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Q. I would just $4000 expenses on my taxes? A.  Yes.   Q. Can you tell me what numbers I need to put and where, if we have box 1 $6039.50, Box 5 $9154.66 and Books, Computer $1900?   A. On your return, enter a 1098-T with $4000 in box 1 and no other amounts.  Enter the 1098-T, on her return, with 0 in box 1 and the  taxable amount  ($5215) in box 5. $6040 -$4000 = $2040 of the box 1 amount can be used for the tax free scholarship.  $9155 -2040-1900 = 5215 of the scholarship is taxable. 

If you have not paid for the online edition you are using, have not filed your tax return or registered the Free edition, then you can clear your return and start over with a lower priced edition. Click on Switch Products on the lower left side of the program screen while working on the 2025 online tax return. Click on Clear & Start Over   Go to this TurboTax website for the Free online edition - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/free-edition.jsp

I am beginning to populate my tax forms and noticed today that schedule SB for Wisconsin does not place the $48000 entry on line 16 of the schedule.  I have no entries on lines 12-15 of the schedule, and all of my 1099-R’s have been entered into the program.  Are you still working to get that line to populate on the form.

If you received a request to submit Form 8453 (US Individual Income Tax Transmittal for an IRS e-file return), you need to mail some forms to the IRS that can't be e-filed.  TurboTax creates Form 8453 for you, and it serves as a cover page for your additional documentation.   Mail Form 8453 to the IRS within three business days after you’ve received your acknowledgement that the IRS has accepted your return to this address: Internal Revenue Service Attn: Shipping and Receiving, 0254 Receipt and Control Branch Austin, TX 73344-0254   Click here to see a list of forms that can and can't be sent with Form 8453.

FYI - when I tried to report this issue using the Turbotax help chat a few days ago, this is the response I received:   "For the Clean Vehicle Credit in tax year 2025, eligibility is based on the date the vehicle is placed into service, not just the purchase date. The credit applies to vehicles placed into service on or before September 30, 2025. Vehicles purchased before October 1, 2025, but placed into service after that date generally don't qualify. The credit rules specify that the vehicle must be new and meet other criteria like final assembly in North America and MSRP limits. In summary, it's the placed into service date that determines credit eligibility, not strictly the purchase date."   Since you have confirmed this information is incorrect, your help information needs to be updated in addition to correcting the issue in the software itself.

You can use TurboTax Home and Business Online to prepare and e-file forms W-2 and 1099-NEC.   To prepare forms W-2 and 1099-NEC, follow these steps:   Sign out of your account and sign in again.  Click on Tax Home on the left part of your screen, then click on the down arrow next to Your account then click on  Create W2s and 1099s. You will be taken to the TurboTax Quick Employer Forms (QEF) website. Sign in with your TurboTax username and password. If you do not have an account, click Create Account to create a new account. Note carefully the username and password as you need them if you need to retrieve the forms later. After signing in, click on Create New Form  On the next page, choose the type of forms you wish to prepare then click Continue to begin entering information for your forms.

If you received an email saying a form was released but you still do not see it in your TurboTax Desktop software, please be aware that while the form has been finalized, the software updates take a bit longer to be deployed. Full access will be available once the updates are fully integrated into the software. Please check again later in the week. 

That error says that your adjusted gross income that you entered for the prior year does not match the amount on the tax return that was filed with the IRS.  You may need to look at the prior year's tax return to double check what you've entered.