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I encountered the same problem Donations.  Since Turbo Tax cancelled It's Deductible, I used Deductible Duck to itemize my donations.  When I downloaded them into Turbo Tax, I got the same "Needs Review" box next to each donation.  Now I have to delete them and manually enter all my donations AGAIN.  I have never encountered so many problems in the years I've been using Turbo Tax.  I also would like to note that I called Turbo Tax and ended up in a loop on the phone that never allowed me to speak to a person.  Why isn't Turbo Tax aware of these glitches and fixing them?  With all the trouble this has caused and lack of service, why would I continue to use this software in the future?  Very disappointed. 

If you already e-filed you are stuck with "5 days early" if the return is accepted.  If it rejects you can try to remove that option in the FILE section before you re-file.       "5 days early" means you are supposed to receive your federal refund from one to five days sooner than the refund date shown on the IRS refund site.   If it does not meet that "at least one day sooner" date, they are supposed to refund the $35 fee.   You have to pay attention to the date on the IRS refund site. 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

Morning,   I update the TT Deluxe 2025 desktop this morning and the two summary sections for income and deductions still will not update "Available Now" after entering the data.  I am extremely disappointed in Intuit TurboTax customer service and tech support inability to address this error/bud in you software.  State is MO.   I still would like to speak to real person etc., and expect refund on the cost I paid for defective software.  It is now end of Feb 2026 and all bug errors should be researched and fixed when reported otherwise customers reading this concern online will start questioning why use TurboTax in the future.   Thanks, Gary

It sounds like you’re looking for information on the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit (associated with the form VFTC-1).   To claim this credit in TurboTax, go through the West Virginia interview questions. You'll come to a screen labeled Uncommon West Virginia Credits, which lists the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit. Select yes, when asked at the bottom of the screen "Do you qualify for any of these uncommon tax credits"? Next, enter the credit amount. The maximum is $1,000 per year, see the instructions here: Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit Instructions  

Yes. It is up to you to know exact cost basis for any redemptions/sales of digital currency.  If you don't have a cost basis you can always use zero, which would not work to your advantage. Do the best you can to arrive at a cost basis for your transaction. Report this transaction using the steps shown below.   Your IRS form 1099-DA reports gross proceeds, the digital asset, the number of units and the number of transactions. Select Wages & Income. Scroll to Investments and Savings. Select Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other (1099-B) >  Add investments. On the Save time and connect your financial accounts screen, select Enter a different way > Select Type it in myself, then Continue. OK, let's start with one investment type, select Digital Assets > Click Continue. On the screen Which bank or brokerage is on your 1099-DA, enter the information > Continue. On the screen Did you get a 1099-DA from XXX?, select Yes.  Click Continue. Answer the questions at the screen Tell us about the sales on your 1099-DA

@jana-murphy    Ignore that annuity text...it shows up in  the interview for any regular pension .   In a way, the pension is annuitized according to Tax rules in place....you just don't have any control over the $$ amount received.

Awesome, thanks for your explanation. Makes sense. His room and board/meal plan is only $5667 (I forgot to include before) so do I only enter that when asked what was used towards it rather than the $8017? How does the $3948 pell grant affect the room and board expense?    He finished school as semester early so this will be last time we can claim credit and school was out after May 1 so thankfully can still be a dependant. Thank you so much!

No todas las declaraciones califican para ser gratis con TurboTax Free Edition.  Las declaraciones que califican son las que tienen un Formulario 1040 simple.  Ve aquí para ver si tu declaración califica.   Si tu declaración no califica, tendrás que pagar el costo de enviarla.     ¿Por qué me cobran TurboTax Free Edition? ¿Por qué tengo que actualizar desde Free Edition?

As you go through the Montana state tax return, look for a screen with the title 'Do These Situations Apply to Your Savings Accounts?'     Then, check the box beside Made contributions to a family education savings account.  This will allow you to enter your 529 plan contributions.  

The Form 1040-X for amending a 2025 federal tax return is estimated to be available in TurboTax on 02/25/2026   An amended return, Form 1040-X, can only be printed and mailed to the IRS if the original tax return was not e-filed. The IRS will take up to 20 weeks or longer to process an amended tax return. Before starting to amend the tax return, wait for the tax refund to be received or the taxes due to be paid and processed by the IRS. See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a current year tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-federal-tax-return-curr...

Una vez que hayas completado y enviado tu declaración a través de TurboTax, el estado "listo" de tu reembolso indica que ha sido procesado. Puedes darle seguimiento de la siguiente manera:   Cómo rastrear tu reembolso: Visita la página oficial de seguimiento: ¿Dónde está mi reembolso? Se te solicitará tu Ingreso Bruto Ajustado (AGI). Cómo encontrar tu AGI: Inicia sesión en tu cuenta de TurboTax. Ve a la sección Tus declaraciones de impuestos y documentos. Selecciona el año 2025. Busca y haz clic en Ver ingreso bruto ajustado (AGI) en la columna de la derecha. Nota importante: La fecha de reembolso proporcionada no incluye el tiempo adicional que su banco pueda tardar en procesar un depósito directo ni el tiempo de entrega de un cheque por correo postal.  

Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.   Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund.    If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_...   After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.

I have the SAME issue with TT Premier Desk-Top.  Why do we pay big $$ for TT Premier when it apparently CANNOT DO this "Stocks & Bonds" issue??  I have this SAME PROBLEM EVERY YEAR, pounding in tricks and overrides to get this to work in TT Premier!!  WHY is this so hard to fix?!?!?

Look at the dependent's federal tax return, Form 1040 Line 12a.  Make sure it is marked Someone can claim you as a dependent.   To access the current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID that was used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF) Or - When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state.  This will take you back to the 2025 online tax return. Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen.  Then click on Print Center.  Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return. 

@justinsdad44    Unfortunately, there was a question in the interview is misleading for your situation...   If your box 2a has a non-zero number in it..(not blank, nor marked as undetermined), and that number is somewhat lower than the box 1 number, due to an after-tax contribution amount that is noted in box 5...then edit that retirement form again, and when you get to the following page (below), answer it as-if the displayed edits were present  (i.e. you needed to answer YES).     Answering YES will use the box 2a $$ amount on your for 1040.  Check lines 5a and 5b before and after entering that 1099-R.     (But if you answered No, and already entered some $$ in the "General" or "Simplified" calculation area ,you might need to delete your  CSA-1099-R first and re-enter it from scratch...not sure of that though) _________________________________________________