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The income tax rate is not applied to all your income.  It's applied to your "taxable income", your income after deductions and adjustments (line 15 on form 1040 [2024]).  For rates, see: https://www.aarp.org/money/taxes/income-tax-brackets-2026/

Q. Now, is anything in that analysis different now in 2025-2026? A. Simple answer: No. The major change was for K-12 education, not college. For a details, "google" big beautiful bill 529 plan changes.  The AI explanation is good.    Q. What about contribution limits? A. There's no change on contribution limits.  There is no limit on how much you can contribute. But, if you exceed the gift tax limits, you may have to file a gift tax return.  You can make a 5-year contribution to a 529 plan by contributing up to five times the annual gift tax exclusion amount at once, a process called "superfunding". For 2025, this means an individual can contribute up to $95,000 (five times the $19,000  annual limit) to a beneficiary's account in a single year. A married couple can double that. You cannot make further gifts to that same beneficiary for the next five years without them counting against your lifetime gift tax exemption.   "Gift Tax" is somewhat of a misnomer.  Even though a gift tax return may be required, very few people ever actually pay federal gift tax. The purpose of the gift tax return is usually only to document a reduction in the allowable estate tax exemption

Check the box for any year in which you did any Roth conversion.  For each year TurboTax will ask separately for the taxable amount of conversions done in that year and the nontaxable amount of conversions done in that year.   TurboTax places this information on the IRA Information Worksheet which you can view in forms mode.

It sounds like Intuit is pushing you toward Windows 11 because their latest software versions are only officially supported on Win 11. Companies often do this to simplify support and ensure security compliance—they don’t necessarily force you to upgrade, but they may not guarantee the software will work properly on older systems like Windows 10. If you want to stick with Win 10, you can usually continue using your current Intuit software, but: Security updates for the software may be limited or slower. New features may not be available. Support might be restricted or denied if you report issues. A practical approach: keep Win 10, but make sure your OS and antivirus are fully patched, and consider running Intuit software in a controlled environment (like a VM or isolated PC) to reduce risk. If you want, I can give a step-by-step workaround to keep using Intuit on Win 10 without upgrading. Do you want me to do that?

Your post does not provide us with any details about your son.   You have not mentioned whether he is a child for whom you received the child tax credit or if he is older than 16, a college student, etc. etc.   You seem to indicate that your original tax return claimed him as a dependent, and now you are amending to remove him as a dependent.   That change could affect several things including your filing status.   If your son was your only qualified dependent then your filing status might change from Head of Household to Single, making more of your income taxable.   If you received child-related credits like earned income credit or child tax credit, those have to be paid back to the IRS when you remove him as a dependent.   Without giving any personal information like your SSN or email, etc. provide some details so we can be more helpful and explain why you may owe tax due now.

  You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.    https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start a 2024 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m5y4ch1y   Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx Account Recovery     Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US?uid=m6gufxei     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VNGm33S_US_en_US?uid=m6guhab0 You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf       SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS ! EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US?uid=m6guk3xl   NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.  

This usually happens if the purchase is still processing or linked to a different account or payment method. Try refreshing your order history or checking the email used for the purchase. If it still doesn’t appear after a few hours, contact support with your order ID for quick verification.    

Yes, your calculation is correct—3 out of 7 days is roughly 42.86% of your $100 monthly internet as a business expense. You can continue paying with your personal card and then reimburse yourself from the LLC, documenting it with a simple expense report or journal entry showing the business portion. Just keep clear records for taxes.