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No one can see your tax return.  We do not know any of the amounts you are entering.   If your spouse is self-employed he has to pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare as well as ordinary income tax, so the amount you had withheld from your W-2 wages might not be enough to "cover or cancel out" the tax owed.   And....you mention entering things as if you were filing as Single---- which is not the same as filing married filing separately.   Forget any results you get for a "single" filing status, since that does not apply to you.   Your choices are to file married filing jointly or married filing separately.       It is not easy to compare MFJ to MFS using online TT but you can do it.  Since you only get one return for each account and user ID, you have to use 3 accounts and user ID’s—one for MFJ and two for each of the MFS returns.  Compare, choose, and file—and pay—accordingly.   It is much easier to do this comparison using the desktop version of TT installed from a CD or downloaded to your own computer.  You pay once for the software and you can prepare multiple returns easily, and it has a “what if” feature that allows comparisons.       Perhaps it would be a good idea for your spouse to start making estimated quarterly tax payments for his self-employment income.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-self-employment-business-expenses-like-home/L1k6HJY4A_US_en_US?uid=m6jrthmp     If you live in a state with a state income tax, you might need to make estimated payments to your state.   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/small-business-taxes/the-home-office-deduction/L1RZyYxzv   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/self-employed/   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/business-taxes/discussion/self-employed-don-t-miss-these-tax-moves/00/3400413     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-schedule-c/L5Fz3j5us_US_en_US?uid=m6a6gknk   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/payroll-additions-deductions/qualify-qualified-business-income-deduction/L0rM2cIIQ_US_en_US?uid=m5zpoxad   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/self-employment-taxes/self-employed-expenses-deduct/L37ZS1B8T_US_en_US?uid=m6fntpg7    

But if I don't have an underpayment situation at the end of the year then I won't have to pay a penalty on the voucher payments not made just because they say pay on this date?  This is what I am trying to confirm from all the descriptions I have read.  Thanks

If you already filed an extension, you cannot make any changes to it.     Basically, the extension is just telling the IRS you won't file before April 15th.  So as long as you pay any taxes due and file before October 15th, you will be good.   If you said the payment amount was less than it should be, you can pay the correct amount by check or through IRS direct pay.  This does not need to be changed on the extension. 

Revisit the child and Dependent Care credit section and clear all boxes before deleting the Form 2441. Go to Federal  Go to Deductions and Credits Scroll down to Child and Dependent Care Credit.  On the screen, select Yes on the screen Do you want to review your Child and Dependent Care Credit information? 

If you intended to retain the property as a rental last year, you can claim any expenses you incurred to maintain the property. This includes depreciation, property taxes, insurance, and simple repairs. Even though you didn't have a tenant, the IRS considers this a "vacant" rental property, as long as you intended to use it as a rental when you found a tenant.   Per IRS Pub 527 - Vacant Property Vacant rental property. If you hold property for rental purposes, you may be able to deduct your ordinary and necessary expenses (including depreciation) for managing, conserving, or maintaining the property while the property is vacant. However, you can’t deduct any loss of rental income for the period the property is vacant.   In TurboTax, report as "rental days" the number of days the property was available to be rented, even if you had no tenant. If you report zero rental days, the program will delete all forms and schedules related to the property. Since you sold the property in January, you will need those records to report the sale properly next year.

Hal_Al, thank you very much for your input!  I'll follow the workaround instructions.   The expenses were consolidated, she did have some books inside the $17,445.   Roth rollover is on the same 1099Q, but it is listed separately. Please let me know if that changes my plan of ignoring it.   You mention I don't enter the 1098T, so I am not entering that form anywhere on my daughter's or my tax return?    Thank you.

When you say you can't get past the mileage question, what do you mean?  What is happening?   Double check your entries in the milage to be sure your total miles driven are not less than your miles for business and your commuting miles total.   If your screen is frozen, you can try signing out, clearing cache and cookies and then going back into the vehicle section. You can also delete the vehicle before signing out and then clear the cache and cookies.  Then after you sign back in, you can re-enter the vehicle.    

Do you have a printout of your staking rewards showing US dollars earned in 2024?   In TurboTax Online, you may enter your staking rewards in TurboTax as other income:   Down the left side of the screen, click Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click Wages & Income. Click the down arrow to the right of Less Common Income. Click to the right of Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C. Click to the right of Other reportable income. At the screen Other Taxable Income, enter a description such as “Rewards” and an amount.  The entries will be reported:   on line 8z of Schedule 1 of the Federal 1040 tax return, and  on line 8 of the Federal 1040 tax return.

I have an unearned income of over 2,600, and I am trying to fill out this form, but the filing status only allows me to click "single" as the filing status for my parent/guardian when it is supposed to be head of household Based on your clarified statement, this is correct. I cannot click any other option. My parent/guardian did support me (housing and food) for more than half of my expenses, and they are going to claim me as a dependent on their tax return. Is it your mother that can not file Head of Household? This may be an issue with you qualifying as a dependent.   To be claimed as a dependent provided he meets the rules below.   Your  must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, U.S. resident, or a resident of Canada or Mexico.  There are certain exceptions for adopted children. She can't claim someone who is claimed as a dependent on another tax return. She can't claim someone who's married and files a joint tax return. They are related to you? The child can be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, stepbrother, stepsister, adopted child or an offspring of any of them. Your child must be under age 19 or, if a full-time student, under age 24. There's no age limit if your child is permanently and totally disabled. The child must live with you for more than half the year. Living at school as a full time student does qualify. They may have a job, but they cannot provide more than half of their own support. See the TurboTax article Rules for Claiming Dependents on Taxes   If you are older than 19 (24 if still in school), she and her child (grandchild is not a qualifying child) are not eligible as a Qualifying Child. However, they may be eligible as Qualifying Relatives.   "A qualifying relative must meet general rules for dependents and pass these tests: Not a qualifying child: Isn't your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer Member of household or relationship: Lives with you all year as a member of your household or is a specific type of relative Gross income: Has gross income under $5,050 in 2024 or $5,200 in 2025 Support: Gets more than half their financial support from you" Please see the IRS publication Dependents for more details.   Provided they meet these guidelines, you can claim them as dependents.

Coming late to this convo, but glad to see it. Same issues here on the RMD for an IRA. Interestingly we also have a 401K with an RMD and it when fine, no penalty, even though we did exactly the same steps as for the IRA. Anyone else have this situation?