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The 529 is nontaxable when used for 529 qualified Room and Board (including students living at home) and Qualified Education Expenses - Internal Revenue Service.  Be sure to track where the money went to qualified expenses. If possible, leaving $4k to be used for tuition and the education credit goes a long way, if you qualify. You will receive a 1099-Q for the distribution and it is not entered if all of it went to qualified expenses.   IRS Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Education states: Page 45: Don't report tax-free distributions (including qualifying rollovers) on your tax return.   Reference: What You Need to Know about AOTC and LLC

Some returns get rejected because the IRS e-file database indicates that an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is required for the taxpayer.  If you received a CP01A Notice from the IRS with the required IP PIN. The IP PIN must be entered in the return and it must match the IRS e-File database.    Go to the "Federal Tax" tab, select "Other Tax Situations", and choose the "IP PIN" section. Enter the correct IP PIN information and then resubmit your return. If the IP PIN is not entered, this return can't be electronically filed. It will have to be printed and filed by mail. If you need to get your IP PIN:   Visit the IRS's Get an IP PIN site, or Call the IRS at 1-800-908-4490 to have your IP PIN mailed to you (this can take up to 21 days)  

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No, since you are filing as a resident this year, you do not need to fill out form 8843. You would only file an 8843 if you were in the two-year exempt period and need to explain why you are exempt from the substantial presence test for tax purposes.  you are past the two-year exempt period.

What is the exact wording?  It is generally asking if your dependent paid more than half of their own living expenses.  If so, then you would say no (assuming they did not) This is one of the rules for being able to claim them. They cannot have paid more than half of their own expenses.

Change your filling status from Single to Head of Household on the Personal profile screen.    Select your name under Your info Select Edit/Review Continue through the screens and answer Yes to Do you have any dependents on the About Your Household Screen.   Review the TurboTax articles Guide to Filing Taxes as Head of Household and Filing Taxes as the Head of Household for more information.    Refer to the TurboTax article How to Change Your Tax Filing Status for more information.    

Go to Alaska fund appears to be a broken link from the TurboTax article here. Usually the help articles will give you a direct link for TurboTax Online so you can be brought directly to the correct page without having to navigate.    As a workaround for TurboTax Online, you can go directly to this 1099-MISC link to enter your Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend.   @tychotithonus 

I've gone through the process, already paid my fee, and had to come back in to verify identity.  After putting in D.L #'s and verifying I didn't file last year and that Scott did. It kicked me back to the beginning. 

This won't be an option until you have already entered a qualifying dependent.    Then, you can change your filing status.    Here's how to do this in TurboTax Online: 1. While logged into your TurboTax account, navigate to the left of the screen, under 2024 Taxes, choose My Info 2. At the top of the screen, under Your Info appears your name, click your name to expand options, then choose Edit 3. Continue through the interview pages until you arrive at About your household 4. Answer the question "What was your marital status on December 31, 2024? to change your filing status   Here is some more information on filing status: How to Change Your Tax Filing Status

You would generally not enter a negative number on a tax return. What are you trying to enter as a negative?   You would use the minus sign before the number, such as  -8,000, to show a negative number.