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When asked, in the personal info section, if you earned income in another state, you should answer no. The fine print on that page tells you to answer no due to the reciprocity agreement between OH & KY. If you answered yes, TurboTax is going to prompt you to do a  KY return. If you didn’t have KY withholding you don’t need to do a KY return.   The reciprocity agreement does not apply to local city and county taxes. You you are also not entitled to a refund of any KY county city withholding (box19 on your W-2), unless there was an error in the amount. But, if you live in an Ohio city with an income tax, they may give you a credit or partial credit for the KY local tax withheld. Many do.  You need to check with your city.

As I said, a self-employed retirement contribution is NOT a business expense.  It does not go on Schedule C.  It is a personal, above-the-line deduction that reduces AGI.  It does not reduce net profit.   If marking the Maximize box for a SEP contribution results in a maximum employer contribution of $13,088, apparently your net earnings from self-employment are only $65,440.  Net earnings are net profit minus the deductible portion of self-employment taxes.  (That would imply that  your net profit is somewhere between $65,440 and $70,415, depending on the deductible amount of self-employment taxes.)  20% of $65,440 results in a maximum employer contribution of $13,088.

Check the email address on the screen that says "Next, let's verify your email". If your email is right, check your spam or junk folders. in case the email accidentally got sorted incorrectly by your email provider. If your email isn't there, there may be a delay with your email provider.   If you are having an issue signing into your TurboTax account here are a few things you can try:    Check all email addresses you might've used to sign up for your account.  Request a new verification code by selecting I didn't get a text, I didn't get an email, or I didn't get a phone call on the sign-in page.   Click here for I need help signing in to my Intuit Account

Yes, you will enter the amount on your W-2 from Box 14. After you enter your Form W-2 you will be asked some additional questions. On the screen that says "Let's check for uncommon situations" you will check the box "Religious Employment" You will also see a screen that says "Let's dig into your religious employment" on that screen you will select "Clergy."   This will let TurboTax  know that your housing allowance in Box 14 is not taxable.   A minister's housing allowance (sometimes called a parsonage allowance or a rental allowance) is excludable from gross income for income tax purposes.     Your TurboTax screens will look something like this:             Click here for Ministers and Taxes  

After spending an hour on the phone with Tech Support this tax season, was referred to the IRS to have them check how many returns have been filed under my phone number.  Honestly, felt like this was a long shot, as couldn't imagine the IRS tracking federal tax returns via phone numbers.  Really?  People change their phone numbers constantly, so that would be absurd that the IRS would track federal returns in that manner.  Once discussed with an IRS respresentative today, said the same thing.  This issue is definitely a TURBOTAX ISSUE, not the IRS.  So, am at the same point as last year, 2024 for 2023 tax year.  Have to manually print out all tax returns and mail them to the IRS.     After only submitting one efile, unable to efile the remaining four tax returns.  Not a paid tax preparer, but have our own taxes, four kids and our elderly parents and help with their taxes for the past 10 years out of the kindness of our hearts.  This is the second year with similar error message and after using TurboTax for the past 10 years, I WILL NEVER USE TURBOTAX AGAIN!!    

No, that box is used by the Payroll Department and can hold almost anything.  SOMETIMES it reports taxes, but usually the people that are subject to these types of tax know they pay them and they know how to report Box 14.  Since the amount is over 2,000, I suggest you ask the employer's payroll department.  It sounds like some sort of Reimbursement, and you might just use the "other" category in the TurboTax program.    @gtrpaulj