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Thanks again, @dmertz . I'm filing MFJ and my AGI will not exceed $250k, so I'm not sure I need to be concerned about NIIT, or doing the reverse entry in form 8960? Also, I'm actually using TT Desktop/Windows, but for some reason the Community web app won't let me update my post to reflect it. It also appears that someone (or a bot) move my post to a different community and tagged it as TT Online, unfortunately.

@DoninGA wrote: @sking10 Since taxes were withheld, he should be receiving a W-2 from the employer. He can file his own tax return to get a refund of the taxes withheld.  Make sure that he indicates on his tax return that he can be claimed as a dependent. I received his W-2. Is it recommended to file both the tax returns - his and ours' (married filing jointly) - at the same time, or is it ok to file his first and ours' few weeks later?

After having my RE license with Berkshire Hathaway for the last 12 years, I just realized they were doing this to me. I'm actively looking to move my license with another brokerage. I'm disgusted with what has been done to me and how much it looks like tax fraud, although they claim it is not. 

No, make sure that you answered the Obamacare/ 1095-A as NO.   If the IRS believes you have a 1095-A issued to you, you must attach it.  Click on the link below for more information on this rejection.     How to fix reject F8962-070

This is what I mean when I ask why Turbotax can't just be normal?  What other application requires that you DISABLE YOUR ANTI-VIRUS software and run as administrator just to install something for accounting?  

In TurboTax Desktop Deluxe, enter the IRS form W-2.  At the screen Let's check for other situations, select the option Overtime.  Click Continue.   Follow the screens to calculate the deduction or simply enter the value.   Then you will see the screen Were you an exempt employee?   You will need to declare whether you earned the overtime pay as an employee:   exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act or  non-exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act.   You must select I was not an exempt employee to qualify for the deduction.   Click on the hyperlink What's an exempt employee for direction.  Exemptions from the minimum wage or overtime standards of the FSLA may also be found here. The deduction is reported on IRS Schedule 1-A Part V lines 14 through 21.  To view, select FORMS in the upper right hand corner of the screen. @user17701750410    

 An  IP PIN (Identity Protection PIN)  is a 6-digit number that the IRS provides to taxpayers to validate their identity, you will need to contact the IRS if you were issued one and can't find it.   Refer to the following TurboTax Help articles What's an IP PIN? Do I need one? and How do I get my 6-digit IP PIN? for more details.  

From 2024?    You can amend......but your father could have filed his own return claiming you months ago without waiting for you to amend.    He will now have no way to file his return that claims you other than by mail, since e-filing is permanently closed for 2024 returns.     He will need to print, sign and date his return in ink, and mail it in.   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.     As for your own amended return---you will also have to file it by mail. https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-already-filed/L4VjJ9BA2_US_en_US?uid=m76mq6z2   You use a form called a 1040X.   You will go to MY INFO and go through the interview questions to the one that asks if someone else can claim you as a dependent.  Say YES.     Use a mailing service like certified mail  to track so you will know it was received since you will have a long wait.   Do not expect quick results from amending. It can take four months or more for the IRS to process an amended return.     You can watch for information here: https://www.irs.gov/filing/wheres-my-amended-return  

Since you have a profit motive, it would be considered self-employment income as opposed to a hobby. Also, you earned a profit, as you received money but had no expenses, further evidence it is not a hobby. As such, the IRS would likely require you to treat is as self-employment income.

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.