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I am a non-resident of Idaho but have paid into the Idaho permanent building fund for many years, including the last two using TurboTax.  This year, I filled out the state tax questions in TurboTax and it indicates that I have NO TAX DUE.  Did I miss something in the questions that somehow caused TurboTax to overlook the permanent building fund tax of $10?

I received this 12C letter from the IRS.  Unfortunately, the letter got wet from rain in my mailbox.  I have called the IRS and the person I spoke with said there was nothing they could do.  What should I do?  I cannot resolve the issue when I cannot read the letter.

I'm filing my taxes and I used my HSA for about $1000 in purchases in 2025. I have about $1500 in expenses I paid for out of pocket, which I do not plan on reimbursing myself through my HSA (I'm trying to use my HSA as more of a pre-tax retirement vessel).   I've filled out my 1099-SA form which shows the disbursements of $1000. I'm now going through my medical expenses and Turbotax thinks $1000 of my reported $1500 of expenses were already reimbursed from my HSA which is not the case, reducing my expenses to $500. At the end of the medical expenses deduction section I'm brought to a screen that says:   Confirm the amount you withdrew from your HSA/MSA We just want to make sure this money was used to pay for the medical expenses you told us about on the previous screens. If the amount is incorrect, go back to Wages & Income and edit your Form 1099-SA. Medical expenses paid with an HSA/MSA $1,000.00   This makes no sense to me. My 1099-SA is correct and has nothing to do with the $1500 in expenses I want to itemize. How can I fix this? I'm filing online so I don't have direct access to the forms on the back end. Do I pad my expenses to $2500 and let it deduct to the correct amount of $1500? That seems iffy and I don't want to gather my receipts for my HSA paid expenses.

Does anyone know when Turbotax will launch the amend return feature for 2025 tax returns?  Other platforms already have this feature available so it is frustrating that Turbotax still has not launched it.

I have attempted to connect with a Tax Expert four times today, and each time they connect me with a product specialist who cannot talk taxes with me. Why is this system even around if it cannot deliver even basic service that it claims to offer?  What a waste. I feel locked into TT and losing confidence in its ability to meet my needs. Perhaps I will have to try another platform.   

My MAGI is $117,000 and I have over $25,000 in rental loss. TT is currently reducing my $25,000 deduction by $8500 (50% of the amount over 100k). I was reading on a forum that if the average stay in my property is under 7 nights, i.e. this is a short-term rental, and I should be able to deduct all my loss, regardless of MAGI. Is this correct? If so, how is this accomplished?