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It doesn't explicitly say "new vehicle", but if you look at the interest that qualifies, it has to be interest paid on a loan that was used to purchase a vehicle originally used by the taxpayer. This means the car must be new and not originally used by someone else.    Interest must be paid on a loan that: Originated after December 31, 2024 Was used to purchase a vehicle originally used by the taxpayer Was secured by a lien on the vehicle Was for a personal-use (nonbusiness) vehicle You can reference this IRS link: Treasury, IRS provide guidance on the new deduction for car loan interest under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill

No.  The Overtime pay is considered the amount over your normal hourly pay that is for hours worked after 40 hours.  So if this pay is just for being "on call" then it would not be considered OT pay for the purpose of the No Tax on Overtime deduction.  The deduction is only for the "premium" for over 40 hours.    To qualify the following must apply: You must be a non-exempt employee eligible for Overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act The Overtime must be on hours worked OVER 40 hours.  (if you live in a state where OT pay is required after 8 hours, this does not apply) Overtime must be paid at more than your regular hourly rate.   Your filing status cannot be Married Filing Separately Your income must be less than $150,000 if you are single or $300,000 if Married Filing Jointly. 

Yes, you are correct.  The 2026 limit for contributions to a Roth IRA are $7500, with a catch-up contribution of $1100 for those who are 50 years old or older.  The contributions cannot be greater than your earned income for the year, which at $20,000 would be more than the maximum contribution.   You didn't mention other sources of income you may have for 2026, but bear in mind that your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) for 2026 must be $242,000 or less in order to make the full contribution.  The MAGI starts with your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) and adds the following items to it to get MAGI:   Student loan interest 1/2 of Self employment tax paid Deductible IRA contributions (not Roth) Foreign earned income exclusion and housing deduction Excluded savings bond interest Above $242,000 MAGI, the full contribution amount is gradually phased out until MAGI reaches $252,000 at which point no Roth contribution is allowed.

1. If you have lost money on a crypto transaction due to a scam you can report it as a sale for zero dollars with a cost basis of what you paid for it.  That will allow you to take the losses in the year that you were scammed.     If you didn't lose any money in the scam transaction then you don't report it at all.   2. You are required to report any crypto transactions that result in you having control of the currency.  Some airdrops mean that the currency is not in your wallet yet so you don't have control over it and some mean that the currency is already yours.  If you have control over the airdrops then they need to be reported.    

We do not have access to your account. Please remove unwanted/unneeded forms form your Forms List.    If using TurboTax Desktop, simply switch to FORMS mode, (located at the top right corner of Windows) then locate and delete the form not needed.    HERE is a link for how to do the same when using TurboTax Online:   Open your return Select Start, Continue or Pick up where you left off to get into your return Select TAX TOOLS located on the Left Side-Bar Select TOOLS from the drop-down list that should appear Select Tool Center on the screen Select Delete a Form Scroll to the Form and select DELETE Confirm that you wish to delete that form

I agree that would definitely be the easiest overall.   However, personally, I would be hesitant about just changing Box 7 on your tax return.  While it results in the correct tax return, the IRS computers may trigger because it sees that your entries are different than the actual W-2 that they have on file.  I DON'T know if it would cause an IRS trigger, but it might.  On the other hand, even if it trigger the IRS computer, the tax return result is the same (except for documentation for the tip deduction), so it shouldn't really matter.

You may have a Schedule C that reports your business income carried over from the previous year. You may also have a Form 1099-K associated with it in your program. You can delete them by following these instructions:   1. Choose the Tax Tools option on your left menu bar while working on your return 2. Choose Tools 3. Choose the Delete a form option under Other Helpful links  4. Find the Schedule C and Form 1099-K and any related forms or schedules and delete them

Did you switch filing status from Head of Household to Married Filing Jointly in the Personal Info section of TurboTax after you had started the state return?   If you delete the state return and start over again, that will typically clear any issues with a state return.   If you are using the Online version of TurboTax, you can click Your State Returns under State Taxes on the left side menu.  Click the trash can icon by the Edit button on the far right.  Click Delete on the pop-up asking if you want to delete this return.  Then you can click Add Another State to get restarted on that return.   If you are using the Desktop version of TurboTax, Click File in the upper left corner then Remove State Return.  This will bring up a pop-up asking what state you want to remove.  Click on the state in the menu and then click Remove.  You can then go back to the State Taxes tab and pick out a state you want to work on.