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No, you do not claim the NY Inflation Check on your state return; it's a direct payment based on your prior (2023) tax filing, issued by the state, not something you request or report as income on a current tax return, as it's considered a one-time relief payment.

Did you e-file your tax return and was it accepted? Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.   You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now".   After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.   Note - Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund.  Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.   To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product. If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_...   After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.   Call the IRS: 1-800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Monday-Friday

    Per the EIC chart showing income levels and filing status + number of children on page 39 of IRS Pub 596, your EIC with 2 children and a joint return/income of $62,500 is about $400.   You made too much to receive the maximum amount of EIC.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/qualifications-earned-income-credit-eic-eitc/L7w4BFP32_US_en_US?uid=m62rmz09   https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/use-the-eitc-assistant   https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p596.pdf   Look at your 2025 Form 1040 to see the child-related credits you received   PREVIEW 1040 https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr   Child Tax Credit line 19 Credit for Other Dependents line 19 Earned Income Credit line 27 Additional Child Tax Credit line 28  

Since you are close to the maximum earnings to be eligible for the EIC, your tax credit is minimal.  EIC is paid on a bell curve, with the higher earners on the low side of the curve.   Go to this IRS website for the EIC assistant - https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/use-the-eitc-assistant

The latest update just went in. I tried a new return direct form entry and it works. The state box 17 flows into IL state return immediately post entry. Hope this is all solved. Will report back if it shows up again. Thank you all. 

Maybe you are waiting for some forms.  Click Review to see if you are missing some forms needed in order to e-file.   Many federal and state forms are not yet available.  Check here for form availability. The dates are subject to change.   Tax form availability tool     Be patient.    IF you e-file now, your return will go into “pending” until the IRS starts to accept/reject returns in late January. You cannot make any changes while the return is on the server. The IRS will start to accept/reject 2025 e-files on January 26.   And….a state return cannot be accepted until after the IRS accepts your federal return.         https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-announces-first-day-of-2026-filing-season-online-tools-and

A Form 8962, Premium Tax Credit can only be created after you have entered the Form 1095-A that you received from the state Marketplace Exchange or from healthcare.gov for your health insurance.   To enter, edit or delete your Form 1095-A - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Deductions and Credits Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Medical On Affordable Care Act (Form 1095-A), click the start or update button Or enter 1095-a in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to 1095-a    

TurboTax minimum system requirements - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/tta-system-requirements/   You can use the online editions instead - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/file-your-own-taxes/   See this TurboTax support FAQ for requesting a refund - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-refunds/request-refund-turbotax-product/L834M6uyW_US_en_US