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If you use the Print/View/Save option from the FILE section of your return, when the Form Selection window opens, choose 'Specific Form' and scroll down to the Minnesota Form M14, check the box,  and choose 'Print Preview Copy'.  A separate window opens displaying the form where you can use the printer icon to print.   Here's more info on How to Pay Minnesota Estimated Taxes Online.   @imaquilter       

Can you clarify if you had any unearned income (like interest, dividends, or a 1099), or was all your income from a W-2 job?   This matters because, under IRS Form 8615 rules, your age and unearned income can require using your parent’s taxable income to calculate your tax. If not, you wouldn’t need it   Tax for Certain Children Who Have Unearned Income    

Here we are doing 2025 tax returns as of April 1st 2026 and this is still an issue. However, the menus have changed and there is no item number 6 to be able to say "no, it didn't involve intend to earn money" . Again, forcing this to go to schedule C. Frustrating

To find this information you can see it by opening your full return with government and TurboTax worksheets included, this information is included in the Car & Truck Expenses Worksheet.  To open this:   Navigate to "Tax Home". Scroll to the bottom and click on "Tax returns & docs" to expand the options. For the year you're interested in, click "Start your amend (change) XXXX return." XXXX represents the year in question. Confirm by clicking "Start amendment online". On the next screen, look to the tool bar on the left side of the window. There should be an option for "Tax Tools." Click this to expand options, then click "Print Center". Click "Print, save or preview this year's return". Confirm your identification type and enter in your state identification details, if applicable. If not, select "I don't have any of these forms of ID" to bypass. Select the checkbox for Federal return (and any other return you want to save), plus the option to "Include government and TurboTax worksheets (optional)".

Based on your original comment about entering a date of 01/01/2025 my advice is as follows.  Keep in mind that the 'related party rules' apply so the asset(s) retain the exact same character in both the farm and the sole proprietor activity.   Gather all the information of your asset(s) in the farm: Cost Date placed in service Depreciation recovery period (5y, 7y, 10y, etc). Next delete each asset in the farm, then enter them in the Schedule C with all the exact same information. The assets must retain their exact same details as though they were always in the sole proprietorship. Whatever is left for depreciation will continue until fully depreciated in the Schedule C.   Please update here if you have additional question and we will help.   @molly1414 

No, unless you have a special situation where your pension is excluded on the California return.  If you are a full-year California resident, your pension is generally fully taxable by California regardless of where you worked when you earned it. 

In the Windows Desktop program…… When you click on SEARCH in the upper right you either get the Turbo Tax Digital Assistant or the Turbo Tax Help box depending if you are signed in. I have gotten the Jump to links using both ways.  In the Desktop program you can sign in or sign out of your account under FILE on the top menu.   If you are signed in it will say Signed in as [name] under File. SEARCH will open the Digital Assistant like a chat box. Go to the bottom and type your search then click the send arrow on the right side. If you are signed out, it will say Sign in under File. The SEARCH box will ask you to sign in. If you get a window asking you to sign in, don't sign in.  Click the X in the top right corner to get rid of the sign in window. Then you will have the Search box where you enter your search at the top of the box.

You may enter this manually without attaching a rent certificate.   Go to State Taxes → Wisconsin → Homestead Credit (Schedule H or H‑EZ)  TurboTax will ask you to enter the numbers from your rent certificate; Total rent  Months lived there Heat included? Number of occupants Food/services value (if any) When you finish the Homestead Credit section, TurboTax will not ask for a PDF upload. If you’ve entered all the rent certificate information, your Homestead Credit claim is complete.

Please see this revised help article on entering information for your crypto transactions. It was just released earlier today.   There are now three ways to enter your crypto information in TurboTax:   Import your info directly from your crypto source (this is what we recommend, though it's not available for TurboTax Desktop) Upload a PDF or TXF file Enter your transactions manually The revised instructions include steps to convert a CSV file to TXF file for download to TurboTax Desktop. TurboTax Desktop will not have the ability to import a CSV file.   @rem84271 

This is a verification question. TurboTax is asking if you received a state or local refund in 2024 because it may be taxable if you itemized deductions. Check your 2024 Schedule A or your state refund records to confirm.

Only if you provide substantial services in conjunctions with the property.  In this case, you may use Schedule C.    Rental Activity (even for professionals) is generally reported on Schedule E.   See Topic 414 for an explanation