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@aide7895 Unfortunately, this information is not correct.  For starters, anyone who is already a U.S. resident is only allowed to open a Canadian RRSP if they have Canadian-source *earned* income.  That applies only to a small minority of the U.S. residents who have an RRSP.  Most of us are in the situation you describe as an exception.  But the "opened before/after" consideration doesn't actually make any difference to how RRSP withdrawals are reported and taxed, because of the tax treaty between the U.S. and Canada.   Along with numerous other things, the tax treaty provides that certain specified types of retirement accounts get the same tax treatment in both countries.  Because your RRSP was funded by contributions of *untaxed* dollars - analogous to a U.S. tax-deferred traditional IRA - tax is calculated on the whole amount at the time it is withdrawn, in both countries.  You can't consider the cost basis on it when reporting withdrawals to either Canada or the U.S., because no tax was previously paid on the contributions that became the cost basis.  (Conversely, if you have a U.S. Roth IRA funded with *post*-tax dollars and then move to Canada, it's treated the same in both countries: no tax on withdrawals, regardless of cost basis.)   It used to be that you had to explicitly elect to accept the tax treaty provisions which permit the RRSP assets to be tax-deferred in the U.S. until withdrawn.  If you didn't, the IRS considered it to be just an ordinary foreign investment account, so you had to report its dividends/capital gains etc. every year on your U.S. tax return and pay tax on that.  This was the only situation where the cost basis of holdings in an RRSP account would have any relevance (and it was still irrelevant in Canada).  But the IRS basically stopped making that election optional a while back.  So just be sure that every year, even when you don't make an RRSP withdrawal, you comply with reporting the account as an "Other Foreign Asset" on Form 8938 and, if required, the separate FinCEN 114 (FBAR) as well.

Thanks for the info. I had the same issues and spend hours and hours to fix it without any luck. I followed your suggestion and it worked... I deleted Student Info Wk, People Wks, and Form 1098-T Wks and used Step-by-Step process to enter the info. It worked beautifully. You saved my sanity. THANK YOU!

It depends on the dates that you lived in IL. You are a resident of Illinois if you were domiciled in Illinois for the entire tax year. If you didn’t live in Illinois for the entire year of 2025, you will file a part-year resident return.    Refer to the Illinois Department of Revenue website Who must file an Illinois tax return? for more information.   Please visit this TurboTax Help articles How do I file a part-year state return? for more information.

One reason may be that the limits are prorated depending on the number of months you were covered by an High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP).   Another reason may be that you didn’t complete the HDHP interview section in TurboTax to certify your enrollment in a high-deductible health plan. If you don’t go through that section, your contribution will be added back into your taxable income, and it will be treated as an excess contribution.   Refer to the TurboTax Help articles Where do I enter my HSA distribution?, What is a health savings account (HSA)?,  What Is the IRS Form 8889? and Why am I showing an excess HSA contribution? for additional information.  

You can enter multiple 1099-INT forms from the same bank by combining the totals from each box into one entry or you can add them separately. If you add them separately, just click on Add Investments and continue through the screens to select another 1099-INT form after you add the first one.   Refer to the TurboTax article Where do I enter Form 1099-INT? for navigation instructions.  Review Filing Tax Form 1099-INT: Interest Income for more information.

Unfortunately no I've called the number and can't actually speak with a person it's all automated, I did call another number and was able to make an appointment to go in to the office (which is around 1.5 hours away from!) And verify in person. I have an appt on Thursday. I had a call back from turbotax, to speak with someone, I was highly and I mean highly disappointed, #1 he barely understood what I was telling him, #2 he read what seemed like it was straight off a google search, I know because I'd already Googled it myself and almost word for word is what he had read me. And I paid extra for their help while doing my taxes!!! But thanks for the reply. 

@MoralesAdan890  asked:  "How can I track a refund for year 2022?" Have you not checked on it in the last 3 years, or is there more to the story?   In any case, if it's a Federal tax refund, you would have to start by phoning the IRS to see if a 2022 refund was approved and sent, and if sent, where it was sent.   If a state tax refund, you would need to phone the relevant state tax agency.   IRS: 800-829-1040 (7AM-7 PM local time) Monday-Friday

@ jryan1982 wrote: Taxes have not been filed. I only printed it for review. I found I need to add and change information. How do I do this? Thank you.  As long as you have not filed, you can go back and make any changes.   If your return interview is closed, here's how to open it back up:     At the Tax Home look for a link "Add a State."   That doesn't really add one, but will open the return interview back up.