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For federal it's always the original AGI unless filed late, then 0 may work. Some states want the AGI off the latest return filed. If a taxpayer files multiple state amendments they need to use the AGI from the prior filing

Did you go through state interview?   You will come to a screen that asks if the K-1 represents partner retirement payments.  If you enter the amount there, TurboTax makes the subtraction on Schedule M.     

@SteamTrain Thanks much for the reply and you are spot-on. It appears that I made a duplicate $12300 estimated payment last June . I'm not sure how I did not notice it in Quicken until your prompt. I'm glad the IRS computer took it into account!!

@ wthorpe-bt  Here's a scenario that could have happened:   Are you still preparing your return, or did you already file and were notified by the IRS in a letter?    After you entered your Social Security income in the return, there is a screen with a list of several countries, and it asks if you as a US citizen lived in one of those countries (where SS is not taxed by USA).  Some Social Security recipients have not answered that screen correctly.    If you answer incorrectly, it will think you live in one of those countries, then your Social Security is not taxed and Line 6b on your 1040 would show up blank or 0.   If you already filed, the IRS is catching a lot of these Social Security errors, making the changes, and notifying filers.      So that is possibly what could have happened.  This may or may not be your situation.

Hi, The question is did you take the standard deduction or an itemized deduction? Over the past few years, I have found the standard is significantly higher than the itemized deduction. If you answered standard, you are able to deduct only $1,000, In the past I itemized deductions, and I had to enter each individual charitable contributions into its respective field. l hope this helps

I got the Pin from my IRS account.   After my return was rejected, I clicked on a place to fix the error, which I did.  When I went through the process of transmitting for a second, I got tha the second submittal did to get transmitted because itwas identical to the first

There is one thing taxpayers who lease their vehicles overlook, and that is the vehicle lease inclusion Car lease inclusion, also called the Lease Inclusion Amount (LIA), is a tax adjustment that reduces the deductible portion of lease payments for passenger vehicles used in business when the vehicle’s fair market value (FMV) exceeds an IRS threshold for the year the lease begins. Despite the term "inclusion," it does not add income; instead, it reduces the lease deduction. When It Applies The lease must be 30 days or longer. The vehicle’s FMV exceeds the IRS threshold for the first lease year. Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) over 6,000 pounds are generally exempt from this rule. Only the business-use portion of the lease is deductible, so the inclusion amount is scaled accordingly if the vehicle is used for both business and personal purposes.

Yup.  It didn't show any errors.  One one of the 'support' calls, they even had me totally delete the investment rental and start over and the problem was recreated.  This is a 100% a software defect. 

How to delete a 1099-R and add another one:   Open TurboTax Go to Wages & Income Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security Select Revisit by IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R) Select the trash can next to the 1099-R that you want to delete.

Transferring my 2024 Return into 2025 Turbotax Online was my greatest challenge. Your second reply to my message/question was indeed the reason I posted my question.  Thanks to your comment, I realized that I had to find a way to import my Desktop Edition 2024 Return into the Online version for 2025.  With no clear guidance instructions from Intuit on how to do this, I once again resorted to asking the TurboTax Community how to accomplish this.  I received an answer very quickly, which steered me into the left column of the online program where it says "Tools." In the Tools section I thankfully found a hierarchy of listings that guided me to where I could transfer the 2024 Return. Once the transfer was implemented, I was able to find and have entered all of the payment issues required for me to complete my Return for this year.  Thanks for your help.

 If the first thing you enter is Social Security, the program won't know how much is taxable until you finish entering the rest of your income. Social Security is often taxable. If half your benefits plus your other income surpasses the income limits, it is taxable.   Reference: IRS reminds taxpayers their Social Security may be taxable

If your 1099-R box 2a has a specific, non-zero amount and "taxable amount not determined" is not checked, your annuity is likely 100% taxable, and you usually do not need to use the Simplified Method. Enter the 1099-R as it appears.   IRS Topic no. 411, Pensions – The general rule and the simplified method   Refer to the TurboTax article Where do I enter my 1099-R? for more details.  

And a lot of people will be unhappy when they find out at some point they will no longer be able to pay the IRS by check either--either for taxes due, quarterly estimated taxes, extension requests, etc.    I don't know when the IRS plans to start phasing that in.   I actually find it easier to pay electronically using the IRS website or inside my online IRS account.   And safer (I hope) than sending a paper check, and then worrying about whether it was received, etc.