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Once your return is filed, TurboTax has no control over the processing or the timing when the IRS/State releases your refund.    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?

If you are an Arizona resident, as you progress through the AZ interview, you should come to a screen with the title "Other Nonrefundable Credits". Check the middle item: "Contributions to qualified charities (Form 321)". This will cause one or more subsequent screens to ask you about these contributions.   When you get to it, click on the Add button on the left, so that you can add a charity. This will appear on Form 321, if you are using the Desktop product so can see your forms.    Note that these contributions are limited when they become credits. As the Arizona instruction booklet says on page 5, The maximum QCO credit donation amount for 2025:  • $495 single, married filing separate or head of household;  • $987 married filing joint. First, if you contributions are larger than the limits above, increased contributions will not increase your refund. And since the credits here are nonrefundable, once the credits have reduced your tax to zero, there is no more change on the return.

@502683694  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

Your traditional IRA contributions may be tax-deductible. The deduction may be limited if you or your spouse is covered by a retirement plan at work and your income exceeds certain levels.  See IRA deduction limits.

If you want to make changes or add a document to a tax return that has already been filed and accepted by the taxing agency, you should follow these guidelines.  You must first wait until the initial return is completely processed.  You will have to use the same TurboTax account that you used for the original tax return.  Once you begin your amendment, you'll see your original return.   The refund calculator will start new at $0 and only reflect the changes in the refund or tax due  Only make changes to the areas of your return that need to be corrected.  You have three years from the date you filed your return or two years after you paid the tax due (whichever is later) to file an amendment  Select your product below and follow the instructions.  Amend TurboTax Online  Amend TurboTax CD/Download 

Yes, you should enter them as two separate line items under Code AJ. You would list these separately, also on Form 461.   Aggregate Gross Income: This is a positive number. Aggregate Total Deductions: This is a negative number (or a number to be subtracted). You would enter these as two separate entries in filing the K-1 but use the same AJ code when reporting.   @user17759351788 

@jennscole01 I tried a few different things in this file and unfortunately there aren't any possible workarounds currently because the assets are still being depreciated. FWIW, I also tried re-creating an identical Asset Worksheet to see if that would function better than the rollover, but 1) the same error appeared right away and 2) there's prior state data that can't be recreated in the current return.    While the issue is actively being fixed by the development team, the current ETA is April 19th: you will have to extend for timely e-filing. This will extend the time you have to file your taxes until October 15th, 2026. Instructions: On the left rail menu in TurboTax Online Select Tax Tools  (You may have to scroll down on the left rail menu.) On the drop-down select Tools  On the Pop-Up menu titled “Tools Center,” select File an extension Follow the instructions to start the extension process   In TurboTax Desktop, select Federal or Personal Select Other Tax Situations Scroll down to Other Tax Forms Select Start next to File an extension Note: you may have to file a state extension-  Do I need to file an extension for my personal state taxes?     Remember, an extension gives you more time to prepare your taxes, but it doesn't extend the time to pay your taxes.  If you have an indication that you will owe taxes, you should make the payment by the original due date of the tax return to avoid additional interest and penalties.    Alternatively, you could print and mail the returns now instead.

To enter your estimated 2026 IRA withholding, don't try to fix the 1040-ES worksheet directly. In Forms Mode, if you see a number in red, that indicates an override. Instead of overriding the Worksheet, use the Step-by-Step method so that TurboTax can calculate the other dependencies correctly.   Go to Other Tax Situations located to the right of the Deductions & Credits tab Scroll down to Other Tax Forms Select Form W-4 and Estimated Taxes Choose Estimates on the Adjust How Much Tax You Pay screen, then Continue This allows you to manually enter expected amounts for 2026 rather than letting the software "guess" based on 2025   Note: Choose the 110% Rule if you expect to make more money in 2026 and the 90% Rule only if you're certain that your income will be significantly lower in 2026 so that you don't end up owing an underpayment penalty.

Thank you for the clarification.   It looks like adding the expense decreases the FTC and increases the carryover because the expenses reduce the foreign taxable income but not the global taxable income. I am not planning to show any foreign expenses. because of this weird calculation.

You are in the wrong section of the program to enter a Form 1099-R   To enter, edit or delete a form 1099-R - 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) Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security On IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R), click the start or update button Online editions -   On the screen Did you get a 1099-R in 2025? Click on Yes On the screen Let's import your tax info Click on Change how I enter my form On the screen How would you like to upload your 1099-R? Click on Type it in myself On the screen Who gave you a 1099-R? select the type of 1099-R you received and Continue

To input your long term care insurance premiums paid and populate Form IT-249, you can follow the steps below: Open your New York State return. Continue through the return until you reach the screen, Take a look at New York credits and taxes. Under You and Your Family, click Start next to Long Term Care Insurance Premiums Paid in 2025. Enter the information required. Continue with your return. 

If the Schedule E error occurs only in the California state return, any changes you make on the CA worksheet should have no effect on your federal or WA state returns. The message directs you to cancel an override or delete the asset class. You should be able to resolve this by clicking the down-arrow below the message and choosing "no entry."

If you are filing as Married Filing Separately you are not eligible for the deduction.  If you are Single and your AGI is over $175,000 or Married Filing Jointly and your AGI is over $250,000 you are not eligible for the deduction.   If you are age 65 or older and meet the requirement, the additional deduction is automatically added on your federal tax return.   Standard deductions for 2025 Single - $15.750 add $2,000 if age 65 or older Married Filing Separately - $15,750 add $1,600 if age 65 or older Married Filing Jointly - $31,500 add $1,600 for each spouse age 65 or older Head of Household - $23,625 add $2,000 if age 65 or older   New Bonus Standard Deduction (OBBB): An additional $6,000 deduction for taxpayers 65 and older. This is per eligible individual, meaning a married couple both over 65 could get $12,000. Important: This bonus deduction is temporary, lasting from 2025 through 2028. Income limitations: It phases out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $75,000 for single filers and $150,000 for joint filers. The amount is calculated on Schedule 1-A, Part V, with that amount flowing to Form 1040 Line 13b Look at your Form 1040 - You can view your Form 1040 plus Schedules 1, 2 and 3 at any time using the online editions. Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

Follow these steps to clear the zero: .Go to Federal > Wages & Income > Self-Employment Income and Expenses. Click Edit next to your business name. Scroll down to the Business Expenses section and select Other Common Business Expenses. Look for All other expenses or Energy Efficient Buildings. If you see a $0 entered, highlight it and press Backspace or Delete. It must be blank, not "0" or "0.00". Continue through the screens until you reach the Business Summary to save the change.

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 sche