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The words are tricky here for sure. I have been withdrawing money from an IRA account and the bank allows you to “withhold” taxes.  So I did not mean a payroll withholding.  I have chosen to use your second suggestion of loading those amounts in payment 3.  I think turbo tax should create another entry line for payments  after 9/15 but made before 1/15.  You answered my question. 

  You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.    https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start a 2024 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m5y4ch1y   Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx Account Recovery     Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US?uid=m6gufxei     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VNGm33S_US_en_US?uid=m6guhab0 You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf       SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS ! EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US?uid=m6guk3xl   NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.    

@user17592014175 wrote:   Also, the home was bought in 2011 (not 2021). We lived in it till 2021 and then converted to rental.   Ah, I seem to have missed 10 years.  LOL.  Sorry for my misreading.

@Mamaze wrote: but I can't claim any child tax credit if they don't have SSN (they can't claim it with ITIN).      That isn't true in most cases.  Assuming they are your "Qualifying Children" (most young children are, assuming they live with you), the lack of a SSN means you can't claim the full $2000 "Child Tax Credit", but they still qualify for the $500 "Other Dependent Credit" (although that is non-refundable).   Being eligible for the Other Dependent Credit would qualify them for an ITIN.

@Mamaze wrote: Last year when I was trying to apply for ITIN for the kids, the person at the IRS office said I couldn't apply for ITIN without claiming any child tax credit, but I can't claim any child tax credit if they don't have SSN (they can't claim it with ITIN). So how am I supposed to apply for ITIN for the kids then? Do you see my dilemma here? You misunderstood.  There is a $500 tax credit for "other dependent" that your children are eligible for, even though they are not eligible for the $2000 Child Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit.   The IRS won't process an ITIN application unless the applicant has a financial connection to the US.  Listing them as "other dependent" for the $500 will create that connection and allow the IRS to issue ITINs.   You can list them as dependents, but do not check the box for "SSN valid for work".  Use a fake SSN like 999-88-9999.  Print your return and sign it.  Complete the W-9 ITIN application for each child.  Send the W9s, any required documentation, and the tax return, to the address in the W-9 instructions.  After the IRS issues the ITINs they will process your tax return.   Or visit the IRS in person, bringing the tax return showing that you are claiming them as other dependents.   There is no legal requirement that you list your dependents.  If you remove them from your tax return because you don't want to go through the work of claiming the $500 credit, there is no consequence for removing them. 

You cannot get the child tax credit at all -- ever-- for a child who does not have a Social Security number.    If your child has an ITIN then you may get the $500 credit for other dependents, which can lower the amount of tax you owe.   That $500 credit is not refundable.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/get-individual-taxpayer-identification-number-itin/L4kxLqkYI_US_en_US?uid=mg6vesqh     It is odd that you are asking how to remove the additional child tax credit.   When you entered information in MY INFO, what did you enter when it asked you for your child's SSN or ITIN?   If they do not have a SSN or ITIN, you should not even be entering anything about the child on your tax return.   Did you "make up"  a number and enter it and get the child tax credit?  

No, you cannot use a previous year's student loan interest on your 2024 tax return.    You can, however, amend the return for the tax year in which you forgot to enter the interest.  Only student loan interest that you paid in 2024 can be entered on a 2024 tax return.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-already-filed/L4VjJ9BA2_US_en_US?uid=m76mq6z2    Do not expect quick results from amending. It can take four months or more for the IRS to process an amended return.     You can watch for information here: https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1     You can navigate back to the federal return to make a correction if you need to.   Use the tool bar on the side of your TT screen to return to Federal.    Unless you are entering something that is not supported by the version of the software you are currently using, there is no upgrade needed to make a correction.  We cannot tell from your post whether you are using online TurboTax or desktop download.   What are you trying to correct in federal?  

Last year when I was trying to apply for ITIN for the kids, the person at the IRS office said I couldn't apply for ITIN without claiming any child tax credit, but I can't claim any child tax credit if they don't have SSN (they can't claim it with ITIN). So how am I supposed to apply for ITIN for the kids then? Do you see my dilemma here?

@BillyDB wrote: One is that the full amount received is limited by my basis in the SubS.   The other is that I wish to defer my use of any section 179 until a future tax year.     Are ALL of your losses, deductions and Section 179 not allowed due to Basis?  Or are some allowed?   As Mike said, it is not an option to voluntarily not use Section 179 if you are allowed to use it.  The election to use it has already been made on the corporate return and you can't un-elect that or delay it on your Individual return if you are allowed to use it.

If it sold at a gain, C.   It is confusing, but for real estate, report 100% for the rental/business portion, and only report it in the rental section.    I think after entering the sales information, it will ask if it was previously your Main Home, then you will answer those followup questions to determine if you qualify for the $250,000/$500,000 exclusion.  I don't know all of your circumstances, but if you bought the home in 2021 and only lived in it in 2021, you don't seem to qualify for the exclusion.   Even *IF* you qualify for the exclusion, you there will be taxable gain due to the depreciation that you were eligible to take (that part does not qualify for be excluded).

If you are not excused by the Detail Reporting Exception, IRS requires details of your SELL transactions to be supplied on some Form 8949, or on your other forms (e.g. consolidated 1099-B or spreadsheet) which have the same information and in the same manner as Form 8949. This is so, even when the broker has sent details to the IRS already. The exception does not include wash sales, since they show an adjustment. ----- Detail Reporting Exception: if you summarize Category A or Category D, Form 8949 is not needed for transactions without adjustments. No mailing is necessary. No attachment is necessary.   @grace92648 

Yes, you need to change all of your assets to match the Cost Seg on your 2024 return.   You need to add EACH of the 'new' (separated) assets.  It will likely be a long list to match your Cost Seg.   You also need to modify/correct the existing asset (such as the building) that are changing.  For the previous asset (the building) you will change the Basis/Cost to reflect the new amount that Cost Seg shows (a smaller amount, because the other assets were removed from it) and you will change the "Prior Depreciation" to match the Cost Seg (a smaller amount, because the Basis/Cost is smaller).  It will not be either $100k or $300k.

thanks. But calling IRS [phone number removed] sends you to a labyrinth of messages you can not escape, and which is completely not helpful for this case. The website also does not show anything. And there is no chat or email option. Waiting from April to end of September, and nothing yet. How long should one wait? and is there an option to learn what is happening?