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No.   You cannot claim your ex-spouse as a dependent because you pay spousal support.   Whether you can enter the spousal support as a deduction depends on when the divorce was finalized.   You can deduct alimony paid if the divorce was finalized by the end of 2018.   If the divorce was finalized after 12-31-2018 the alimony paid is not deductible.   Go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Other Deductions and Credits>Alimony Paid    

You will report the dividends in the year they occur.    From an IRS point of view, you got the dividends.   You could have done anything with it and chose to reinvest them.   The amount will be part of the basis when you sell it.

Most solar roofs go to  Part 6 - section B.       You complete a separate form for each facility or property.   You must complete ::   Part I to report facility or property information and the appropriate part (Part II–VII) to compute your investment credit for such facility or property.   Part II—Qualifying Advanced Coal Project Credit, section A. Part II—Qualifying Gasification Project Credit, section B. Part III—Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit. Part IV—Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit. Part V—Clean Electricity Investment Credit, sections A through C. Part VI—Energy Credit, sections A through N. Part VII—Rehabilitation Credit.   Note:   If you are an individual and file electronically, you must send in a paper Form 8453, U.S. Individual Income Tax Transmittal for an IRS e-file Return, if attachments are required for Form 3468. Instructions for Form 3468   If you are a homeowner installing solar on your personal residence, you need Form 5695 instead.

@AMJ3 appreciate your workaround idea but let me note two things. (1) you "suspect" this "may" work. If you care, run this experiment then share with this forum the actual behaviour you observed.  (2) For the price I pay TurboTax to get that software package, I should not have to play tricks, run experiments, etc. etc. etc. That software package should just work correctly. Period. End of sentence. Not only that, but TurboTax personnel should be open, honest, receptive and sympathetic to our collective problem, and should tell us, on this or other forums, their plans to fix this bug.

@lacshen @MaryK4  but even if you did pay the interest, it may not be deductible in any event.    Unless the money borrowed was used to buy, build, or substantially improve your main or second home, the interest is not deductible.     

Yes, you are correct. The calculations for QBI are separate from taxable income. If you have more QBI losses than QBI income, the difference is carried forward until you have income to be offset by the prior losses. Again, this will not affect taxable income directly. Only once the QBI becomes positive will there be a QBI deduction on the return.

If you would like to send us a “diagnostic” file that has your “numbers” but not your personal information it would help.  If you would like to do this, here are the instructions:  (Don't forget to give us the state)   TurboTax Online: Open your return -Go to the menu panel on the left side of your return and select Tax Tools.  Then select Tools below Tax Tools. A window will pop up which says Tools Center.   On this screen, select Share my file with Agent. You will see a message explaining what the diagnostic copy is.  Click okay through this screen and then you will get a Token number. Reply to this thread with your Token number and your state. This will allow us to open a copy of your return without seeing any personal information. TurboTax Desktop: If you like, you can send a copy of your return that will be scrubbed to eliminate your personal data by using these steps: Click on Online in the top left menu of TurboTax Desktop for Windows Select 'Send Tax File to Agent'* > Follow the prompts to reach the token number. Enter your email used for TurboTax > Enter your code > Send Write down or send an image of your token number and state then place in this issue. We can then review your exact scenario for a solution. Please also tell us any states included in the return. This is necessary for us to view the return. *If using a MAC, go to the menu at the top of the screen, select Help, then, 'Send Tax File to Agent')   We will be able to see exactly what you are seeing and we can determine what exactly is going on in your return to provide you with a resolution.

@user17760989212 but what forms were shown when you hit the "Print Required Forms" button... or did it not show anything?   A common one is 1040-V for payment but looks like you have a refund.  So check your Form 8949 in the PDF of your return and see if any of the line items say "see attached statement" that's usually what Form 8453 is triggered for.  Those are the items where you need to send in the details (usually on 1099B) if they were not entered on 8949 in your e-file, this happens if you use sales summary entries with adjustments (wash sales, AMD) or non-covered categories.  In Forms mode you can also check the bottom of any Capital Asset Sales worksheets there is a check box that a statement is required, like this