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Thank you! So just to make sure I understand, I keep the amount of the bonus allocated to Wisconsin but then add the amount of the bonus to our Oregon income and then claim the credit for the taxes paid to Wisconsin?

The code G already indicates a direct rollover, so no need for TurboTax to ask if the distribution was rolled over.   A rollover from a traditional account to another traditional account is still income, it's just that it's nontaxable income.  TurboTax's income summary shows both taxable and nontaxable income.   @jacquie12 , I suspect that your rollover was actually from an employer plan to a traditional IRA because code G is not used for reporting the movement of funds from one traditional IRA to another traditional IRA.  Code G is only to be used for a rollover from or to the traditional account an employer plan like a 401(k), with the direction indicated by whether the IRA/SEP/SIMPLE box is marked.

Yes. You can get more information on how TurboTax is selecting Itemized Deductions for you by doing the following:   Go to Deductions & Credits and scroll down and click on the Continue box  Keep clicking on Continue through each section By continuing, you will reach, "Based on what you told us" You will also have the option to click on the Change my deduction box To view a summary of your current tax return, go to Tax Tools on the left panel and then select Tools.   When you click on "View Tax Summary", you will be able to see how your totals are applied, as well as your Itemized/Standard Deduction amount.   Just above the Tax Tools, you will see, "Preview my 1040", which will also provide you with more details.  

The TurboTax Free online edition is for very simple tax returns that do not require any other form or schedule other than the Form 1040.  If your tax data requires entry on any other form or schedule then you must upgrade to the Deluxe edition or higher.   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

The first time homebuyer credit act of 2025 was never passed into law. You won't find the first time homebuyer spot you are searching to find. You will enter your home information under deductions. PMI - private mortgage insurance will be deductible next year. This year, you can claim your mortgage interest and property taxes. You may have points on your closing statement or on a form that could be deductible.    The IRS pub530 under Points states: General rule. You can't deduct the full amount of points in the year paid. They are prepaid interest, so you must generally deduct them over the life (term) of the mortgage. Exception. You can deduct the full amount of points in the year paid if you meet all the following tests. Your loan is secured by your main home. (Generally, your main home is the one you live in most of the time.) Paying points is an established business practice in the area where the loan was made. The points paid weren't more than the points generally charged in that area. You use the cash method of accounting. This means you report income in the year you receive it and deduct expenses in the year you pay them. Most individuals use this method. The points weren't paid in place of amounts that are ordinarily stated separately on the settlement statement, such as appraisal fees, inspection fees, title fees, attorney fees, and property taxes. The funds you provided at or before closing plus any points the seller paid were at least as much as the points charged. The funds you provided aren't required to have been applied to the points. They can include a down payment, an escrow deposit, earnest money, and other funds you paid at or before closing for any purpose. You can't have borrowed these funds. You use your loan to buy or build your main home. The points were figured as a percentage of the principal amount of the mortgage. The amount is clearly shown on the settlement statement (such as the Uniform Settlement Statement, Form HUD-1) as points charged for the mortgage. The points may be shown as paid from either your funds or the seller's.

If your federal AGI exceeds $350,000 then the 2% capital gains surcharge applies to all capital gains from Maryland source income.  Regardless of residency status.  The program is doing this correctly, it isa bad idea to change it.   Here is the comptroller's bulletin on the surcharge.  It's pretty dense but you won't find an exception for non-residents.

Just did my taxes. The program never gave me the 6000 senior deduction in section V. Deleated the form, startws over only this time i just did standard deductions and did not itemize. It gave me the 6000k automatically early on. So its a software issue. All my data was the same for both filings so wrong personal data wa a not the issue.

If your W-2 lacks Box 14, you may still claim the 2025 tip deduction in TurboTax. Your employer may have reported your qualified tips on some other document.    After entering your W-2, select Tips included in box 1 of my W-2, but not in boxes 7 or 14 at the screen Let's check for other situations.    TurboTax will ask you a few questions about your tips, and automatically calculate the deduction if you qualify.   See also this TurboTax Help.   [Edited 02/02/2026 | 4:39 PM PST] @smvetterman   

In the forms, it's showing "personal property" and "Other".  Would "Household goods and clothing" be more appropriate?  And still don't know which valuation method is best - they don't have "purchase price" so I picked "replacement value" but there is a "present value" (which I don't know if that means as of the date of filing).