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I don't understand why this number is exactly 2x what is on the W2 but turbo tax has automatically populated the number and I can't edit it. My current estimated refund seems off by that exact amount (1x what I paid in State taxes). I am using Turbotax online Premium. Is there any way to validate the number is correct or update Turbotax with the right number?

I received a lump sum payment disability from social security in January 2025 -- almost entirely for 2024 and 2023. I understand that I may claim them payment entirely for 2025 or spread it across 2024 and 2023 in applicable parts. Please note, that I carried private LTD coverage and only filed with the SSA pursuant to policy requirements; I had to repay the entire amount to my insurer. I am struggling to understand TurboTax's question's relating taxability in 2024. TurboTax asks the Taxable Social Security benefits in 2024. Is that simply the entirety of the amount paid for 2024 as reflected on the SSA-1099? Thanks for any assistance.  

I had a rental property that started as a personal home, then was rented out for the last couple years and I just moved back into the home April 2025. I am having a hard time using the TurboTax software and getting it to calculate/split my property tax and mortgage interest. How do I get this to calculate correctly?  1. Under the rental section do I enter number of rental days and personal days and then enter the TOTAL property taxes and interest for the whole year paid for the property (not just the days it was rented) under the rental section? Should TurboTax automatically calculate taxes and interest in schedule A for me? By doing this I do not submit 1098 info in schedule A under deductions and this feels weird to do.  2. Do I manually prorate taxes and interest in rental section and again in deductions?  3. Do I skip putting my taxes and interest in the rental section and only submitting my 1098 info in the deductions section only?  Can someone break the correct step by step process for me to do this in TurboTax desktop software? 

I'm filing a return for my daughter who is a minor in high school. She received a 1099-NEC for $2225. It seems the 1099-NEC automatically produces a Schedule C and classifies her as self-employed, but that is not the case, as she received the money for an internship. Is it required that she has to file under this category with a schedule C as a sole proprieter and pay self-employment tax, or is there another way, which doesn't seem to be the case? And what principal business code do I enter for an environmenal/nature intership?

Two incidents that made me question the accuracy of TurboTax: I imported my tax form directly from Webull (about $30 in gains/interest for 2025), and my refund immediately dropped by $2,000. I imported my Charles Schwab tax forms, which included employer stock option exercise. The income appeared to be double-counted (both on my W-2 and as capital gains), so I manually adjusted the cost basis. Later, in the “Import Summary” section, TurboTax asked if Schwab included employer stock. After I answered “Yes,” my refund dropped another $500. This didn’t make sense, so I deleted both the Webull and Schwab imports, re-entered Webull manually, and re-imported Schwab. My refund increased back by the full $2,500. What’s going on here—bug, or am I missing something?