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Small correction.  Though this same software behavior occurred when my itemized deductions were just over $39K, I found another $1K deduction that put me slightly over... at which point I would expect just to deduct the capped max of $40K even. 

FROM THE IRS WHERE’S MY REFUND SITE: https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund How it works Where's My Refund shows your refund status: Return Received – We received your return and are processing it. Refund Approved – We approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown. Refund Sent – We sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.

To ensure these cross-brokerage wash sales transactions are properly recorded, you will need to enter them manually.   The good news is that you will generally not need to attach a pdf or written explanation. Instead, Form 8949 will take care of the required reporting to the IRS and it is triggered automatically when you input the information following the steps below:   Click on Wages & Income Select Add more income Scroll down to Investments and Savings and click down arrow Select Stock, Crypto...(1099-B...) Select Add investments, Add a different way Select Stock, Bonds, Mutual Funds (1099-B) Enter brokerage information, then Continue In the "Tell us about the sales..." section, answer those questions, then Continue In the "Now choose how to enter your sales", Continue Here, you will reach the box below the sales section, I need to adjust my total cost basis, which is a box directly below the "Total cost or other basis..." box Look for W (Wash sales) and check the box

  If you already e-filed you are stuck with "5 days early" if the return is accepted.  If it rejects you can try to remove that option in the FILE section before you re-file.       "5 days early" means you are supposed to receive your federal refund from one to five days sooner than the refund date shown on the IRS refund site.   If it does not meet that "at least one day sooner" date, they are supposed to refund the $35 fee.   You have to pay attention to the date on the IRS refund site. You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds      

I'm having the same issue this year (2025), but not in prior years. I go to print only the Fed return, and the print dialogue shows printing both Fed and my two States. Likewise, when I only want to print an individual State, the Federal and other State are also called up to print in the print dialogue box. Confusing mess, plus I don't want to waste paper and toner by printing extra forms that I do not need. Surely this is a bug, and should have been fixed by now (2/28). 

  You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.    https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start a 2025 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m5y4ch1y   Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx Account Recovery   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx   Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VNGm33S_US_en_US?uid=m6guhab0   You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf       SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS ! EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US?uid=m6guk3xl   NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.        

El IRS solo envía cheques en circunstancias excepcionales. A partir de septiembre de 2025, los cheques para reembolsos fueron eliminados. La única razón por la que se le enviaría un cheque es si la información de su cuenta bancaria se proporcionó de manera incorrecta.   @jhona 

You received an email that we cannot see that tells you why your tax return was rejected.   Some rejected returns can be fixed and re-filed.  Some have “un-fixable” reasons for the rejection and have to be mailed instead.    What is the rejection code or rejection message?     If it was rejected for AGI—-your 2024 AGI might not be in the IRS system if you filed late.   Try using zero instead.   If filing with zero is rejected then file again but select the option that you did not file last year.  The IRS does not see that question and it will allow you to e-file with no AGI question.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/agi/help/where-do-i-correct-my-agi-in-turbotax-online/00/26311   If that does not work and you still cannot e-file, then print, sign, and mail your tax return.

Follow these instructions from the FAQ Where do I enter my estimated tax payments?: If you made estimated or quarterly tax payments in 2025 toward your federal, state, or local taxes, enter them in the Estimates and Other Income Taxes Paid section. Navigate to the estimated tax payments section: TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to estimated tax payments (< click here) under Deductions & Credits. TurboTax Desktop: Go to the Federal Taxes, then Deductions & Credits. Select Estimates and Other Taxes Paid. Select Start or Revisit next to the type of estimated tax payment you'd like to enter under Estimated Tax Payments. Enter the amount of estimated tax you paid at each of the quarterly due dates. If you paid 2025 estimated taxes in 2025, you'll enter just one amount for each state or locality. Note: you'll need to log into TurboTax Online for the above jump-to link to work.

@ deerjohn72 wrote: I am sure I clicked paper check on my return but received a Notice CP53E and I have never given my bank account number  That CP53E letter is a new one this year.  People also need to be sure it is legitimate since I imagine scams will be designed around it at some point.   If you decide to do so, don't provide any bank numbers except at inside your IRS online account.   You can also phone the IRS about your notice.     As for your situation of expecting a check, perhaps they sent the CP53E due to the IRS starting to phase out paper checks as mandated.   Maybe they are trying to avoid paper checks whenever they can and giving you a second chance to still use direct deposit if you want to before they resort to having to issue a paper check.  If a bank account is not provided in response to the CP53E letter, the FAQ at the IRS website that they will ultimately send a check after 6 weeks.   Is there a special phone number shown on your CP53E?   If so, you can phone the IRS and ask them any questions about it.     Or IRS customer support:  IRS: 800-829-1040 (7AM-7 PM local time) Monday-Friday   If you want to verify what you actually chose for your refund method, we can tell you how to get a copy of your return and look at the Tax Return Summary page and the Filing Instructions page.  Did you prepare your return in Online TurboTax or desktop software?