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REVIEW REFUND METHOD https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refunds/help/how-do-i-review-the-federal-refund-method-i-chose-after-filing-with-turbotax-online/00/27417   "...almost ten days...."      That is not an unusual amount of time at all.     TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS.      First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   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.  

What good is it.  You can't use it.  I am attaching a screenshot straight from the help file.  My question and others is this, why is it disabled?  This is one of the reasons I've been using TurboTax for years.  Is it time to move on?  Anyway, please read the "NOTE" in the screenshot.   cc: @tcp100 

If you used the amounts of dividends that came from states other than AZ as the amount for line 15 of AZ Form 140, then yes, you did this correctly.   In your previous post, you mentioned the 1099-DIV screen - were you referencing the "Tell us more about your exempt-interest dividends" screen?  This where the allocation of state taxable/non-taxable dividends are done.  If you dividends came from several states, you would click "I earned exempt-interest dividends in more than one state".  The first state in that listing would be your resident state and the interest earned in the resident state.  You can +Add another state and select "Multiple States" and then enter the interest earned in all the other states.  The amount of non-resident state interest would then have been carried over as an addition to Federal Taxable Income on your state return.

Yes, you can delete unneeded forms in TurboTax Desktop that have no information in them at all, in Forms Mode.   Once you are finished, run the Review to make sure there are no further questions to be resolved before you proceed to file.   See this TurboTax help article for more information.  

@Vanessa A Thank you... I completely understand that... but WHY is the senior deduction being included in the QBI calculation at all?  50% of the articles about this online state that it is not used to calculate QBI and 50% say it is. It has absolutely nothing to do with business income and if the sch C method of QBI calcualtion is used, of course it isn't a factor.  I'm trying to understand where the explanation/guidance is about how this senior deduction, which is separeate from the standard deduction, became a factor in calculating QBI.

I don't think the SE bundle is still available. Looks like you now can do the tax return inside of Quickbooks. Will this help ? https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/send-quickbooks-self-employed-tax-information/L5H8MK9l0_US_en_US

The off campus housing goes under room and board. We have been told the room and board update should be coming out this weekend. Perhaps as  soon as Friday night.   If you have a 529 that isn't taxable, don't enter it at all. Only taxable portions should be reported. Since the 1099-Q was not income, it should not be entered. Tuck the 1099-Q into your tax folder. IRS Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Education states that nontaxable distributions should not be entered. @Sharkbiles 

It's a good idea to wait for both returns to be accepted. It takes some time to be fully processed and you don't have to wait that long. However our amended form (1040-X) is not yet ready.  Read the information below before you begin.   The amended Form 1040-X is not yet available and will likely be later this month. The IRS is not willing to accept an amendment for the current tax year early in the tax season. Use the link below to check to see when it will be available. Do not change your tax return until you read all the instructions. TurboTax needs to know the original numbers and the corrected numbers to provide the correct end results before you prepare it.   If you want to make changes or add a document to a tax return that has already been filed and accepted by the taxing agency, you should follow these guidelines.    You must first wait until the initial return is completely processed. You will have to use the same TurboTax account that you used for the original tax return. Once you begin your amendment, you'll see your original return. The refund calculator will start new at $0 and only reflect the changes in the refund or tax due Only make changes to the areas of your return that need to be corrected. You have three years from the date you filed your return or two years after you paid the tax due (whichever is later) to file an amendment Amend a tax return for the current tax year Tax Form Availability   @user17714495370 

After you initiate the download (in your browser) and return to TurboTax, you should see checkboxes in the TurboTax screen which you can check or uncheck as the case may be. At least that's what I saw, and I could uncheck boxes from accounts I did not want to import into the program.

To enter Form 1098-Mortgage Interest Statement, follow the instructions below:   Open TurboTax  Select Federal, then Deductions & Credits. Under Your Home (you may have to select See all tax breaks to find it), select Start or Revisit next to Mortgage Interest and Refinancing (Form 1098) TurboTax will guide you through the screens to enter your mortgage interest. Refer to the TurboTax article A Guide to the 1098 Form and Your Taxes for more information.