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Updating 2024 software and trying this in November 2025 confirms that it is still not possible to claim two different $22,000 disaster distributions and take advantage of the option to spread the income over 3 years.     Bill Greggs

I tried  splitting the 1099-R into two distributions to be able to claim two different FEMA disaster distributions and that did not work.   TT only allows one disaster distribution claim for the 22,000, spread income over three years option.  

BREAKING NEWS This news blurb was posted last night on NEOWIN November 20, 2025 Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken "After provisioning a PC with a Windows 11, version 24H2 monthly cumulative update released on or after July 2025 (KB5062553), various apps such as StartMenuExperiencehost, Search, SystemSettings, Taskbar or Explorer might experience difficulties. This will occur for the following: First time user logon after a cumulative update was applied. All user logons to a non-persistent OS installation such as a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) or equivalent as application packages must be installed each logon in such scenarios." If you are wondering, provisioning essentially is the way admins configure devices as they deploy various settings and policies on a client PC. The company further adds that Windows' XAML component and package updates for MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbwe, and MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_cw5n1h2txyewy, are what have been triggering some of the observed problems. Speaking of observed problems, Microsoft notes that the following dependent Shell components and related services may fail and report an on-screen error or silently fail to execute, such as the following: Explorer.exe crash shelhost.exe crash StartMenuExperienceHost System Settings silently fails to launch Application crashes when initializing the XAML views Explorer running but no taskbar window. other XAML island views fail to initialize. ImmersiveShell Microsoft says that it is working on a fix but, for now, has provided a couple of workarounds to deal with the issue. First, Microsoft says that restarting the Shell Infrastructure host (SIHost.exe) service will help restore the missing Immersive Shell packages. This can be done with the following commands: Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path 'C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\appxmanifest.xml' -DisableDevelopmentMode Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path 'C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbwe\appxmanifest.xml' -DisableDevelopmentMode Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path 'C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_cw5n1h2txyewy\appxmanifest.xml' -DisableDevelopmentMode Second, a PowerShell logon script has been shared that essentially blocks Explorer from launching prematurely until the required packages are fully provisioned. The batch script for that is given below: @Echo off REM Register MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path 'C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\appxmanifest.xml' -DisableDevelopmentMode" REM Register Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CBS powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path 'C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbwe\appxmanifest.xml' -DisableDevelopmentMode" REM Register MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path 'C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_cw5n1h2txyewy\appxmanifest.xml' -DisableDevelopmentMode" You can find the support article under KB5072911 on Microsoft's official website.

Thank you for your message and kind help! Below is my response. Please let me know if you'd need any further clarification:   (a) which visa are you on -- F-1 or what ?  --> I used to be an F-1 visa holder to study in US, but am now in Japan; it's been 5 years since I left US.   (b) when did you enter the country ?  Was this your first entry with this visa in the last 3 years? --> My last trip to US was in 2024 for a short stay with ESTA.   (c) if you filed a return for year past ( 2024 or 2023) , how did you file ? --> The last time to file a US tax return was 2021. I filed with Turbotax. Let me know if this answers this question (c).   (d) which country are you from? --> Japan   (e) by "non-tax applied" do you mean that  no taxes were withheld by the disburser of the award? --> Yes, no taxes are withheld by the disburser of the award.   (f) do you have a tax id ( SSN/ ITIN ) ? --> I used to work in US, so I have SSN from US. But I have been and am a Japanese resident for tax purposes.

In your state section go to the interview screens until you reach a page titled "Here's the income that Virginia handles differently". On this page, scroll down to the Education section. Select Start (or Edit or Revisit) next to Commonwealth Savers (Section 529) Plan or Virginia College Savings Prepaid Tuition (Section 529) Plan. Follow the prompts to enter your 529 account information and the total amount of your contributions for the tax year. You can deduct up to $4,000 per account per year, with an unlimited carryforward of any undeducted amounts to future years.