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No, you didn't do anything wrong. The IRS will officially begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns on Monday, January 26, 2026. They perform testing batches prior to that date; if you receive an acceptance notification early, it means your return was part of that testing group.   Once your return is filed, TurboTax has no control over its processing or the timing of your refund's release.   The IRS states that most federal tax refunds are issued within 21 days of acceptance. However, some may take longer if they require additional review. Also, by law, the IRS cannot issue EITC or ACTC refunds before mid-February. This applies to your entire refund, not just the portion related to those specific credits.   Here are a few FAQs to help you track your refund: When will I get my federal tax refund? How do I track my state refund? Why does Where's My Refund say "approved" but TurboTax still says "accepted"? Why do some refunds take longer than others? What if my IRS refund is taking longer than 21 days?

Where to find your license code - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/product-system-requirements/find-license-code/L4GHDgGpr_US_en_US   TurboTax website to download the desktop edition you purchased - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/install-turbotax/   Installing the software with a license code - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/license-information/install-turbotax-cd-download-software-license-code/L1wFOSXur_US_en_US

Yes, enter all the 1099-K income as it was reported to you.   Even though you received income from more than one state, you would report the entire amount shown on Form 1099-K. The IRS expects you to report at least as much income as is reported to you on the 1099-K. As long as you do that, you have met your tax obligations for Form 1099-K.   Form 1099-K is an informational report of income received by a particular payment processor. It doesn't always reflect your total income and isn't required in order to file your business activity for tax purposes. The rules you stated apply to Square's reporting responsibilities, and not necessarily to your business tax return.   No, you don't need to split the income into two forms on your federal tax return.   You will need to determine how much income was sourced from each state, however, in order to accurately report your business activity on your state income tax returns.   No, you don't need a corrected 1099-K from Square.    Finally, the address on the 1099-K doesn't reflect the source of the income reported to you. Your own records will provide that information.

To clarify, are you doing this strictly by yourself on paper? If so, I can give you steps on how to do this but I wouldn't recommend it.    Instead, I would suggest using Sprint Tax to complete this for you. TurboTax doesn't help prepare 1040 NR, but Sprint Tax does. I would suggest using Sprint Tax to avoid any potential mistakes, as this can be complicated to do on your own.    

Hello,   I had already tried all your suggestions to search my computer and my OneDrive storage. The tax returns are not there. Why would I not have my saved pdf tax files that were there before? I have always saved as PDF's in all my prior Turbo Tax programs. All but 1 return is missing. I'm not sure what else to do. I did mail a request to the IRS for my 2024 tax return.

The TurboTax Free online edition is for very simple tax returns that do not require any other form or schedule other than the Form 1040.  If your tax data requires entry on any other form or schedule then you must upgrade to the Deluxe edition or higher.   If you have not paid for the online edition you are using, have not filed your tax return or registered the Free edition, then you can clear your return and start over with a lower priced edition. Click on Switch Products on the lower left side of the program screen while working on the 2025 online tax return. Click on Clear & Start Over   Go to this TurboTax website for the Free online edition - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/free-edition.jsp   Please Note - TurboTax Online: Important Details about Filing Form 1040 Returns with Limited Credits A Form 1040 return with limited credits is one that's filed using IRS Form 1040 only (with the exception of the specific covered situations described below). Roughly 37% of taxpayers are eligible. If you have a Form 1040 return and are claiming limited credits only, you can file for free yourself with TurboTax Free Edition or TurboTax Live Assisted Basic (if available), or you can file with TurboTax Full Service at the listed price. Situations covered (assuming no added tax complexity): W-2 income Interest or dividends (1099-INT/1099-DIV) that don’t require filing a Schedule B IRS standard deduction Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Child Tax Credit (CTC) Student loan interest deduction Situations not covered: Itemized deductions claimed on Schedule A Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G Business or 1099-NEC income Stock sales (including crypto investments) Rental property income Credits, deductions and income reported on other forms or schedules

@Janetr61 I did find some additional information at this IRS website Topic 901 about your situation.  Since your interest income is considered US source income, you will need to report that on your Federal 1040 return

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)   If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.   Go to this IRS website for free transcripts of a federal tax return - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript   For a fee of $30 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

In what version of TurboTax Online or TurboTax Desktop are you experiencing this?   TurboTax Desktop uses the terminology Personal Info.  The EDIT button is to the right of the screen.     Some users have to move the slide bar at the bottom of the screen to see the commands listed to the right.   @jenw52182