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Do you get Social Security?   It may have not calculated the right taxable amount on 1040 line 6b.   After you enter your SS in the interview the next screen is a big page to answer if you  lived in a Foreign Country.  People have been skipping it or answering it wrong.  You have to check NO on that screen and for each spouse if married.   Before you file your tax return you should always review and compare it line by line to the prior year to check if the amounts look right and you have the same items on each return and on the right lines.   Then you would have seen 1040 line 6b had zero taxable Social Security and you could have questioned it.    Especially if some was taxable  last year.      

No one can see your situation in this public user community forum.   Was there no explanation in the IRS letter about what topic they changed?    If not, you may to phone the IRS and ask for more information.   Also, you can phone the free TurboTax Audit Support Center for help with an IRS letter. https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-audit/turbotax-audit-support/L6AcMoNFD_US_en_US   The phone number is about halfway down the page.   Be sure you use the one for the TurboTax Audit Support Guarantee, and not the one for Audit Defense, which is a paid third-party product.   Also see @ VolvoGirl comment below about a known cause that is happening to some people with Social Security, if that is your issue.

@mskim-er55  At the Tax Home page, is your interview closed, and you don't know how to open it?  If your return interview is closed, then at the Tax Home scroll down and look for a link/button "Add a State."    May be near or after "Your Tax Returns & Documents." That doesn't really add one, but will open a return interview back up so you can finish and file.   Then you can go through the FILE section again.

Here is how to set up an IRS payment plan in TurboTax if you haven't filed yet:   Go to the File section. Select Request an IRS payment plan on the How would you like to pay your federal taxes? screen.   See this help article for more information including how to set up a payment plan directly with IRS.   @bgambrill   

There is a known (reported to developers) user interface quirk in the 2025 versions of TurboTax where the "Deductions & Credits" summary page has been showing a sales tax number, even if it isn't being used for your actual return. Along with this, there have been instances where the user interface shows that the standard deduction was chose, but the actual tax forms show itemized deductions if greater. To see what is actually happening:   Online: Go to Tax Tools > Tools > View Tax Summary > Preview my 1040. Look at Schedule A, Line 5.  Desktop: Just switch to Forms Mode. Check your Form 1040, Line 12e to see whether your return has the standard deduction for your filing status, or a larger amount for itemized deductions. The itemized deductions appear on Schedule A.   From the list of Forms shown on the left of the Forms screen, or the Preview of your tax return, find Schedule A. There, you can see which items are included in the total for Taxes You Paid, and whether you get the benefit of itemizing your deductions.    See this TurboTax tips article for more information about Schedule A and itemizing your deductions. @SHMbak 

There are two separate PIN numbers that may be on your tax return. A 5 digit Pin and a 6 digit ID Pin.   What is a Signature ID https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/security-risk/signature-id/L9wjtyCkN_US_en_US   5 digit self selected pin https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/personal-identification-number/self-select-pin-ip-pin/L0CIgssLz_US_en_US   There are two separate PIN numbers that may be on your tax return. If your PIN has six digits, it's an IP PIN. Here's where to enter it:   Sign in to TurboTax Online. Select Other Tax Situations.  Select Start or Update to the right of Identity Protection PIN. Answer the first question Yes. Select  Add to the right of your name. Enter the number on the next screen. Continue your tax return.     The 6-digit Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is different from the 5-digit e-filing PIN, and is entered in a different place. Here's how to enter your IP PIN in TurboTax if you are e-filing. Click the Federal Taxes tab or Personal (Home & Business) Click "Other Tax Situations." Scroll down to the section "Other Return Info." Click the Start, Update, or Revisit button for "Identity protection PIN."   For security, TurboTax does not show the IP PIN on the printed copy of your return.

You should have saved a copy of your return if you prepared it with TurboTax. The tax return package would have information indicating how payment was to be made if you owed Federal taxes with your return.   If you paid more to the IRS than what you owed, the IRS will refund the excess back to you, unless you have outstanding taxes due on a prior year, in which case the excess will be applied to your prior balance first.   If you want to confirm what payments have been sent to the IRS for your 2025 taxes, go to the IRS Account for Individuals webpage. You can set up access to your account there and get information about any payments made toward your 2025 liability. . You can also make payments to the IRS directly without setting up the account.   

No.  You misunderstood.  The state tax can not be deducted from the federal refund.  Never.  You can only have the Turbo Tax fees deducted.  You will still get the full federal refund minus any fees you had deducted plus the extra 40  Refund Processing Service charge (45 in California).   Turbo Tax just shows you a screen at the end showing the Net amount of federal and state combined.  But it is just for your own info.  You do still have to pay the state yourself separately.   See, https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/state-taxes/help/can-i-pay-my-state-taxes-from-my-federal-refund/00/26288   Check the printout or PDF of your return; look for the state cover sheet with the Turbotax logo.  If you owed tax, it will show the payment information and how/when you decided to pay.  Read the state payment instructions carefully since most states cannot be paid from within the TT system and requires additional steps. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refunds/help/what-are-my-options-for-getting-my-state-refund-or-for-paying-any-state-taxes-i-owe/00/25954

Please clarify. Were you expecting a refund for Iowa and didn't receive it? (The tax form you file is a return; if you overpaid tax, the amount you receive back is a refund.)   The Federal and State tax agencies are completely separate. If you have a refund coming from the Federal return and owe the state of Iowa, you will need to pay Iowa; the Federal refund can't be applied to a state.  

Please clarify. Did you file a second amended return after a first one?   If you amend your Federal Form 1040, TurboTax will create a Form 1040X and a revised complete return to go with the Form 1040X.   Before you can file an amended return, the original return will need to have been processed by the IRS (refund issued / payment processed).    See here for more information on preparing an amended return with TurboTax and this help article for more information.   There are times when you should amend your return and times when you shouldn't. Here are some common situations that call for an amendment:    You realized you missed out on claiming a tax deduction or credit. You accidentally claimed the wrong tax filing status. You need to add or remove a dependent. You forgot to claim taxable income on your tax return. You realize you claimed an expense, deduction, or credit that you weren't eligible to claim. The IRS may take from 8 weeks to as long as 16 weeks to process an amended return. See this IRS webpage for more informaiton.  

Please clarify. It sounds like you intended to file both your Federal and State returns together, but the state return wasn't filed and you are being asked to make a credit card payment   The prompt to pay with credit card in the state section is typically the additional charge to prepare the state return in TurboTax Online.    

To make entries in TurboTax for charitable donations in general, follow the steps in this help article. A conservation easement is treated as a noncash donation, and is subject to additional requirements in order to qualify.   Four types of conservation purposes may qualify for tax deductions: protecting natural habitats, preserving land for public recreational or educational use, preserving open space, and preserving land or certified historic structures.   Property rights must be donated to a qualified conservation organization for conservation purposes and the organization must have the resources to enforce its restrictions. The easement must be in perpetuity, meaning it will bind all current and future owners of the property. An appraisal is necessary to determine the fair market value of the property rights being surrendered.    A number of conservation easement donation deductions have been challenged in court by the IRS. See this IRS webpage for information about abusive transactions involving charitable contributions of easements.   See this TurboTax tips article for more information.

the POTUS isssued a proclamation that after 9/2025, refunds could only be made by direct deposit - no more paper checks. So you'll probably need either a debit card or a bank account. I  heard that PayPal is not accepying Federal direct deposits