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assuming you are correct and that your father can not claim you as a dependent, if he does not file an amended return removing you as a dependent, sooner or later both of you will get a notice to amend.  if you are correct do nothing. it's your father that has to correct his return. if he fails to do so, the IRS mails a second notice to both asking for proof of dependency status. the IRS reviews the documentation and sends a bill to the person filing an incorrect return

E-filing for 2024 is permanently closed, so the only way to file your 2024 return is by mail now.     When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.     If you cannot be claimed as someone else's dependent then you do not need to change anything on your own return.   If you answered NO to the question about being claimed, your return is correct, so mail it just as it is.     We cannot help with questions regarding your citizenship status.     

You cannot change the tax year.   The current online program is for 2025 only.   Only a 2025 return can be prepared online and only a 2025 return can be e-filed.   Online preparation and e-filing for 2022, 2023, and  2024 is permanently closed. Note:  The desktop software you need to prepare the prior year return must be installed/downloaded to a full PC or Mac.  It cannot be used on a mobile device.   To file a return for a prior tax year  If you need to prepare a return for 2022, 2023, or 2024  you can purchase and download desktop software to do it, then print, sign,  and mail the return(s) https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/ You may also want to explore purchasing the software from various retailers such as Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s, etc.   Remember to prepare your state return as well—if you live in a state that has a state income tax.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US?uid=m6e06um0   When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.  

if you used Turbotax in 2024 the carryover should be part of the transfer when you start 2025.  there is also a worksheet in the 2024 file where the components of the carryover are calculated.- something like "cap ls carryforward".

yes. if not connected with business use of property they would go on schedule A in the tax section. The cap on  is $40K for 2025. you must have itemized deductions that exceed your standard deduction to benefit from the PP taxes. Turbotax should optimize between itemization and the standard deduction.

Could you clarify this for me?  I have two 1098 from the mortgage being sold to a different bank. We aquired the mortgage for $714,900 and it was sold a few months later for $712,650. I have entered both 1098 as the instructions led me and went throught the screenshot above. However, now at the end of the year I received a letter from the IRS that we claimed to large of a deduction, which I guess is because the two amount equal more than the capped $750k. I dont know how I need to amend my return.

We do not have access to either filed or unfiled returns for privacy and security reasons. Did you use the Online or Desktop version?    Depending on the software version you used and whether you saved the returns, you should be able to access all of your tax returns.   If you used the online version, ensure that you logged in with the correct year and credentials used to prepare the return.    Thank you for choosing TurboTax.

The total dividends listed on line 1a include both U.S government obligations and ordinary dividends, so wouldn't only the U.S. government obligations be taxable on my federal return?   For example, if total dividends are $10,000, and the U.S government obligation percentage is 59.87%, wouldn't only $5,987 be taxable at the federal level? Or is the entire amount $10,000 taxable on my federal return?

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)   If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.   Go to this IRS website for free transcripts of a federal tax return - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript   For a fee of $30 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

The Tax software does have a follow-up page right after the entry of the main 1099-DIV data in the Federal section, where you indicate how much of box 1a was due to US Govt bonds.   You calculate that from the %% that Vanguard provides, but you calculate it directly from box 1a ONLY if that Vanguard fund is the only source of $$ in box 1a.  If other funds or stocks are including $$ in box 1a, then you have to get the $$ just from VMFXX from one of the Vanguard supplemental data sheets to calculate the appropriate $$ amount.   Then that amount should automatically be subtracted in the GA tax forms.   (at least it does in the NC tax forms every  year).

If you are using the "Online" software....sometimes you have to click on some text towards the bottom of the main screen, to expand the screen to show the full menu of income items.   The text indicates something like "Add more income"