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Thank you Mary. Egg on my face! I didn't realize that the ME deduction phased out and indeed Turbotax is correct. Note that the reason I looked into this originally was that Turbotax is still filling out a ME schedule 2 (itemized deduction calculation) and ME initially rejected my amended return because Turbotax carried over the SALT deduction incorrectly to Schedule 2. While I had a > 10k SALT deduction this year, Turbotax capped the value in ME Schedule 2 at 10k. I have since gone through the exact same flow and it looks like this bug has been patched, so perhaps my calling repeatedly had some positive effect?

No, it is not "common" per se, but a missing original signature letter for an e-filed return (typically IRS Letter 12Cor 3531) usually means your digital signature, the PIN or prior-year AGI you entered, failed to properly authenticate or didn't attach to the data packet sent to the IRS. The IRS has your tax data, but without a valid signature, the return is not legally "filed," which stops your refund from being issued.    An original signature in this context means they need you to physically sign a paper declaration (often a provided form or a copy of your 1040) with a pen and mail or fax it back to them. Once they receive this physical confirmation that you are indeed the one who filed the return, they can finish processing your return.

The Buyer's part of Real Estate Tax shown on a Substitute Form 1099-S generally represents real estate taxes paid on your behalf by the buyer at closing. This amount isn't included as income or deduction on your tax return because it's a reimbursement.   In TurboTax, you don't enter the Buyer's part of real estate tax from Form 1099-S separately as income or a deduction. Instead, this amount should be reflected in your home sale transaction calculations—typically, it reduces your net proceeds from the sale.   Since you entered the gross proceeds in the Investment section, confirm that selling expenses or taxes paid are subtracted to arrive at the correct gain or loss. TurboTax will guide you through entering selling expenses when reporting the sale of the inherited house.   This approach ensures your taxable gain accounts properly for any buyer-paid real estate taxes.   To enter selling expenses, including the Buyer's part of Real Estate Tax, for an inherited house sale in TurboTax Online, follow these steps: 1. Go to the Wages & Income section. 2. Locate and select the Sale of Home subsection under Less Common Income. 3. Start or update your home sale entry. 4. When asked about selling expenses, enter the amount of the Buyer's part of Real Estate Tax as part of those expenses.

Bonjour, si je me fies a l’explication sur la premiere page : « si vous entrez les pieds carrés du domicile et les pieds carré de l'espace de travail, remplissez par la suite Frais pour l'ensemble du domicile et TurboImpôt calculera le montant à reporter à la ligne » Qui ce que j’ai fait. Par contre, il n’y a que deux lignes prédéfinies «  Chauffage, électricité »… Et « Entretien » plus une autre « Autre » plus bas. Dois-je entrer les autres déductions (telephone, internet..etc »  dans la section « frais pour l’espace de travail uniquement » ? Ce qui est plus ou moins le cas…    merci !!   

Il y a deux erreurs dans le message. Le premier WSDL signifie que le serveur de Revenu Québec ne peut pas lire votre envoi. Si vous avez fait votre déclaration en français et qu'il y a des accents, trémas, cédilles, assurez-vous que le langage de votre ordinateur inclu le français pour Windows 10 et 11.   Cliquez sur "Démarrer", puis sur "Panneau de configuration" et sélectionnez "Région et langue". Cliquez sur l'onglet 'Administration', puis sur "Modifier les paramètres régionaux du système" et choisissez "Français(Canada)" en tant que langage courant pour les programmes non Unicode.   Veuillez vous assurer que la case "Beta: utiliser le format Unicode UTF-8 pour prise en charge des langues à l'échelle mondiale" n'est pas cochée.     La deuxième erreur 522 for URL signifie time-out. Vous avez essayé trop de fois de transmettre. Il y a généralement un maximum de 5 fois. Vous devez attendre 24 heures avant d'essayer de nouveau.    

What trouble are you having with Where's My Refund? Things that can delay a refund: If you want to know the status of your tax return,  you should use the  IRS Where's My Refund website.  You'll need Your Social Security or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN) Your filing status The exact refund amount on your return @nikkigordon6349 

In TurboTax Deluxe for Mac, the inability to save and close the program usually happens if the software is still processing or if there is an issue saving your file. Check the following: 1. Wait for processing: Sometimes TurboTax is finalizing calculations or saving data in the background. 2. Look for saved files: TurboTax saves your return as a .tax2025 or similar file in your Documents or chosen folder. 3. Close open windows: Make sure all data entry windows or forms are closed before trying to save and exit. 4. Check for software updates: Ensure you have the latest TurboTax updates installed for Mac. The software doesn't use another file type for saving your tax return, but your return is saved in the file you last opened or created.   @shippersm 

It sounds like you may have entered an estimated payment and forgotten to choose the state, or entered an estimate with a value of $0, which instead should be blank. ( Deductions and Credits > Deductions & Credits Summary > Estimates and Other Taxes Paid > Estimated Tax Payments > State estimated taxes for 2025).   If that is not helpful, please clarify your question, where are you seeing this error?  Can you provide some more more details about what we can help you with?

The review screen in TurboTax shows Vehicle Registration Fees separately below Additional Deductions and the Standard Deduction because these fees may qualify as an itemized deduction related to personal property tax.    This deduction is specific because it's based on the portion of your vehicle registration fee that is a tax based on the vehicle's value, not just a flat fee. It differs from the standard deduction and most additional deductions, which is why it receives separate line presentation.    TurboTax highlights this deduction to ensure you can review it distinctly since it can affect itemized deductions even when you take the standard deduction. This line is special because it relates to a particular tax rule, unlike other general expenses.   The difference in the Vehicle Registration Fee deduction between tax years 2024 and 2025 when taking the standard deduction likely stems from changes in how the portion of the fee based on vehicle value is assessed or reported.    The deductible portion must be value-based and assessed annually to qualify. It is possible that in 2024, you paid a value-based fee portion that qualified for a deduction, but in 2025, that fee portion was either waived, calculated differently, or not present, resulting in a $0 deduction shown. Since you took the standard deduction both years, the vehicle registration fee's deductible portion may not affect your overall tax benefit but appears in detail when value-based and assessed annually. Differences in state or local fee structures from one year to the next can cause this inconsistency.

To check on regular tax refund status via automated phone, call 800-829-1954.   Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities.  There is no rule as to which one will come in first or how long it will be between their arrival in your account.   TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS.      First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst         If you are getting earned income credit on line 27 or additional child tax credit on line 28 You are subject to the delay required by the PATH act.  Do not expect your refund before early March   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/federal-refunds-delayed-due-path-act/L5jnQJsBi_US_en_US   Note:  “Accepted” is not the same as “approved”.  TurboTax tells you the e-file was accepted if the IRS deems that there is enough information on the return for them to take it in for processing.   Only the IRS can approve of the refund, which is a later stage of processing.  If the IRS approves your refund they will provide a date for the refund to be issued.   FROM THE IRS WHERE’S MY REFUND SITE: https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund How it works Where's My Refund shows your refund status: Return Received – We received your return and are processing it. Refund Approved – We approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown. Refund Sent – We sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.      

MY STATE REFUND WAS LESS THAN I EXPECTED The state will send you a letter explaining the change.  TurboTax does not get any feedback from your state after your return is accepted, so no one at TT knows why your state refund was less.   Did you owe back taxes, child support, or student loans?  Traffic fines, etc.?     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US?uid=m6e06um0

To resolve this issue, you can try these things:   Log Out Completely: Before doing anything else, click Sign Out in the TurboTax menu. Clear Cache and Cookies: This removes old, "corrupted" data that might be confusing the website. Use an Incognito (Private) Window: This is the most effective "quick fix" because it launches the browser without any saved history or extensions (like AdBlockers) that often interfere with tax forms. Check Pop-up Blockers: TurboTax often opens forms (like the 1099 PDF) or payment windows in a separate pop-up. Look at the right side of your address bar for a small icon with a "red X"—click it and select "Always allow pop-ups from Intuit." Restart the Browser: Close all open windows of your browser entirely and then reopen it.    

"I wish it were true that you could itemize for Maryland but not Federal, but marylandcomptroller article=KB0010023  says Under current Maryland law, if you take the standard deduction the federal level, you cannot itemize at the Maryland level."   That's correct.  I didn't say otherwise.  You have been permitted to take the standard deduction for Maryland if you itemized federal, so I'm not sure why TurboTax would have previously forced you to itemize Maryland taxes whenever you itemized federal.  I was able to create such a scenario with 2020 TurboTax, but only if I forced federal to be itemized even though the federal standard deduction was lower.  In that case I think TurboTax should have chosen to use the Maryland standard deduction.  With 2020 TurboTax I was not able to find a scenario where the Maryland standard deduction was was higher if I allowed TurboTax to choose on its own to itemize federal.  Still, I can't imagine a scenario where it would made sense to force federal to itemize unless the Maryland itemized deductions would be higher than the standard deduction, so prior to 2025 I can't think of a reason that it would make sense to take the Maryland standard deduction when itemizing federal (except possibly in the case of Married Filing Separately; I didn't investigate that).