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Yes, you should claim the state tax refund as income on your 2024 tax year return. Yes, the questions the program asks is in regard to how you filed your 1040 for tax year 2023. Since you filed Form 1040NR, those questions are not relevant.  This IRS link reports that a refund of state tax that would have increased the previous year tax liability is reported as income for the year received. This is the case for your situation.         

It is fine to enter the karaoke videos the way you have been doing that.     Watching the refund meter as you enter information is not necessarily a good idea if it leads to trying to change the way you are entering an expense just to make the meter move again.  There are other things in the background that are keeping that number from changing as you enter more expenses.  You would need to look at your overall return to see why the refund meter is not changing with additional expenses.  

You can downgrade to free.   You can try to access the Free edition Log into TurboTax On the left sidebar at the bottom Select Switch Products [Up Arrow] Upgrade Downgrade Clear and start over The Free edition is for very simple tax returns.  You can start for free; however, if the software requires more advanced features, there will be an additional charge.   Situations covered (assuming no added tax complexity): W-2 income Interest or dividends (1099-INT/1099-DIV) that don’t require filing a Schedule B IRS standard deduction Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Child Tax Credit (CTC) Student loan interest deduction Situations not covered: Itemized deductions claimed on Schedule A Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G Business or 1099-NEC income Stock sales (including crypto investments) Rental property income Credits, deductions and income reported on other forms or schedules Select [Start for Free] on the TurboTax Website.

No.   There is no renter's credit or deduction at the Federal level.   Certain states offer tax credits to renters.   Please read this TurboTax Help article to check if your state is offering them.

Yes, just like other sections of your return, there are questions to answer along the way to guide you  with filling in all the required information.  A lot of important details are captured in the first several screens where you fill in the Property Profile, so pay close attention to those answers as you get started.   Use the information in the following TurboTax help articles to begin:   Where do I enter income and expenses from a rental property?   What kinds of rental property expenses can I deduct?  

Additional income and adjustments to income are listed on Schedule 1, and posted to line 8 of your 1040 tax return. You can view the Schedule 1 and everything listed on it.   On the menu bar on the left that shows. Select Tax Tools On the drop-down select Tools Tip: If you don't see the dropdown for Tools, Minimize the federal and state options using the down arrow. On the popup menu Select View Tax Summary On the left sidebar Select Preview my 1040. Schedules 1,2 & 3 are included if you scroll down past your 1040. To return to the entry screens press Back on the sidebar. Other key numbers on your 1040 tax return are: Line 9 - Total Income Line 11 - AGI Line 15 - Taxable Income Line 24 - Total Tax. Line 25 d - Withholdings. Line 26 - Estimated tax payments Line 27 - Earned Income Credit Line 33 - Payments including Credits. Line 34 - Overpayments. Line 37 - Tax owed.

@bertak32    It's one of the menu items in the Retirment income sectio....on the Federal Wages&Income page.   If you don't see the full menu on that page, look for some text to click on....lower down on the page that says something like "See more income items".   Clicking on that will show you the whole menu of income selections.

Please clarify your question.   Did you get a reason for needing an amendment? If you haven't filed, you should not need to. Did you enter W-2's on your return? Did they show withholdings on the form in box 2? Did you file the return by mistake? Please contact us again to provide some additional details.       

Yes, you can report self-employment income with a tax form as Other Self-employed income.   In business income, just under Type of Income, click on Add Income for this work On the next page, click on the radio button next to Other Self-employed Income Click Continue to enter your income received in cash, checks or bank transfers. If you have expenses related to this business, you can deduct them.