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"TurboTax users can link their Intuit accounts to ChatGPT" This seems obvious, but this seems like the most unsecure and dumb thing users can do. Just google if ChatGPT is secure and... yah, its a bad idea.

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.   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.   You may want to contact a Taxpayer Advocate in your area.  See this IRS website for Taxpayer Advocate - https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/ or call 1-877-777-4778

@AKL1    A couple options to try:   1) Tax Caster  :  TaxCaster 2025   2)  Another user thinks a different Calculator works better.  See the link in the reply at: Re: TaxCaster 2025   3)  Those who have already used the "Desktop" version of 2024 Turbotax, they can use the "What-If" worksheet in the 2024 desktop product.   They copy all their already-filed data in the 2024 column into a separate 2025 column, then change the individual entries to mimic what they currently or propose to expect for 2025.  And then evaluate that result.    

TurboTax users can link their Intuit accounts to ChatGPT, and take tax or financial actions in a secure fashion. ChatGPT can then guide those customers through tasks tied to their TurboTax filings or financial profile without ever accessing the underlying documents. The experience will run inside ChatGPT.   As part of the partnership, users will be able to authorize Intuit to pull the right data and return tailored results, like estimating a tax refund, finding the right credit card, or generating QuickBooks insights off real-time business activity.   Privacy is of particular importance when it involves financial data. A user’s information will stay inside Intuit’s ecosystem, even when accessed through ChatGPT.   Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/18/intuit-pays-openai-100-million-turbotax-integrates-chatgpt.html

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.    You may want to contact a Taxpayer Advocate in your area.  See this IRS website for Taxpayer Advocate - https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/ or call 1-877-777-4778

@M-MTax @AmeliesUncle  Good catch that I left out an important detail for 2024 that my fiscal year ends with November as opposed the the typical calendar year.  That's how 2024 came in with 3.5 months of depreciation.   I'm working on 2025 now (again, because the fiscal year ends earlier.)  It's in the 2025 version of business tax that I'm not getting the correct depreciation.  Thank you

Want to know where the Windows 10 upgrade $ are going?  Here's a kick in the teeth:   TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings and financial profile by the AI chatbot. TurboTax owner Intuit will also pay OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.  They are laying off 10% of their workforce (1,800 people) as part of this effort.   "As part of the partnership, users will be able to authorize Intuit to pull the right data and return tailored results, like estimating a tax refund, finding the right credit card, or generating QuickBooks insights off real-time business activity."  Yup, Intuit is real concerned about security.   Personally, I love AI and ChatGPT, but ChatGPT just gave me the 2nd wrong answer in less than a week.  In the VM options mentioned above that I'm considering, It told me that Windows 10 Pro Hyper-V can absolutely co-exist with version 5.2 of Oracle's Virtualbox (a particular version that I require for some non-tax related stuff).  Well, I installed Hyper-V, and lo and behold, it broke my VIrtualbox instantiation.  I provided the result and error message to ChatGPT, and it replied (paraphrasing), "Those 2 are incompatible, you can't do that".  Hence, ChatGPT cannot be trusted carte-blanche.   Morale of the story -- good luck with fighting your audits, when you tell them that your TT AI Agent told me to take such and such deduction.............  

Yes it’s either/or it would switch you to online and lose desktop, but it’s just an option they are offering this year mainly due to the Win 10 compatibility issue.  Just say no to it if you don't want to switch to online, many who purchase desktop feel the same way as you about it.

I am a US Citizen who is outside US for whole of 2025 and need to file regular form 1040, which is available in Turbotax Deluxe 2025 desktop version.   U.S. citizens and residents abroad filing requirements | Internal Revenue Service   1) When I go to State return, it says  CA tax= $0 because I lived outside US and I do not need to file California return!   That is NOT correct. California requires me to file 540NR for my California source income. Part-year resident and nonresident | FTB.ca.gov   2) I clicked on "Get another State" and tried to download California version and  it is charging me another $40, though my Turbotax Deluxe includes 1 free State return!   Clearly this is a bug in Turbotax Deluxe 2025 desktop version.   Turbotax: Please fix this bug soon!