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@DLWoodrum , assuming that your tax home is US, you are a  US person ( citizen/GreenCard/Resident for Tax Purposes) and you earned this while in the USA : 1. First, because the work was actually performed physically  while on US soil, this is US sourced income and not foreign sourced 2. If this is a regular work and you plan to continue this income stream, then this income should be reported  on Schedule-C  as  sole proprietor / self-employed income.  Thus you can deduct  ( from the gross income ) expenses associated / necessitated  and allowable .   The net income  ( approx. 92%  of it ) would attract  SECA  ( Self-Employment tax -- equivalent of FICA but at the full 15.3% because there is no employer to share with ).   IRC section 199A  is generally applicable here -- there are of course "ands", "ifs" and "buts" to this. 3.  If this is only one-of, then you may be able to call it "hobby / other" income and not be subject to SE taxes -- but all depends on your "intent".   See these  --- Publication 334 (2024), Tax Guide for Small Business | Internal Revenue Service   Publication 583 (12/2024), Starting a Business and Keeping Records | Internal Revenue Service Qualified business income deduction | Internal Revenue Service   Is there more I can do for you?

You may be able to get access to the account using the Account Recovery Tool.  You can also contact TurboTax Support: If you cannot access your account, you can reach out to TurboTax Customer Support.    Click here for Request access to your Intuit Account.   Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

I entered my IRS IP PIN in program with other tax situations, but when I went to e-file it hadn't entered the IP PIN. It was still only 5 digits. I couldn't enter the correct PIN. What am I supposed to do now?

You may be able to get access to the account using the Account Recovery Tool.  You can also contact TurboTax Support: If you cannot access your account, you can reach out to TurboTax Customer Support.    Click here for Request access to your Intuit Account.   Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

TurboTax does not control your refund.   ONLY the IRS is in control.   If you are getting earned income credit or additional child tax credit, by law the IRS holds your refund because of PATH.   You have to use the IRS site to track your refund.   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     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   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst         If you are getting earned income credit on line 27 or additional child tax credit on line 28 You are subject to the delay required by the PATH act.  Do not expect your refund before early March   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/federal-refunds-delayed-due-path-act/L5jnQJsBi_US_en_US   Note:  “Accepted” is not the same as “approved”.  TurboTax tells you the e-file was accepted if the IRS deems that there is enough information on the return for them to take it in for processing.   Only the IRS can approve of the refund, which is a later stage of processing.  If the IRS approves your refund they will provide a date for the refund to be issued.   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.  

On my Windows 11 this is what I found..... Click the Folder icon on the bottom bar (mine is to the right of Search) to open File Explorer or  click on the Window's Icon (4 squares) at the bottom left  and click on File Explorer   Go down to This PC Go to the C: Drive, click on the > arrow in front of it Then click on > by Program Files (not the one that says (x86) Go down to the Turbo Tax folder and click it In the Search at the top right  type  .exe The TT programs will be listed with the big Red Ball with a checkmark Find the year that you want, Right Click on it and  choose Show more options > Send to Select Desktop (Create Shortcut)    If you can't follow that I can make a screen shot.        

Are you asking about your 2024 refund?   What does it show on the IRS refund site for your 2024 refund when you look there?  Does it show the IRS issued the refund?   You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds  

The exclusion is actually $20,000. TurboTax will automatically subtract the retirement income based on your birthdate.  From Information for retired persons: If you were age 59½ or older for the entire tax year, you may exclude up to $20,000 of your qualified pension and annuity income from your federal adjusted gross income for purposes of determining your New York adjusted gross income. If you became age 59½ during the tax year, the exclusion is allowed only for the amount of pension and annuity income received on or after you became 59½, but not more than $20,000.  You can go back to the 1099-R entry in the federal section, and look for the New York special handling of pension distributions screen, and be sure None of the above is selected.     

Called Merrill Edge support today. They said an issue was already opened with TurboTax. Hopefully the issue will be resolved soon. At meantime, they can generate comma separated files for 1099s to import to TurboTax manually.  Have been using TurboTax years. It is the first time I experienced such issues.

As long as you can sign in to your Intuit Account, you can change your email address.    Locate the “Sign in and Security” section, select the email address, and enter the correct email. To update it or change it, enter your password again, and click Save.    For more information and instructions, see the link below: How to update my TurboTax Info  

Bonjour @gervais-canuel  CC: @TurboTaxLiseD  Les règles fédérales et du Québec ne sont pas identiques. Si l'an dernier, la période utilisée pour vos frais médicaux n'incluait pas le 31/12 alors ces frais sont reportables au Québec.  La période des frais médicaux que vous choisissez pour cette année influencera leur déductibilité.  N'ayant pas accès à vos données réelles (avant et après conversion des données),  je vous suggère d'éditer le montant dans le formulaire QREPORT afin que les frais qui se déduiront correspondent à vos attentes. Bonne journée!

German social security benefits, when you are a US resident, are reported on tax return the same as US Social Security benefits.  Enter the benefits received in box 5 of the US SSA-1099.   To enter Social Security benefits reported on form SSA-1099 Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business) Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security On Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099), click the start or update button