for it when you retire. You do get to take off the 50% ER portion of the SE tax as an adjustment on 1040. The SE tax is already included in your tax due or reduced your refund. The SE tax is in addition to your regular income tax on the net profit.   Here is some IRS reading material…… IRS information on Self Employment https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employed-individuals-tax-center IRS Guide to Business Expense Resources https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/guide-to-business-expense-resources Turbo Tax Self Employed Tax Hub https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/self-employment-taxes Turbo Tax Self Employment info https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/self-employment-taxes/beginners-tax-guide-for-the-self-employed/L2HLojrj5  

@M-MTax wrote: God! Everyone says that about new operating systems, going all the way back (25 years) to Windows XP. and a ton of users didn't want to give up Windows 7 even after Windows 10 was released. This will NEVER end. I gave you a thumbs up on that one as you are absolutely correct, this WILL never end.  However none of these changes were anything that any of us here asked for, were they?  You don't work for Microsoft do you?  🤣   At some point you can only force feed so much slop to a restrained patient before they begin to regurgitate...     BTW, Windows 10 also dumbed down many Explorer features that were present and quite useful in Windows 7; but at least it was an improvement over that mess called Windows 8/2012.  Microsoft finally admitted that nobody needed a phone-oriented desktop running on their home PC or on the servers in their datacenter.  And when M$ abruptly abandoned Windows Phone, which a lot of people actually liked (myself included) then it was all over for Windows 8.  So anyone running Windows 8/8.1 gladly upgraded to Windows 10, if their hardware could support it.   Once again, in an effort to reduce technical debt M$ is trying to dumb down everything to the lowest common denominator.  But pissing off your customers in the process is not the best way to do that.   Enjoy your adware sir!  🍹

You will have to wait for the IRS to either accept or reject your e-filed tax return before you can add another W-2. 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

@JohnQT wrote: HOW exactly is the Windows 11 Start menu an "improvement" over that in Windows 10?   I never used the stock start menu in Windows 8, 10, or now 11 so I can't answer your question.   I bought a third-party UI (multi-license for multiple machines) for a one-time charge of like 10 bucks and have used that from the beginning. It's fully customizable, which includes start menu customization.

Are you referring to self-employment income?  See this TurboTax Help.   If so, self-employment income is reported on Schedule C Profit or Loss from Business.   To report expenses under Self-employment income, follow these directions.   Down the left side of the screen, click Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click Wages & Income. Click on the drop down arrow to the right of Self-employment. Click to the right of Self-employment income and expenses. Establish the self-employment activity and report the income and expense.

If you e-filed the tax return, then you will have to wait.   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

@judgedcm wrote: Thank you for the response. It looks like I will have to retype it for this year. But the fact that H&R Block has valuation tables for donations will be very helpful for next year. TurboTax is purportedly working on a similar valuation table for this tax year (2025).

@wf wrote: If this new tool will not be ready in time for filing this year, I am regretfully considering looking into competitors tax programs for next year. It most likely will be since H&R Block and TaxAct (competitors) already have this feature and Intuit decided to discontinue ItsDeductible.