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You must be signed onto your online account and you must actually accessing the 2025 online tax return, either in the Wages & Income section or the Deductions & Credits section for the links on the left side of the online program screen to be active.   If you have not paid for the online edition you are using, have not filed your tax return or registered the Free edition, then you can clear your return and start over with a lower priced edition. Click on Switch Products on the lower left side of the program screen while working on the 2025 online tax return. Click on Clear & Start Over  

Since Ohio and Kentucky have a reciprocity agreement, you are only taxed on your wages in your state of residence (Ohio).    Since no Kentucky state tax was withheld, you do not need to file a Kentucky state return at all. In TurboTax, when asked if you "lived or worked in another state," you can say No. This is how you indicate you are not filing a KY tax return. How to get the credit on your Ohio Local Return: Enter your W-2 exactly as it appears. Ensure Box 18 (Local wages), Box 19 (Local tax), and Box 20 (Locality name) are entered for both your home city and the Kentucky city. During the state entry of your Ohio Return:  When you get to "Credit for Taxes Paid to Other Localities" section, you will either have a RITA or a CCA return depending on which your locality uses.  On a RITA Return: Look for Column J (Credit Rate) and Column K (Credit Limit). You will list the Kentucky city as the "Work Municipality." RITA will then apply your home city’s "Credit Factor" to the tax you paid in KY. On a CCA Return: Use Schedule L. You will list the taxes paid to the Kentucky city to offset the tax owed to your residence city. Important Note: The credit is usually the lesser of what you paid in KY or what your home city charges. If KY took 2% and your home city charges 1.5%, you usually only get credit for 1.5%.

Did you e-file your tax return and was it accepted? Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.   You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now".   After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.   Note - 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.  Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.   To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product.   What is the status of your tax return?

I have to file a corrected 1099-NEC to change the name on a 2025 form that was e-filed & accepted. According to TT Business 2025 instructions - I have to cancel the original and then e-file the corrected one. How to I mark the new 1099-NEC as corrected? It only lets you file it as a new 1099-NEC.

To edit your personal information, navigate to the Personal Information tab and follow these steps:   Log in to your TurboTax Account. Select "Take Me To My Return." Click "My Info" on the left-hand navigation panel. Scroll to the section you need to modify.

When you are entering your personal information in the My Info section of the online program you will be asked for your filing status.  You should select Married and that you will be filing the tax return with your spouse.

Did you e-file your tax return and was it accepted? Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.   You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now".   After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.   Note - 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.  Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.   To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product. 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_...

For tax year 2025, you can only deduct charitable contributions if you itemize deductions.   Beginning with tax year 2026, if you do not itemize, you may deduct up to $1,000 ($2,000 if filing jointly) of your cash contributions to certain qualified organizations.   See this IRS document for more information.   Line 11 of Schedule 1 is for Educator expenses.