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@PhilM51 wrote: Thanks for your response. I followed both of your procedures. I confirmed that the correct IP PIN was listed, but I never got the next screen that asks: "Did you or any of your dependents get an IP PIN from the IRS for this year's taxes?" Use this procedure - To enter, edit or delete a 6 digit IP PIN Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Other Tax Situations Scroll down to Other Return Info On Identity Protection PIN, click the start button

@pers0nc wrote: I have. tied the number listed several times with no luck reaching a real person. I only get recordings trying to sell me Medicare product or insurance. How can I reach a human being?   Call 800-446-8848 and press 1 for TurboTax

You would enter the amounts on your NR4 based on the codes and information on the NR4.   The NR4 form is only issued to non-residents of Canada and there are no actual NR (non-resident) forms in a T1 General Tax Return.  Therefore, you cannot enter this slip on a particular page or screen titled NR4. Depending on the source of the income, you can enter on your Canadian tax return the type of slip from which that income was derived. For example: If this is from Old Age Security (OAS), enter on the T4A(OAS) screen. (Code 44) If this is interest income, enter it as interest & investment income. If this is a T5/NR4, enter it on the T5 Statement of Investment screen. Make your entries in Box 15 and 16. If this is a T4A/NR4, enter it on the T4A page. Ensure you keep the slip available if CRA requests to see it. Filling out the NR4 slip   For each gross income amount:   1. Compare the income code shown in box 14 or box 24 with the list of codes on the back of your NR4 slip. This code tells you what type of income the amount represents. 2. Open the in-product help and click the Search tab. 3. In the search field, enter the description you have found on the back of your NR4 slip and click List Topics. 4. In the list of topics found for your search term, choose the topic that most closely describes your income type. Follow the instructions on where to enter the amount in TurboTax.   Thank you for choosing TurboTax.

You would post it to 2024.     It was essentially gifted to the business in 2024.   Use the original cost basis if you sell it for more than the original basis. Use the selling price as the basis if you sell it for less than the original basis However, use the fair market value at the time of the gift if you sell it for less than that value.

In 2024, the property tax under exemptions is in thousands of dollars but in 2023, the property tax credit is $50. I lived there for the full years and property tax I paid for both years are around the same amount.   Something wrong?   tks

You cannot transfer a 2024 return that was started with desktop software to online software, so, sorry.  When you use desktop, the return is only stored on your own hard drive.  You cannot get to it from an online account.    If you need to switch to online you will be starting over on the 2024 return.  You cannot use the license key to pay for online.   You will have to pay the current fee for the version of online that you use.   You might be able to get a refund for the download: To request a refund for a TT product https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-refunds/request-refund-turbotax-product/L834M6uyW_US_en_US?uid=m6meybc2    

Thanks for your response. I followed both of your procedures. I confirmed that the correct IP PIN was listed, but I never got the next screen that asks: "Did you or any of your dependents get an IP PIN from the IRS for this year's taxes?"

I discovered that after entering my charitable donations one-by-one then clicking on 'Done', the full list was displayed. I could capture a screenshot of this to print for my review before I get to the final PDF stage.  I found this helpful and replaces the need for a worksheet for donations. I expect there will be a similar capability for entering medical expenses.  It would be helpful if the Turbo Tax software provided the function directly to print the current screen.  

The percent of business use of the home office is missing from the calculation and therefore the result is that the calculation shows a loss for your business.   When you go through the Federal Review of your return, this error will be flagged and you can enter the amount on that review screen.  The amount to enter is the percentage of time that you spend in your home office making money for your business.  If all of your time is spent working in your home office for your business, then enter 100%.   You can also make the correction to the calculation using Forms Mode.  Use these steps:   Click Forms on the top row of TurboTax. Go to Form 8829. Scroll to the section titled Line 8 Calculation Smart Worksheet and enter your percent of business use of the home office on line B. Click Step-by-Step at the top of the screen to go back to the input screens.

Is it telling you why you didn't qualify?   Go back and double check your answers to be sure you do qualify.  To qualify the following must apply: You lived in your home 2 out of the last 5 years You did not take the home sale exclusion in the past 2 years

Per this except from IRS publication 529, you can't deduct legal fees that are associated with personal injury cases, so the $52,000 would be the taxable amount, if you decide it is taxable:     You may find this IRS article helpful in determining if the award is taxable based on the nature if the injury.