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"Supposedly" that is coming in a future update...not sure it it's the next one though (later this week). _____________________________________ AND...if you have "items" to enter, make sure you FIRST delete any Charities in your list, that  you did not use this year.   A current bug in the program is that if you enter a bunch of "item" donations in some charities, then delete any charity (used or not), then all "item" donations disappear from any charity.   That bug is being worked on too, but only recently confirmed so not sure when that's to be fixed.    

If you are referring to the license activation code for TurboTax Desktop (Download Version) there's a few reasons why your code may not be working: It can be because one digit (or more) is incorrect or you are trying to enter a code for TurboTax Online in a Desktop software (or vice-versa). The codes for TurboTax Online will not work with TurboTax Desktop and vice versa.    To find the correct License Code see the link below    How do I find my license code for TurboTax Desktop?   Make sure that you have properly installed the software and make any manual updates as needed Other helpful links:   How do I get started with TurboTax Desktop? Manually update TurboTax for Windows Software  

If you received a distribution...then YES you have to wait.  You need to enter ALL your income before filing.   IF you don't, then you need up with the later nightmare of amending sometime, but no sooner that 19 February.  An amended file cannot stop the original filing....don't go that route.

@user17689381264 wrote: My ETV for the year was less than $600 so I’m not even going to receive my 1099 but I still believe it’s fair to at least pay some type of tax on the items I reviewed.  It's not about fairness. The law states you need to report all income, including the income you received under the 1099 threshold. Just because Amazon doesn't need to report your income doesn't mean you do not need to report it. Also, keep in mind that if Amazon is audited, your name may still be mentioned.    @user17689381264 wrote: I feel as though submitting it as business would be wrong as that I’m not a business nor do I own one You don't need to own an actual business to be active in business activties. There are several reasons why this could be considered a business (see here: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/heres-how-to-tell-the-difference-between-a-hobby-and-a-business-for-tax-purposes).    @user17689381264 wrote: I look at it as an exchange or barter system rather than cash earned.  Receiving goods in exchange for services, which is exactly what Vine is, is considered bartering. Many states in the US consider bartering a business activity, and you may even have to pay sales tax (I believe this is the case in CA, NY, and WA, possibly in more states) or general excise tax (HI), even though you didn't actually purchase the items. You may want to check with a CPA in your state to check on your specific law. Also, on a federal level, you might find this interesting, too: https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc420   Please note, I am not a tax consultant. I am a Viner, like you. Not only do I believe I should file as a business based on the IRS guidelines, but also because my state (HI) requires it as they consider this both bartering and a taxable business activity. While I don't like it because of the General Excise Tax, it does allow me to write off certain things. The downside has a bit of an upside 🙂 Either way, consider talking to a CPA, even just once, so you can understand what the applicable laws are for you. 

@poppycosby    You can't remove it until you first add it to the Federal area . You can't add it to the Federal area until 21 January (maybe 22 Jan if late) _______________________ Sometimes, for many states, when you enter it in the Federal area, there is a follow-up page right after your main form entries, where you indicate it is a Fed pension, and that automatically removes it form being state income ....but that depends on which state is involved.   That's for many states, but I know PA doesn't deal with it until you start in on the actual State Q&A...could be a few other states too.

Hmm...  I think that setting disables a different type of "recommendation", not the adware stuff in the Start menu and the Widgets screen.  But I've already deleted my test VM so can't confirm this theory (and my PC hardware is now running IoT Enterprise so that stuff isn't present anyway).   In any case, it's pretty clear that M$ has configured Windows 11 Home edition to be "opt-in" by default to this junk.  And I'm sure that they are more than happy when the "average" user just totally ignores it as they launch Office 365 to edit their Word documents.  Better yet, let them actually doom-scroll that never-ending "current events" storyboard in the Widgets screen.  😵   An operating system was always considered just a tool to run applications to process data.  But Windows 11 includes an ad platform for revenue generation, and even worse, offers up our data as training for artificial "intelligence".   It should be a moral imperative for all of us to stop all of this nonsense immediately, in any way we can.  Turn it all off (or don't let it be installed in the first place).  Find replacement apps for anything that's obviously part of the problem, e.g. MS Office 365 (LibreOffice works fine for word processing and spreadsheets).  Keep your data local and under your control.   Yeah, the idea that I will be switching to TurboTax Online ever?  Such a joke!  🤡   (I've spent a whole day here on my rants, time for me to go outside and get something done...)

MORE DETAILS:  TurboTax has an error when reporting charitable deductions of both cash and stock to the same organization.  It will accept the entries, and report it correctly on the Charitable Donations screen, but then if I view the form for the donations to that organization I get an error that is impossible to resolve.  Specifically, I get red marks (screenshot below). I'm guessing that it gets confused by having 2 different types of donations to the same organization, but the software clearly allows me to select more than one when defining the donation type(s) in the Step-By-Step mode.