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You will have to be patient and wait for the original return to be processed. You're right, a $1500 business expense will be significant, but filling an amended return before the initial one is finalized can significantly complicate things,   Here are steps to amend a current tax return. TurboTax Online On the Tax Home screen, scroll down to Your tax returns & documents and select the year you want to amend. Select the Amend (change) return dropdown,  Then Amend using TurboTax Online.  If you're told to amend your return via TurboTax Desktop, follow the steps for TurboTax Desktop instead. Continue through the screens, Make the changes you need to make, and carefully answer the remaining questions to finish amending your return. TurboTax Desktop Open the TurboTax Desktop software for the year you're amending.  Under Need to Amend a Filed Return?,  Select Amend a Filed Return. Select Amend for the return you need to amend.  If the return you need doesn’t appear as an option, select Find a Tax File to find and load the return. On the Do you need to change anything else screen,  Select Update next to the info you need to change. Continue through the screens,  Make the changes you need to make, and carefully answer the remaining questions to finish amending your return. Don’t forget to select Save As (or Duplicate on Mac) from the File menu when you save a copy of your amended return.  This will preserve the tax return you originally filed. Give the file a different name from the original, like [tax year]_TurboTax Online How do I amend my federal tax return for a prior year?

I had a similar issue last year (with the product not working).  I had to purchase BOTH desktop and online and had receipts - they would not provide ANY refund.  I hope you have a different outcome, they wasted so much of my time, BOTH should have been free if they were a decent business as it was all THEIR mistakes.  Mistakes happen, testers don't test, customers should not be the ones paying for your mistakes.   Over and Over.  With time and money needing to 'buy an additional product"....  

@2401 Phone support is not provided with the Free Edition.  If you are using a paid version of the software or if you purchased PLUS you can get phone support when customer support is there.  Otherwise, post your question here and someone will try to help.   To call TurboTax customer support https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/contact-turbotax/L2y9ZKpQB_US_en_US?uid=m5s9l2vh

@ACjr If you are a non-married couple who live together with your child, then only one of you can claim the child(ren) and the one not claiming the child does not enter anything at all on their tax return about the child.   The “sharing” of child-related credits you may have heard about is only possible between divorced or never married parents who live apart and share custody and who have a written agreement to share the credits.    The child’s SSN can only be entered on one tax return.   Any other return with the child’s SSN on it will be rejected.   If you are a family, then work out how to share the refund between yourselves.     If your GF made a mistake and entered the child's SSN on her return, that will block you from e-filing your own return that claims the child.  GF has to amend and delete the child from federal and state, but you do not have to wait for her to do that.  Print, sign and mail your tax return.     When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.  

Philadelphia doesn't generally refund the taxes you paid while working in Philadelphia.  However, you can claim a credit on your NJ resident tax return for these taxes paid to an out of state jurisdiction.   Here's how you can handle your Philadelphia  (PA) taxes while living in NJ using TurboTax:   1.  Enter Philadelphia Wage Tax in TurboTax: Go to the Personal Profile screen. Scroll down to Other State Income and select Edit. On the Did you make money in any other states? question, answer Yes and make sure your non-resident state(PA) is selected from the drop-down[3]. Select Continue to return to the Personal Profile screen. After you finish your federal return, you'll automatically move to the State Taxes section, where you'll see your non-resident state(s) listed in addition to your resident state[3]. 2.  File a Philadelphia  (PA)  Return First: You need to file a Philadelphia (PA) return to report and pay the local wage tax and eventually receive credit for taxes paid.[1][2]. This step is crucial because TurboTax requires you to complete the non-resident return first to properly credit the taxes paid to Philadelphia on your New Jersey return[   Additional Tips: Select the long form (if the option is available) even if TurboTax defaults to the short form. Only report the income attributable to the nonresident state. If preparing a nonresident return solely to recover erroneous tax withholdings, enter 0 on the screen that asks for the amount of income earned in that state. This will eliminate your tax liability for that state, resulting in a full refund. If you live in a reciprocal state, consider submitting an exemption form to your employer so you don't have to file a nonresident return next year.   References TurboTax Community [1] I Live in NJ, but work in PA. I payed Philadelphia Local Tax. Do I file ... [2] Solved: I live in NJ and work in Philadelphia. I am getting tax credit ... [3] Should TurboTax Deluxe automatically have credited taxes paid to ...  

It depends. If you know you are eligible for the head of household filing status, then you should select that for your extension. This would eliminate the need for your husband's PIN. When you actually file your tax return go back to your Personal Information section and make your changes to allow TurboTax to determine your filing status as usual. How do I file an IRS tax extension? Guide to Filing Taxes as Head of Household

Q1) Can I file as married jointly? A1) No. Her $70K income (and being a dependent) prevents you from filing jointly, even if you are getting a refund.  Q2) Who pays taxes on her income if she was a dependent that year? A2) She does.   The family should rethink this whole plan.  The best thing to do is for both couples to prepare their taxes both ways and see how the family comes out best overall, before filing, See a similar question at:  https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-my-daughter-who-got-married-on-december-19th-2015/00/36733

You'll need to enter a placeholder SSN (such as all zeroes) for your wife so that the return can be properly calculated. The return won't be able to be filed electronically, so you'll have to print and mail it to the IRS. 

Don't let TurboTax create a business. I suggest you delete the 1099-MISC you have entered, and anything that was created in the self-employment section and start fresh. Here is how to report the 1099-MISC:   Navigate to Federal Taxes > Wages & Income > I'll choose what I work on > 1099-MISC and Other Common Income> Income from Form 1099-MISC> Start or Update Answer Yes to the question Did you get a 1099-MISC Enter the 1099-MISC as printed, Continue Describe the reason for this 1099-MISC: "Paid Family Leave" or similar. Select None of these uncommon situations apply, then continue Select No, it didn’t involve work that's like your main job and continue The next screen asks how often you get income from this source.  Select only the year of this specific 1099-MISC, 2024. Next, select No, it didn't involve the intent to earn money Verify that the amount is now populated on Schedule 1, Line 8z "Other Income."

If you paid back the funds within 60 days, this qualifies as a rollover which is not taxed. You have to indicate that you paid back within 60 days and keep the proof of it in your tax records.   This is how you do it in TurboTax Online:   Open your tax return Click on Federal in the left-hand column, then on Wages & Income Navigate to the list of income categories Locate the section Retirement Plans and Social Security and click on the arrow on the right Click Start next to IRAs, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R). Enter your form 1099-R and follow the interview When you arrive to the page Tell us if you moved the money through a rollover or conversion, click on the radio button I rolled over some or all of it to an IRA or other retirement account within the time limits (normally 60 days)

If you file jointly, and are not filing just to get the taxes back, then her parent would need to amend their return (or the IRS would do it for them and send them a letter telling them they owe however much they received for claiming her).   A parent can only claim a child if married filing jointly when they are only filing to claim a refund.   If you do not want to have any changes to the parents return then you would need to file as married filing separately. 

You can use the IRS website ID.me to request it. This IRS issued PIN is 6 digits long. Your signature ID (also called a self-select PIN) is a random 5-digit number you entered last year, right before you submitted your return.

There is no Payer ID or payer address for a SSA1099.  You are trying to enter it in the wrong place.      Go to Federal> Wages & Income>>Retirement Plans and Social Security  (SSA1099 and 1099RRB) to enter your SSA1099.      

Q. Are dividends from ETFs that US govt bonds and treasuries exempt from MA taxes? A. Yes. After entering the 1099-DIV, you will be asked if any of the $ are from US Govt.  Manually calculate the amount and enter it.  It will automatically transfer to the state return as a deduction.

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 2024 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