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You generally cannot deduct repair expenses for a personal power surge unless your home was located in a federally declared disaster area at the time. If your area was officially designated by FEMA (for example, due to a major winter storm or hurricane on December 31), you can claim the loss, but you must first subtract any insurance reimbursements, and a $500 floor. See: What if I have property that was lost or damaged (a casualty loss)?   If it was just a localized surge not tied to a federal disaster, the IRS does not allow a deduction for these personal expenses. However, you should check if the new appliances (such as a water heater) you bought qualify for energy-efficient tax credits, which could still save you up money regardless of where you live.  (See: What appliances qualify for energy tax credits?)  

I am having the exact same issue.  It seems like a bug in the Wisconsin Tax return from Turbotax where it does not apply the property tax credit.  Is Turbotax going to correct this bug.  Is there some way to manually correct this information on the forms?

Standard TurboTax products don't support preparing or filing Form 1096. Form 1096 is a summary transmittal form used to submit certain paper information returns to the IRS, such as Forms 1099 and 1098, and is typically used by businesses or tax professionals filing information returns by paper instead of electronically. If you need to file Form 1096, TurboTax doesn't provide a feature to create it within the standard consumer versions. Filing Form 1096 usually requires specialized software or filing through IRS-approved channels outside of TurboTax.

Estimated tax payment vouchers are not always included as part of your return, but you can generate them yourself if you need to make estimated payments.  You will be asked to enter information about your expected income and withholdings for the year and TurboTax will do the calculations and print the vouchers.  There is also a similar procedure in each state tax return to generate state estimated payment vouchers.   Use the steps in the following TurboTax help article to get started:   How do I print estimated tax vouchers?  

This is unusual as of 2025. The stimulus payments final tax year was 2021. Review the link below to see if you may have a stimulus payment that was not released for the years they applied to you. Economic Impact Payments (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) & American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (American Rescue Plan)

It depends on which TurboTax you’re using. The mobile app for your phone/ipad does not require Windows 11 (How do I use the mobile app?). TurboTax Online (web/app): Works on Windows 10 or 11 via a supported browser. No Windows 11 requirement. TurboTax Desktop (CD/Download) for Tax Year 2025: Requires Windows 11 (64-bit). It won’t install or run on Windows 10. If you’re on Windows 10 and need Desktop features, your options include upgrading to Windows 11 or switching to TurboTax Online for this year.   See: Minimum system requirements for TurboTax Desktop software; TurboTax Online System Requirements

When this happens, it could be due to a combination of your income attributable to the home office and your other business expenses wiping out any profit that could be reduced by the home office expense.     Go back through the early questions of the home office section and double check your answers.  Remember that if you perform all of your work in the home office, then you would put 100% of your time was spent there for the period of time you had a home office.     Or, if you are using either TurboTax desktop Premier or Deluxe, you will not see the question asking for the percentage of time spent working in your home office.  You will need to enter this information using Forms by following the steps below.    Click Forms in the upper right corner. Look for Form 8829 on the left side of the screen under Schedule C and highlight this form.   Scroll down the page to the section titled Line 8 Calculation Smart Worksheet.  It will have a box around it. Type 100 in the box on line B.  If you did not use your home office 100% of the time for your business, but you also performed work in other locations, then enter the appropriate percentage of time for your situation. This will then calculate the home office deduction. @DanLoschen 

Q. When you say "The 1098-T goes on both forms" you don't mean the SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT goes on both forms, correct?  A. Correct.  The 1098-T is entered on both returns, with the adjustments needed to get TT to do what you want it to.   

The TurboTax app doesn't specifically require Windows 11. TurboTax Online works through web browsers on various operating systems, including Windows 10 and Windows 11. If you are using TurboTax Desktop, it generally supports Windows 10 and later versions, but Windows 11 isn't required. You can use TurboTax Online or the app on compatible devices without needing to upgrade to Windows 11.

The entire amount in Box 1 of Form 1099-NEC generally goes on your Schedule C worksheet as gross receipts or sales if it represents income from your self-employment or business services. To enter the qualified tips deduction for your 1099-NEC income in TurboTax Online, follow these steps: 1. Go to the Wages & Income section. 2. Scroll to the Self-Employment area and select Start or Update next to your business income. 3. After entering your 1099-NEC income on Schedule C, TurboTax will ask if you have any tips to report. 4. Indicate you have tips and enter the amount of qualified tips included in your 1099-NEC income. 5. TurboTax will automatically calculate any qualified tip deduction you may qualify for. This process helps ensure your qualified tips are reported and deducted correctly within your self-employment income.  

That's correct.  It is asking you to allocate your other business expenses to each home office.  Therefore, anything that you are claiming with regard to the home office, like rent and utilities, is not included in this calculation.     Things such as supplies, postage, business insurance, business bank fees, and other expenses related only to the business would be included for this allocation.     @zombitroid