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If the return is accepted you will have to amend your original tax return. An amended return, Form 1040-X, can only be printed and mailed to the IRS if the original tax return was not e-filed. The IRS will take up to 20 weeks or longer to process an amended tax return. Before starting to amend the tax return, wait for the tax refund to be received or the taxes due to be paid and processed by the IRS. See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a current year tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-federal-tax-return-current-year/L7eS6o1qh_US_en_US?uid=lfunevhk   The Form 1040-X for amending a 2025 tax return is estimated to be finalized and available in TurboTax on 02/19/2026

As of this morning I cannot update 1099R.  I go to edit one of last year's items.... it takes me to a screen with 4 choices of 1099.  I click on 1099R and nothing happens.   Fyi none of the other 3 items forms on that screen come up either.   When is this available.  Geez 

Delete the W-2 you entered.   To enter, edit or delete a form 1099-R - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business) Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security On IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R), click the start or update button

The Form 1095-A is not attached to your tax return to be filed.  You enter the information from the Form 1095-A in your tax return and then e-file again.   To enter, edit or delete your Form 1095-A - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Deductions and Credits Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Medical On Affordable Care Act (Form 1095-A), click the start or update button

If your return has been transmitted and rejected by the IRS, you can correct your tax return and re-transmit.   If your return has been transmitted and accepted by the IRS, you will have to amend your Federal 1040 tax return.  However, before amending your tax return, do not enter the return and do not make any changes.   If your return has been transmitted and accepted by the IRS, you will not be able to electronically file a second tax return with another service.    Amended tax returns will not be available before the middle of February.  See forms availability here.   If you used TurboTax Online, log in to your account and select Amend a return that was filed and accepted.   If you used the CD/download product, sign back into your return and select Amend a filed return.   See also this TurboTax Help.  

In TurboTax in the FILE section of your return, the interview will ask: Request an IRS payment plan This will provide a FORM 9495 This will be filed with your return. You can also go to the IRS website Apply online for a payment plan  This site will provide guidance for:  Do you qualify?   What do you need to apply for a payment plan? What does it cost? How do I review or revise an existing plan? Power of attorney (POA) for an individual

Follow these steps to claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit:   Click on Federal down the left side of the screen. Click on Deductions & Credits down the left side of the screen. Scroll down to Dependent Care Credit. Click Start / Edit to the right.   To qualify for this credit, you must meet all of these criteria:   You (and your spouse, if filing jointly) must have earned income. You paid caregiving expenses so that you (and your spouse, if filing jointly) could work or look for work You paid a caregiver to care for a qualifying person.  The caregiver cannot be: Your spouse Your dependent Your child if they were under 19 on the last day of 2025, even if not your dependent The parent of the Qualifying Person, if the Qualifying Person is your child under the age of 13 during 2025 Your filing status is not Married Filing Separately (except under certain circumstances) You can provide the care provider's name, address, and their SSN, ITIN, or EIN on your return (unless it's a tax-exempt organization)   The credit is worth as much as 35% of your qualified expenses, up to $3,000, (for one qualifying person), and $6,000 (for two or more qualifying persons). Your percentage depends on your AGI, with the higher percentages applying to lower incomes and vice-versa.   TurboTax will determine your eligibility and calculate the maximum credit allowed.   What is the Child and Dependent Care Credit?    

Thank you for letting us know, BeeBee33.  How disturbing to hear that we paid for software to do this, but we still need to proofread what it creates!  It makes you wonder what else might be done incorrectly.

If your return has been transmitted and rejected by the IRS, you can correct your tax return and re-transmit.   If your return has been transmitted and accepted by the IRS, you will have to amend your Federal 1040 tax return.  However, before amending your tax return, do not enter the return and do not make any changes.   If your return has been transmitted and accepted by the IRS, you will not be able to electronically file a second tax return with another service.    Amended tax returns will not be available before the middle of February.  See forms availability here.   If you used TurboTax Online, log in to your account and select Amend a return that was filed and accepted.   If you used the CD/download product, sign back into your return and select Amend a filed return.   See also this TurboTax Help.  

I was not paid a Wage/Salary for the Externship, i.e. I did not receive paychecks or a W-2, and the organization is an IRS verified 501(c)(3).  I was only given a stipend to partially offset travel expense.  Can I claim the remaining Travel expense as a Charitable Contribution under 'miles traveled to volunteer'?