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I am a Canadian citizen /resident employed on a contract in UK ; my primary residence is in Canada where I remit my worldwide income - I will be returning to Canada when the contract is complete - this mandatory tax (National insurance is calculated per my foreign income I am claiming in Canada ) it is not a benefit for me when I return to Canada 

Did you e-file your tax return and was it accepted? Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.   You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now".   After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.   Note - Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund.  Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.   To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product. If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_...   After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website. See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions   Call the IRS: 1-800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Monday-Friday When calling the IRS do NOT choose the first option re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line. So after first choosing your language, then do NOT choose Option 1 (refund info). Choose option 2 for "personal income tax" instead. Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment". Then press 3 "for all other questions." Then press 2 "for all other questions." - When it asks you to enter your SSN or EIN to access your account information, don't enter anything. - After it asks twice, you will get another menu. Press 2 for personal or individual tax questions. Then press 3 for all other inquiries It should then transfer you to an agent.

TurboTax does not have a copy of the W-2 or Form 1099. It would have a Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement that included the tax data from the forms that were entered. The forms would be included in the PDF of the tax return in the tax year the return was completed. Copies of a Form 1099 would have to obtained from the issuer of the form.

If you have bought TurboTax Online, please go to turbotax.ca/activate to use your code before you start your returns. You can see this TurboTax FAQ for step-by-step instructions: In TurboTax Online, how do I use a prepayment code? Please note that you can only use the code once in one account. Using the code again will give an error message.     If you are still not able to resolve your code issue, please contact our phone support team phone support team for more assistance.  

To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start the 2024 online tax return by entering some personal information then click on Tax Home on the left side of the screen.   On the Tax Home webpage - Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF) or Click on View adjusted gross income (AGI)   If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.   Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript For a fee of $30 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

Commuting miles are not deductible so the mileage to your office from your home would not be deductible.    Mileage from home to your first job would not be deductible, nor would mileage home.   The mileage between jobs would be deductible.   If you are running from your office to various jobs, those miles would be deductible.     

@Hal_Al    what is the current process for reporting self employment income? I do not see the "business" section you mention   I pay my mother 12,000 annually for childcare in her home. I have claimed the dependent care credit and entered her SSN and name on my end. She was previously filing as other misc income with HSH designation on 1040 but now realized that she is not gaining any credits towards social security.    From what I have gathered in this thread, she should report what I pay her as self employment schedule C? is this correct?    Thank you!