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The New York Department of Revenue handles timing and processing of your refund. You can track your refund here: Income Tax Refund Status, and you can contact the NY Department of Revenue here: New York (NY)

Yes, you can make an IRA contribution if you have earned income.  In Deductions & Credits, go to Retirement & Investments > Traditional and Roth IRA Contributions.   You can test how much a contribution will reduce your taxes by entering various amounts.     Here's more info on Last Minute Ways to Reduce Your Taxes and 7 Best Tips to Lower Your Tax Bill.   @Beezo1951       

For those encountering the issue on windows, this may be related to one drive.  I found that while the file was listed in my documents, one drive had apparently crashed and couldn't access the old file.  Restarting one drive fixed it.

Yes.  You'll navigate to the property info to indicate you sold it, which you have already done and then also go to the assets and indicate here the assets (including the actual house) were sold. The interview will populate questions to determine the correct capital gain.   When you sell your rental property, follow the steps to report the sale found here: I sold my rental property. How do I report that?, with the selling expenses you asked about being reported in step 10:   "To report the sale of your rental property, follow the steps below: Go to the rentals section Answer Yes to the question Did you have any income from rentals or royalties? (You may not see this question since you have had the rental already entered) On the Your rentals and royalties summary page, select Edit (pencil icon) beside the property you sold. Select Edit (pencil icon) next to Rental property info. Under General info, select Edit under Situations (or on the page Tell us about your situation this year), then select Sold or disposed of property.  Continue through the screens until you return to the Here's your rental property info screen. Select Edit next to Sold rental property or Sale of property/depreciation. Go directly to your asset summary and select Edit beside the first rental asset you sold. Continue to the page Tell Us More About This Rental Asset and check the box for The item was sold... Enter the date of the sale in the pop-up box. Follow the prompts to enter the sale information, including the sales price and selling expenses you calculated above. Continue back to the Rental Asset list. Repeat steps 9-11 for each rental asset. Continue back to the Property Summary page. Select Done/Continue and answer any follow-up questions."  

Fo 2025 taxes, I have turbo tax downloaded to my Mac. When I try to hand enter information into form 8960 line 9b or the worksheet for 8960, I can right click on the line and get a box but the softwares dos not let me manually enter the data.  how to fix?

It depends what state you live in.  While there is no renter's credit on the federal level, the money you pay to rent the land beneath your mobile home is generally considered a qualifying expense for state-level renter's credits or rebates. Although you own the home itself, most states that offer these benefits, such as California, Minnesota, and Maryland, treat "lot rent" or "site fees" as the equivalent of traditional apartment rent because it is paid for the use of your primary residence's location.

I am having a similar problem. I have already filed a 1040, and now need to file an amended return. The 1040-X form is visible on-screen but will not print.  The PDF shows two blank pages (where the form should be) followed by two pages of worksheets. I am using Windows desktop, and the software is up-to-date as of a few minutes ago.   Please help?  

Did you have non-deductible contributions to your IRA?  If not, you don't need to enter a value here.  In the IRA contribution interview, there's a question asking if you made non-deductible contributions, and if so,  you're asked for a year-end balance.  This info will go to Line 18 of the IRA Information Worksheet, then to Line 6 on Form 8606. If you haven't yet received Form 5498, use your year-end account balance.    Here's more info on Form 8606 and IRA Year End Balance.   @dsp4 

Yes, you will still need to upgrade. A 1099-NEC is always treated as self-employment income by the IRS, even if it’s gratuities, so it must be reported on Schedule C. TurboTax requires Deluxe (desktop) or Premium/Self-Employed (online) to enter a 1099-NEC. 

If your daughter is still your dependent, and you marked that she was a dependent on another return, she will not be able to claim the education credit on her return.  If she is your dependent, you will need to claim her education expenses on your return.     To enter your education expenses in TurboTax follow these steps:   Login to your account Go to Tax Home and then Deductions & Credits Scroll down to Education Credits, select Edit Go through all the questions, one wrong answer could have disqualified you from the credit.  For more information on education credits and their requirements see the TurboTax help article:   What education tax credits are available?