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The new $5k rule is to get a refundable portion after your tax liability is wiped out. You may have had a larger tax liability that was reduced so that you refund is higher.    Follow these steps: Take a look at your form 8839 and verify the numbers.  Take a look at sch 3 line 6c for adoption credit. Take a look at your 1040. Look at the tax on line 16.  Now, look at line 20 for the credit from sch 3 to pull over.  Any adoption credit left after wiping out your tax liability, moved down the 1040 to line 30 for a maximum of $5,000.

Some credits are limited to the amount of income tax you owe.  Others are based on the amount of "earned" income that you have.   If you don't have any income tax, or you don't have any "earned" income (such as a business loss), you may not qualify for those tax credit.  There isn't anything you can do to 'fix' that.

The extension is form 4868. It should be part of your tax return. In addition, if you made a payment by April 15th online, you would have marked it as part of your extension. Check your records for payments as well. The payment counts as an extension request if you don't have the 4868 and properly marked the payment.

I went through the sch C and was able to enter income under the NEC, MISC, K and general income. Something must be wrong with the version you are using. If you are using desktop, try installing updates. If you are using the online version:  Log out of your return and try one or more of the following: Don't use Internet Explorer. Clear cache and cookies, Sign in using a different browser. Sign in using a different device. Log back into your return.

The "previous" screen had two radio button choices, and I chose the lower one which results as pictured. However, after the most recent update, the red message is now GONE.  The screen accepted the entries this time without change and allowed me to continue.   Please consider this thread closed.   Thanks for your answer anyway. The software will undoubtedly improve as more of us ferret out more features.

Where did you buy the Code?  And did you buy the code for the Desktop program or the Online version?  Some  stores are selling a code to use the Online browser version.   And if you are on Windows, do you have Windows 10 or 11?  You need Windows 11 this year.     Authorized Sellers https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-product-orders/obtain-authentic-turbotax-programs/L1yYfitCw_US_en_US?uid=lv4rnzmq  

You would likely need to report your share of company income or loss if you were part owner of a business. The only exception might be if you were a shareholder in a "C" or regular corporation. Otherwise, you would likely be a partner in a partnership or a shareholder in an "S" corporation. In either one of those situations, you should receive a Schedule K-1 from the business reporting your share of the company's income, loss and/or other pertinent tax information. You would use that form to make the required entries on your personal tax return.