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Hi afaczan -    You asked " I am using the online version and i don't see a way to do this manually...is that what you're doing?"   Yes, manually using the downloaded desktop product (which they attempt to hide on their site and make as difficult to purchase as possible ... my opinion watching their product offering evolve over many years) I'm exiting the Step-by-Step interview format and going into TT's "Forms" view to make the entries I need to make related to Room & Board expenses not included on my daughters 1098-T as described in my last post.  I've never had to do this in the past but the poor (being kind again here) execution of this part of TT desktop 2025s Step-by-Step UI requires me to do so because it lacks an opportunity (as of today anyway) to enter them anywhere during their Step-by-Step interview prompts.  Again, never encountered this issue in the past.  As far as I know, no one is having success getting to a spot to do so in the desktop version or the on-line version of the product this year within the prompts available in the Step-by-Step. 

gs_robinson, I just got off the phone with a TurboTax representative. There is a section on our Alabama taxes titled "Federal Income Not Taxed by Alabama". In this section is where you will include your SS benefits. The program is not carrying it over automatically because it is not taxed by Alabama, but because we are required to disclose this income, this would be the section where you do that. I hope this helps you for 2025 and maybe even someone else who comes here searching for this question.

Bonus depreciation can only be used for assets that have a depreciation life of 20 years or less.   Your rental property is going to be mostly or entirely a 27.5 year asset (or 39 years if it's a short-term rental), so unfortunately it doesn't qualify for bonus depreciation.    You may have some assets that do qualify for bonus depreciation, such as appliances and furniture which are both 5 year depreciation class items, and those would qualify for bonus depreciation.  If you enter those items as separate assets in TurboTax with the correct category, TurboTax will let you take that bonus depreciation.    It's worth mentioning that your rental property that you are depreciating over 27.5 or 39 years may have some components that could be depreciated faster, such as some types of flooring, some types of fixtures, certain cabinets, a driveway, etc, that could instead be depreciated over 5-15 years (and so those components would qualify for bonus depreciation).  The best way to determine the entire scope of assets that are part of your building that you could depreciate faster is to have a cost segregation study done on the property using a company that provides that service.  

Why are you licking their boots?   This is a bad decision, they've lost a lot of long time customers that they needed to spend $0 annually getting back.  Bad decision, don't defend it.   I'll pay for functional software.  I won't pay for non-funtional software. 

Remind me, is it easier to keep a loyal customer, or get a new one? Remind me, does a company make a profit if they sell you software (e.g., Deluxe) for less than what it costs to develop and market?

Yes, you should check that box for USFR. It's asking about the percentage of Ordinary Dividends (Box 1a) that are from US Government obligations and therefore exempt from state / local income tax. You get the percentage (next screen in TT) by downloading the Excel from here: [link removed] under Tax Supplement Reports. The file you want is "WisdomTree Fund Distribution 2025 - Tax Supplement". Then the actual percentage is kind of buried-- it's on the "Secondary Layout"  tab, cell K50. The value for 2025 is: 99.9523% (i.e., 99.95% of USFR ordinary dividends are exempt from state/local income tax).

@MikeMcCII    For PA, the income ends up being removed when you answer the retirement income question at the very start of the PA Q&A... Up until you actually start the PA Q&A, it will be included in PA income. _______________________ The question used to look like the following...(has probably changed somewhat) but you'd normally select "I'm eligible, Plan's eligible (No PA tax)":  

If you chose to claim the standard amount, the max total amount for all trips taken in the year is $1,200 — whether the trips were medical or non-medical. It is an amount per person, not per trip. So, you would need to split the $1,200 between you and your spouse.   Please note: If anyone (you or an eligible family member) uses the standard amount to calculate a travel deduction in a year for a given individual, then nobody (including the individual) can use the employment benefit to calculate a travel deduction for a trip taken by that individual.   

It depends. If the activity for 2025 was similar to the eBay sales activity for the previous tax year, you can update the section. If the activity was different, you may need to report the activity on a different form.    How eBay sales are treated for tax purposes depends on whether you realized a gain. If you sold items such as art or collectibles at a profit, report them as Investment Income. You can enter the date and price originally purchased, and the date of sale and sales price.    If you have a business selling items on eBay, you can report the sales on Schedule C.    A Tax Filing Factsheet for eBay Sellers A Guide to IRS Form 1099-K for eBay Sellers      

I believe they're referring to the desktop version, not online.  I'm having the same issue with TurboTax Business 2025, and there are at least three other threads with this same problem:   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/we-ve-hit-a-slight-snag/00/3492148 https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/state-taxes/discussion/purchase-screen-will-not-appear-for-state-download-for-turbo-tax-business-2025/00/3760736?relatedcontent=3492148 https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/has-anyone-had-an-issue-finalizing-and-filing-your-taxes-at-the-end-and-get-the-screen-that-says/00/3757222?relatedcontent=3492148   Nobody has reported finding a fix.   It appears to be a bug in the TurboTax software that needs to be resolved ASAP.  Business taxes are due in March.

@MikeW9 wrote: Because intuit neutered there "deluxe" software and offered not workaround. "deluxe" is now just "basic".  Price it accordingly. It is; you can buy Deluxe at Amazon currently for under $45.

If you have already submitted your return, you'll need to wait until the IRS accepts your return before you can change anything on an amended return. Once the IRS accepts your return, however, you have to wait until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund.  At that point, you can prepare an amended tax return and e-file or mail it in. Make no changes in your TurboTax account until you receive your refund (if any).    Noncash contributions are entered under Deductions & Credits >>Donations to Charity. TurboTax will ask you what type of donation you made.   For more info: Do I need to Amend? How do I enter my charitable donations in TurboTax?

@msgsergei ,  before one can offer any suggestion(s) , need to understand the situation -- (a) What date and with which visa did your spouse enter US ? (b) Is your spouse still in the US (c) Spouse's  US immigration status ( citizen/ GreenCard ) ? (d) What date and with which visa did you enter the USA ? (e)  When exactly did you leave the USA ? (f) Did your work visa expire  or  you just decided to leave the US for Portugal ? (g) Are you a citizen of Portugal or are you a greenCard living in Portugal ? (h) What are your longer term plans --- i.e. is this a temporary situation or  what ? (i) What are your financial or other connections to the USA ?  Do you own home and/or significant  financial connections  in the USA ? Please answer my questions and I will indeed circle back once I hear from you  ( you will need the same answers for  any tax professional doing your taxes for you  ). If you do not wish to discuss  in this public forum, you are quite welcome to PM me  ( just NO PII -- Personally Identifiable Information ) and  the discussion will not be visible to the posters here. Look forward to hearing from you