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If your daughter had issues with someone using her information, you should get an IP PIN for her and enter it in your return.  Per the IRS, If your daughter is under 18 or cannot setup an ID.me account you can submit Form 15227, Application for an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number online. The phone number provided on the form will be used to contact you to verify your identity before an IP PIN can be issued. Once you get it, see the steps below to enter it on your return:   Open your return Go to IP PIN On the Identity Protection PIN screen, answer Yes. Select Add and enter your IP PIN in the space provided. Select Continue, then select Done.    

Which email address do you need to change? The one that you use for communication purposes or the email address that you used to login into ‌your account?   If you need to change the email you use to login into your Intuit account, open the link below to see the instructions: How do I change my TurboTax account email? If you have already filed your return, you must wait until the IRS accepts it or rejects it.  If it is rejected, then you can go back to your account and make the necessary changes. If it's been accepted, you won't be able to make any changes.   

Per the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System:  "Retirement benefits are subject to federal income taxes; however, retirement benefits are not subject to Pennsylvania state and local taxes."   Even though your pension wouldn't be a part of that system, most of my research indicates that Pennsylvania municipalities tax wages and "net profits", but not retirement income.  Based on this, pension income should not be taxed on a local level in PA.

@DoninGA Thanks for quick response. I understand the transcript won't update until processing is complete, but it's been over a month since acceptance. At what point should I be concerned? Is there a typical timeframe for EITC/ACTC returns to show up on the transcript this season? I'm trying to determine if I should contact the Taxpayer Advocate Service or visit a local IRS office.

When you use online TurboTax software you get one return per fee.   Each return needs its own email, account and user ID.   If you use the same account and user ID for a second return, the second one overwrites the first return and it is lost forever.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25596 https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/file-your-own-taxes/

If you are filing a paper return and Form 8825 Line 17 Schedule A is not printing, it may be due to the paper version of the form not yet being finalized or a software update issue. Here are some steps to try: 1. Make sure TurboTax is fully updated. Download any updates and restart the program. 2. Check if the federal return is accepted by the IRS. State forms often won’t print correctly until the federal return is accepted. 3. Try reprinting the forms after updates. If the issue persists, you can print the required form directly from the saved PDF files in TurboTax, which include the finalized forms.

Not the best result for a customer who already paid TurboTax for 2021. I use the online version of your software and was under the impression TurboTax would allow me to access my return for up to 7 years. I didn't realize there was a disclaimer that I would lose access to worksheets.   Furthermore, the link you provided for purchase points to a Google search result where most results are others with similar questions, or online stores where the product is no longer in stock.

Hi TurboTax Support, I’m following up because this situation has become increasingly frustrating. I spoke with two different representatives on Saturday, and both told me there is no fix for entering attorney fees for an unlawful discrimination case in the online product. I was explicitly told I would need to use someone else to complete my taxes. Given that guidance, and now seeing that the desktop version does support the correct entry through Forms Mode, I need clarity on why I was told otherwise and why the online product still lacks a compliant method for entering a deduction that is clearly allowed under IRS rules. Please advise on next steps and whether TurboTax intends to correct this issue for online users. Thank you,

It depends. If you used the standard mileage rate (SMR) for all years then AMT is the same as the regular depreciation.  And depending on the age of the vehicle, if you used regular depreciation, it may also be the same as AMT.  Follow the steps below to sell, trade or convert your vehicle to personal use. Varied use of a vehicle requires special steps when it is sold or traded.   Total all of the business miles for the life of the vehicle Total all miles on the vehicle for the life of the vehicle Business miles divided by total miles = Business Use Percentage for the life of the vehicle Take the original cost of the vehicle x the business use percentage = Business Cost Take the sales or trade-in price x the business use percentage = Business Sales Price Calculate the following: If you used only SMR: all of the business miles by year with the rate in the SMR for depreciation (chart below) to arrive at the total depreciation considered used by the IRS; OR Total all of the actual depreciation expense used for the traded vehicle (see that information in the Vehicle screen When you go through the vehicle information be sure to select 'Sold, disposed of, etc....' then do not indicate it was sold.  You must say 'Yes' it was converted to personal use.  This will eliminate any sales information in the vehicle it self. Once you have completed the information in that section you will follow the steps below to enter your sale: Go to Less Common Business Situations Scroll to Sale of  Business Property On the next screen select Any Other Property Sale Use the information from step 3 and the depreciation from step 6 to complete your sale Select Sales of business or rental property that you haven't already reported. Answer 'Yes' to Do all of the following apply...?  Description of the Property (Vehicle make/model/year) Sales Price/Sales Expenses  Date acquired and date sold Cost Depreciation If the personal use portion of your vehicle is a loss there is nothing to report for that portion of the sale/trade. Annual Depreciation Component Breakdown (for more years see the chart in IRS Pub 463) 2025: $.33 2024: $.30 2023: $.28 2022: $.26 2021: $.26 @tomlennon