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  1. U.S. citizen,  2. India - land plot sales. 3. Property aquired as gift, held as investment. 3. Tax witheld after sale - I am guessing TDS.   I also had other gains : 1. India bank deposit interest , and TDS held on that interest 2. India Rental Income and TDS held on that income   So in form 1116 for the following lines Part I Line 1a - I included here Total of Land Sale price + Rental gross Income + Bank interest Line 2 - I included the Total of Land Cost price + Rental expenses In Par II I put in Rental  + Land + Interest Taxes withheld Then I let TurboTax calculate the rest.  Earlier years, I had used a tax attorney, and he had claimed similar land sale capital gain as capital gain distribution, and hence had a capital gain distribution deduction. Turbo tax did not do this. 1116 and 514 publications are pretty confusing,        

It used to work this way: Keep pressing CONTINUE and it will cycle through the Box Categories, eventually coming back to the next page of the category you're working on.  I don't know about TurboTax 2024.   @Sanapala 

No where did I see an expiration date mentioned either.  TT showed the credit and told me filing my state would be $15, then ended up charging my credit card $25.  What number did you call to talk to TT?

@Blackmalemd wrote: I need help to get 2023 tax done To complete and file a 2023 tax return using TurboTax you would need to purchase, download and install on a personal computer one of the 2023 desktop editions from this website - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/   A 2023 tax return can only be printed and mailed, it cannot be e-filed using TurboTax.

See this TurboTax support FAQ on how to update the information in your TurboTax account - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-status/update-turbotax-account-information/L0YoC0H31_US_en_US?uid=mgsgq42m

I ran into this with TurboTax 2024 on Mac.  I spent hours and hours with tech support who had no idea what this was and how to fix it.  They were reading the same forums I was and had me try a lot of things including full reinstall, browser flush, ...  A ton of unrelated things.   There is no "blocked payment" thing.   No one I spoke with knew anything about it.  They really are not knowledgeable and don't know what they are doing once there is a technical problem.  One of them even told me that my license (which I bought from them) was fraudulent!!!  I ended up filing Federal online since it did not require payment but a paper copy for the state at the last minute. However, there is a way to make the payment on the phone and get a code which you can then use without having to go to the payment screen.  Unfortunately, none of the 4 reps I spoke with had any ideas of how to do it.  Absolutely, the worst support.  You may have better luck.   Go to the "Help" menu in turbo tax,  Help -> Purchase by Phone -> State efile    Instructions there are good, you give them the serial number on the screen and they are supposed to give you an e-file confirmation code you write in the box and you should be all set after that.   Good luck getting someone knowledgeable.

You don't have to detail any Box A transactions without adjustments that are aggregated on Schedule D LIne 1a.   Short options (Sell to Open) are always Short Term, detailed with Box A checked.   @pasurveying 

@Mike9241 wrote: anyway the easiest way to check to see if thinks are correct on the 8949   short term proceeds 2832 cost allocated 3990 adjusted loss -1158 long-term proceeds 2464 cost allocated 3399 adjusted loss -935   I checked my form 8949 in Turbotax and added up the adjusted loss for the short term lots and got -1159. For long term, I got -936. The $1 difference is likely due to Turbotax rounding earlier in the calculation.  

@umiboo , I am at a major disadvantage because I am not familiar with the screens  for the ON-Line product.  However, I have windows  Home & Business and the screens should be pretty similar.  Since I cannot see your return, to be able to make sense of  your issue and/or replicate the situation, please could you provide the following info. at least  ( the more the better ). (a) You a US person ( citizen/GreenCard ) ?   How about your spouse if you are filing MFJ ? (b) Which country is your tax home? (c)  The child/children  has/have passive income and to be taxed at parent's rate ?  Are they also US persons ? (d) Since you said your income  is essentially active ONLY ( employed by local entity and/or  self-employed), is all your income excluded by form 2555 or is there some residual eligible for  FTC.  If so what is the magnitude ( roughly ) ? (e) Is this your first year with this situation /issue ?   Any other helpful/ pertinent information ?   I will circle back once I hear from you --yes ?