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TurboTax identifies you as a part-year resident based on the information you entered in your Personal Info (Federal) profile or if you have multiple state returns in your account.    Common Reasons for This Status The "Lived in Another State" Box is Checked: In the My Info or Personal Info section, there is a box that asks if you "lived in another state" during the year. If this is checked, TurboTax automatically triggers a part-year resident status for the states involved. W-2 State Coding: If a W-2 has multiple states listed in Box 15, the software may assume you moved between those states during the year. Data Carryover: If you indicated you lived in another state last year, that information may have transferred over into your current return.  How to Fix the Residency Status Update Personal Info: Go to My Info (or Personal Info) on the left menu. Click Edit next to your name. Find the question "Tell us the state(s) you lived in". Ensure your Resident State as of December 31 is correct and uncheck the box for "I lived in another state" if it does not apply. Delete the State Return: Sometimes changes in the Personal Info section do not fully update the state return. Go to State Taxes > Your State Returns. Click the trash can icon to delete the state return that is showing the wrong status. Restart the state interview; the software will pull the updated (correct) info from your Personal Info section. Clear Browser Cache: If the status persists after you've made changes, log out, clear your browser's cache and cookies, and log back in.    

New Jersey has an online system where you can look up payments or make a manual one if you realize the first attempt failed.   NJ Tax Portal: Go to the NJ Payment Site. Payment Look-up: You can often check the status of a payment by providing your Social Security Number and Date of Birth. Live Chat: The NJ Tax Portal now offers a Live Chat feature during business hours. This is often the fastest way to ask, "Did you receive a payment authorization for my SSN?

You may be able to claim him as a dependent under the Qualifying Relative rules if he meets all the requirements.   To be a Qualifying Relative - 1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld. 2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household. 3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $5,200 (social security does not count) in 2025 4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year. 5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year. 6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse with the following exception - You can claim a person as a dependent who files a joint return if that person and that person’s spouse file the joint return only to claim a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid.

If you need extra time, filing an extension by April 15, 2026, moves your submission deadline to October 15.   But remember any taxes owed are still due in full by the original April 15 date.     File and extension today (you can come back and file later), and pay your tax bill directly at the IRS as soon as possible.  

Hi @lowerynick13  Here are a few resources to help you out:     Track Your Return    If you have filed you should have received text or email confirmation.  If you haven't filed yet, here's How do I file an IRS tax extension?   If you finished, and would like to mail: How do I file my return by mail? 

If you lived in two states as a part-year resident and earned income in each state only while living there, you are not being double taxed. However, TurboTax may still ask about an Other Jurisdiction Credit (OJC)—also known as the "Credit for Taxes Paid to Another State"—due to how it processes multi-state income or because of specific software triggers.  If any of your income (like a W-2) isn't clearly split by date or location, TurboTax may assume both states are trying to tax the same dollar.  The "Credit for Taxes Paid to Another State" is the standard mechanism to prevent double taxation. TurboTax often defaults to checking for this credit whenever it sees multiple state returns in your account, just in case. Interest, dividends, or capital gains are typically taxed by your resident state on the date they are received. If you received a large dividend or sold stock while transitioning between states, TurboTax might prompt the OJC to ensure you aren't paying both states for that specific gain.  If you are certain there is no overlap in taxation, you can bypass or remove the OJC request: Go back to the State Taxes section for both states. Ensure you have accurately "allocated" or "apportioned" your income so that each state only shows the wages earned while you physically lived there.   If the OJC screen keeps appearing, you may need to manually delete the credit form: TurboTax Online: Go to Tax Tools > Tools > Delete a form. Look for a form labeled "Credit for Taxes Paid" or "Resident Tax Credit" for your specific state and delete it.   Ensure your "Date of Move" in the Personal Info section is identical for both states. A gap or overlap in these dates can trick the software into thinking you were a resident of both states at the same time.

TurboTax Free Edition is intended for taxpayers who file simple Form 1040 returns only (no schedules except for Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Student Loan Interest, and Schedule 1-A). Roughly 37% of taxpayers qualify. You can learn more about what forms may have caused the upgrade here: https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/change-service-level/upgrade-free-edition/L5lhndo7b_US_en_US  

Pay what later?   You have to pay the Turbo Tax fees before you file.   For a tax due you can pick you will mail a check then pay whenever you want.   But the tax due is due today April 15 or it will be late.