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As long as you were no longer employed by the 457b plan sponsor, there should not be a 10% penalty for early distribution.     If you have entered your Form 1099-R from the 457b plan distribution and your tax return is showing that you owe a 10% penalty, you may see an option to enter an exception for that penalty so it will be removed from your return.  Please come back for further help if there is a penalty and no options to claim an exception.   To learn more about 457b plans and how they are different from other retirement plans, take a look at the following TurboTax help article:   What is a 457(b) retirement plan?  

If that doesn't work....One other person with the same problem fixed it by:   1) Switch to Forms Mode 2) Select the SS Benefits worksheet in the left window 3) Delete it in the rt Window 4) Return to the interview and start thru the SSA-1099 entry area again.   At least that worked for this other case.

Your pay, including tips, is correct.  The deduction comes along further in the TurboTax program.   Log into TurboTax Click on Tax Home on the left sidebar. Select Wages & Income. Review/Edit or select W-2. Enter your Employer ID. The options for Snap a picture and Upload have step-by-step directions. You can also select [Type it Myself] at the bottom of the screen. Enter your employer's information. Post the information from the W-2. You may be prompted to double check certain information. A sample of your tax due or refund will be posted for the data you have entered so far. A Let's check for uncommon situations that will come up.  This is where you will post Tips and other uncommon situations. Continue through the interview if any of these apply. This will bring you back to the summary page. If married, you must file Jointly. For more information, see the IRS Article covering No Tax on Tips  

To enter a second W-2 in TurboTax Online, follow these steps.   Follow these directions: Down the left side of the screen, click on Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click on Wages & Income. Click on Edit/Add to the right of W-2. Click on Add another W-2. @natachiao17  

@repostiii    You can save $$ by buying and installing the desktop software on a full Windows or MAC computer  (Windows 11 required....Mac Sonoma 14 minimum).   With the desktop software you can create as many tax files as needed....but only e-file 5 of them, the rest would have to be printed and mailed in.  But you only need 4  (if your children worked or had reportable income).   You get one free state software, but State e-file is $20-$25). TurboTax Desktop | Download Tax Software (tends to be cheaper at Amazon...but if you need a state and use Deluxe, make sure you buy the version with one free state software set...and only TTX versions from Amazon Software Services)     For Online prep, you would have to create separate accounts for each tax return you need to file....and pay the full bill for each

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

That depends.  I expect you are working on a vehicle.     If it is a personal vehicle, it's incidental to owning the vehicle, and it is not deductible. It should be noted that if you're an employee, business use of your personal vehicle is not deductible. If you are a repair shop.  You can deduct it as supplies.  If you're working on a classic car, you can add the costs to the original price, but not deduct the cost directly. @TODD-ZIEBARTH Edited [02/01/2026: 5:55 AM PST]  

The Tax professional didn't even answer correctly.   Did she even read the original question?   Why is there a question on TurboTax 2025 asking if we got the 2021 Tax Rebate for $260 for single filers but did not enter into our taxes until 2023?  We entered them in 2023 so why is TurboTax asking us to enter it again on our Tax year 2025?  Is this a question that TurboTax should delete off the 2025 tax year questions?  Simple question, can we get a logical answer?  (Why are they asking for it again?)

I so agree...I have spent hours and asked 3 experts and none of them are aware of bugs or any updates.  I plan to hold off at least a week or two to see if anything changes. It is beyond frustrating and even more so when you've done your due diligence and saved receipts/records etc and you're ready to enter the room & board and the boxes don't appear (like they have for the past 3 years)!! Fingers crossed something changes...