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Have you entered W-2 or self-employment income?   You cannot get the childcare credit until you have entered income from working. You will not get the childcare credit until (unless) you enter income earned from working.   The credit does not work unless you enter your income first.   If you are filing a joint return you must show income for both spouses, or show that one or both of you was a student or disabled.   If you have self-employment income and show a loss you will not get the childcare credit.  You will not get the credit if you are filing married filing separately.     If you have entered all of your income and you have entered your dependent(s) then work on the childcare credit by entering the Tax ID or Social Security number of your childcare provider and enter the amount you paid for the childcare.   One of the most common mistakes that messes up the childcare credit for people is listing all of the earned income under only one name on a joint return.  Make very sure that your incomes are listed under each of your names.  It’s pretty easy to check.  Go to the Income section, and click “update” on Wages and Salary.  That will take you to the W-2 Summary.  Do you see income listed under both of your names?       The person receiving the care had to be 12 or under or qualified as mentally or physically disabled. To claim the childcare credit you need to be filing as Head of Household or Married Filing Jointly. (NOT married filing separately)    If your child was born in 2024 make sure you say the child lived with you all year. The credit is a percentage of your expenses based on your AGI (the higher the income, the lower the percentage)  You must provide the Social Security number for each child you are claiming, and the Social Security number or Tax ID for each care provider.    In the case of divorced or never-married parents—only the custodial parent can use the childcare credit.     And remember that the childcare credit is a NON-refundable credit.  It can reduce your tax owed down to zero, but it is not added to your refund.  

For the year that you move you will have to file part-year resident tax returns in both states. You pay California tax on the income that you received while you lived in California, and South Carolina tax on the income that you received while you lived in South Carolina. If you have income from a California source after you move, you have to report that income to both states. For example, if you sell your home in California after you have moved, the income from the sale is taxable by both states. But you will get a credit on your South Carolina tax return for part of the tax that you pay to California on that income, to avoid double taxation.  

@user17591775237 wrote: TT never explained the reason for discontinuing Its Deductible. TT didn't discontinue ItsDeductible, Intuit did and it was clearly a matter of dollars and sense plus, most likely, decreased utility (or utilization) due to the substantial increase in the standard deduction.

Was this resolved? I filed an extension back in April 2025. So its coming due by October 15th. I have the same problem with line 11.   Its blank so what goes there? If i'm lifting something from the 1041, what line am i pulling from?   Its been 5+ months so im not expecting an update to fix this. This was your solution "Finally, we moved the property tax deduction to tax-exempt income, which then stopped the error"   How is a tax deduction now tax exempt income? That would seem like a weird way to fix this. Any help welcome

If you are referring to a Federal refund and see the term "accepted" in Online TurboTax, that refers to the efile status; i.e., that the submission was accepted by the IRS for processing.   At that point the IRS refund lookup tool would initially show "return received."  After the IRS processes the return, the IRS "Where's My Refund" tool would show "return approved" and then that would be followed by "refund sent."   So if you are referring to a Federal refund, what do you see at the IRS WMR tool; is there any message? https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund

It depends. If an operating lease where you will not own the equipment you deduct the expense as it occurs. If a capital lease you will own the equipment so it is a capital asset to be depreciated over time. 

Please explain what you mean by "a back owed check."   A check payable to who?   Are you referring to a check you mailed to the IRS?  Your state?  Your income tax refund for which you chose to receive a check?   

Your self-employment as a consultant means you will have self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.  Not sure why you are mentioning "long term gains."   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/26653   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-self-employment-business-expenses-like-home/L1k6HJY4A_US_en_US?uid=m6jrthmp     https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/self-employed/ https://www.calcxml.com/calculators/self-employment-tax-calculator     (non-TT site)     You do not mention your age---we do not know if you are now receiving Social Security benefits or some other kind(s) of retirement income.   Depending on your other sources of income, your Social Security might be taxable.   Before you reach full retirement age, if you continue working while drawing SS, your benefits can be reduced if you earn over a certain limit.  For 2025 it will be $23,400     https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/are-my-social-security-or-railroad-retirement-tier-i-benefits-taxable   You need to file a federal return if half your Social Security plus your other income is   Single or Head of Household      $25,000 Married Filing Jointly                  $32,000 Married Filing Separately            $0