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Try clearing the cookies and cache.   It handles many issues that seem nonsensical on a regular basis with online activity. Watch to be sure you are selecting 'all time' as example.  Do not use selections like 'last hour' for those browsers that give  you options. How to clear your cache Once this is complete open your return and try again.   If you are using TurboTax Desktop, save your return, then at the top select Online, then Check for updates.   @Seniorlady7 

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you 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.  Choose the option Include government and TurboTax worksheets   If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.

Yes, if you are a Virginia resident and are 70 years old or older on or before December 31 of the tax year, you can deduct the entire amount contributed to a Virginia529 inVEST account (or other Virginia529 plans like Prepaid529 or CollegeWealth) on your Virginia state income tax return.   While the standard deduction for people under 70 is capped at $4,000 per account, the rule for those 70+ allows for a 100% deduction of the contribution.   Key Details for 70+ Year Olds (Virginia State Tax): No Cap: You are not limited to the $4,000 cap that applies to younger taxpayers; you can deduct the full amount contributed, even if it exceeds $4,000. Carryforward: If you cannot use the full deduction in one year, you can carry forward any undeducted amounts to future tax years. Owner Requirement: You must be the owner of record for the account to claim the deduction. Important Notes: This is a Virginia state tax deduction, not a federal tax deduction. The deduction is only applicable if you pay Virginia state income taxes.

Yes, you should amend your West Virginia (WV) return to remove the tax on your income because you were not a resident at all during the tax year. You will use Schedule A to determine the amount of WV nonresident income and the tax will be calculated based on the WV income vs the total federal income. You will both still be on the same return, however the tax will be applied based on her income and not yours. You will use the married filing separately status.   WV generally requires married couples with different residency statuses (e.g., one resident, one non-resident) to file separate state income tax returns. If one spouse is a full-year resident and the other is a non-resident, they must file separate returns, even if they filed a joint federal return. WV Forms and Instructions (see page 19 and see Schedule A page 7) Note: Since WV and Pennsylvania (PA) are reciprocal states, if there was any PA state withholding on your spouses' income a full refund would be allowed on the PA nonresident return for the WV income.  If there was no PA tax withheld, no PA state return is required for your spouse.

@hccheung  I saw and therefore recreated a similar situation for another user  using  Multiple RIC and two separate country.  I did almost all the entries in the step-by-step mode  and then finally went to  the form 1116 Comp wks. and saw a few issue . This is when I saw that the actual worksheets for the  1099-DIV had  no / incomplete entries for  total asset , adjustment and then adjusted basis.  Corrected these and then everything worked fine.  The part that I did not do and will do now, is whether Turbo had any screens asking for  those details -- because absent that  how does the user  know when and what to enter for these entries.   It seems  that Turbo expects the  users of form 1116 to have quite a bit of knowledge about the form 1116  ( generally would be a stretch ).  So let me create the scenario and I will come back in a few.   pk

@MarilynG1 I did TT online. The only button I see is "Download/Print return (PDF)" and when I do that I get a PDF file in my downloaded folder, so not sure how to get to the image you are showing. Maybe that is only for the desktop version?

Iowa Form 40 Line 14 is the State and local income or general sales taxes included on federal Schedule A.  TurboTax transfer this from the federal return- it would include any tax withholdings on W2s, 1099s etc and any estimated state tax payments.  

sorry amended returns will not be doable until around 2/25/2026 or later, depending on when the 1040-X is finalized. However, wait. The IRS might catch the missing W-2 nd reject your return. In that case you can add that W-2 and refile. If accepted, amending is your only option. 

Thanks for the tip on comparing the 1040's. I'll look into that.   I'm well below the 32% bracket; just breaking into the 24%. Take standard deduction.   The added $10,000 interest was just testing a what if scenario. My expectation was a straight 24% tax.   D'OH!  A Homer Simpson moment.   Typing this out it dawned on me that I lose part of the Additional Senior Deduction.   That explains change in the marginal rate.   Thanks for the memory jogger.   SOLVED.