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Yes.  You can make the first year choice. If you are married, it is possible that you could choose to be treated as a Resident Alien for the entire year.     "Choosing Resident Alien Status If you are a dual-status alien, you can choose to be treated as a U.S. resident for the entire year if all of the following apply.   You were a nonresident alien at the beginning of the year.   You are a resident alien or U.S. citizen at the end of the year.   You are married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien at the end of the year.  Your spouse joins you in making the choice.  This includes situations in which both you and your spouse were nonresident aliens at the beginning of the tax year and both of you are resident aliens at the end of the tax year.  Note. If you are single at the end of the year, you cannot make this choice. If you make this choice, the following rules apply.  You and your spouse are treated as U.S. residents for the entire year for income tax purposes.  You and your spouse are taxed on worldwide income.   You and your spouse must file a joint return for the year of the choice.  Neither you nor your spouse can make this choice for any later tax year, even if you are separated, divorced, or remarried. The special instructions and restrictions for dual-status taxpayers in chapter 6 do not apply to you." Page 12 Pub 519

Hi, could you re-confirm this answer for a similar issue with the 2025 1040 form? In 2025, I received a vacation payout that was deferred from 2023 until my voluntary termination in 2025. Federal taxes were withheld in 2025, and the payout amount is included in both Box 1 and Box 11 of my 2025 W-2. When the vacation time was originally valued in 2023, my employer withheld FICA taxes. The 2025 payment was not "additional income," nor was it a pension payment or an annuity payment. I haven't filed my 2025 tax return yet but think the payment amount should remain in 1040 line 1a and that Schedule 1/line 8t do not apply to my situation. Does that sound correct? Neither answer option in the TurboTax Q&A for Box 11 ("Did you take money out of your non-qualified pension plan?" "Yes, I took this money out of my nonqualified or Sec 457 plan." "No, this is money I contributed to my nonqualified or Sec 457 plan.") fits my situation. It would be helpful to have another "No" answer option, or a different question, such as, "Did you receive a pension or annuity from a nonqualified deferred compensation plan or a nongovernmental section 457 plan that was reported in box 1 of Form W-2?"

Error 102346 in TurboTax typically occurs when transferring or importing last year’s tax data, usually indicating an unsupported file format (like a PDF) or a corrupted file. To fix it, you must use the original .tax202x  data file rather than a PDF, ensuring it is located in your Documents/TurboTax folder

Your description fits the case that there was a software update for Arizona that was applied when you reopened your return; however I cannot say that this is for sure the source of the issue. We in the Community do not have simple access to fixes applied to the software.   As for amending your just filed return, you need to wait until your return has been accepted (or mailed if paper-filing). Please see this TurboTax FAQ about amending your return.   Yes, TurboTax says that your amended Arizona state can be e-filed: "Can I e-file my amended state return?"

To enter unemployment compensation Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business) Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Under Unemployment On Unemployment and Paid Family Leave, click the start or update button

The IRS wants you to pay taxes during the year as you earn the income.    If you do not pay enough tax, you may have to pay a penalty for underpayment of estimated tax. Even if you are getting a refund you can still owe a penalty for not paying in evenly during the year.  Generally, most taxpayers will avoid this penalty if they owe less than $1,000 in tax after subtracting their withholdings and credits, or if they paid at least 90% of the tax for the current year, or 100% of the tax shown on the return for the prior year, whichever is smaller. It is included in your tax due or reduces your refund.

Just wanted to let anyone know if you enter your W2-G and then close out without entering your gambling losses in the next page that option will go away.  I needed my wife to pull up our losses so I was going to enter it a later time but when I went back there was no way to enter the losses (unless you do on Schedule A). So I finally figured out I had to delete the W2-G and re-enter it to get the next page asking about gambling losses. I spent a lot of time trying to figure this out so hopefully this helps.

Sounds like something got stuck. You can try these things:   Log Out Completely: Before doing anything else, click Sign Out in the TurboTax menu. Clear Cache and Cookies: This removes old, "corrupted" data that might be confusing the website. Use an Incognito (Private) Window: This is the most effective "quick fix" because it launches the browser without any saved history or extensions (like AdBlockers) that often interfere with tax forms. Check Pop-up Blockers: TurboTax often opens forms (like the 1099 PDF) or payment windows in a separate pop-up. Look at the right side of your address bar for a small icon with a "red X"—click it and select "Always allow pop-ups from Intuit." Restart the Browser: Close all open windows of your browser entirely and then reopen it.   Most TurboTax errors happen because the browser is trying to use an old "session" from a previous visit. By clearing the cache or using Incognito mode, you force the browser to establish a brand-new, secure connection with the Intuit servers.