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@MelindaS1 MelindaS1 @CesarJ    Thanks for the feedback.  I looked up the IRS instructions for 1099-NEC before I started this thread, and it confused me because it referred to a business my son started.  Here is a copy/paste from the IRS website.   "Use Schedule C (Form 1040) to report income or (loss) from a business you operated or a profession you practiced as a sole proprietor. An activity qualifies as a business if your primary purpose for engaging in the activity is for income or profit and you are involved in the activity with continuity and regularity. For example, a sporadic activity, a not-for-profit activity, or a hobby does not qualify as a business. To report income from a nonbusiness activity, see the Instructions for Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8j."   So I have two questions:  1) Since the business owner issued a 1099-NEC with a TIN, how does the IRS know the Schedule C applies to the 1099-NEC my son was issued if the business owner is not listed anywhere on the form.   2) Since he only worked once for a few hours, should we be reporting this on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8j?

As xmasbaby0 mentioned, the way you enter your mileage depends on what type of mileage it is.     For a Schedule C business, search for schedule c and select the Jump to link. For a rental property, search for rentals and select the Jump to link. For medical or charity mileage, go to the Federal Taxes and click on Deductions & Credits. How do I claim vehicle expenses for my business or rental? What are the standard mileage rates? @tynes_john 

Once your finish entering the 1099-R, you will get to a screen "Traditional IRAs" that asks if you have any non-deductible contributions.  Click Yes if you do have a basis in traditional IRA(s).   On the next screen, you will be asked the total basis of your account on 12/31/24.  This amount will be on line 14 of Form 8606 in 2024.  If you didn't use up any of the basis in your traditional IRA accounts, you can enter the total basis in this box.   The very next screen asks for the total value of your traditional IRAs as of the end of 2025.  You'll enter that information there, so that the non-taxable basis withdrawn can be determined and not be taxed.  The determination of the non-taxable basis will be calculated on your 2025 Form 8606.

mike-your tone is not appreciated so no need to respond further.    to clarify, in the personal deductions & credits section of the interview, the subsection of estimates and other taxes paid there is a sub-sub section titled “other income taxes paid”. it’s here that there is an amount that cannot be reconciled and the amount is not on the paper 1040.

That is an interesting point and the reason I had to go to the Home Int worksheets to check the detail. When I first entered the information for the 1098s, the program asked those questions and I responded appropriately. Again - the Home Int worksheets show the correct information and responses.  It is the Schedule A Line 8a that shows $0 for interest on Form 1098.  My only workaround has been to enter the combined interest on Sch A Line 8b - I don't want to file the return this way because that is incorrect!

Yes. Just put the deductible part of your annual car taxes in the Personal Property section. Keep in mind that only the part based on your car’s value counts.   Follow these steps: Go to Federal Taxes section.  Select Deductions & Credits. Click the Cars and Other Things You Own section. Select Start/Update. Answer "Yes" to paying personal property taxes. Enter the amount paid.  

Thnak you  Yes my coding is correct on the form # 424400 How ever on the "Your Audit Assessment is ready" Page it questons my reporting of inventory. In the years past it never questioned this item, but now it does. It says this "It's uncommon for someone who works in Food delivery driving to have Inventory expenses. Double-check the rules around claiming these expenses to make sure they apply to you and make any necessary changes. If you do qualify for this deduction, then you don't need to change anything."  Which makes not sense. It must have something to do with new question(s) for this year at the beginning of my having to enter my Self-employed information. The question was about what type of food delivery or something like that. Apperently it did not change my coding from my importing of last years information, but the software prep started asking a lot wierd questions that do not pertain to my bussiness, such as 'did I work/or deliver for Uber-eats, etc.'?  Even with a no reply the software gave me some questionable commments and then moved to the next step.  I wanted to go back to those first questions and fix or better answer those questions so that i would not recieve the software in asking about why I have inventory for my bussiness.  Or since the code input is correct, should I just ignore the audit summary and move on?

The IRS should be accepting amended Forms 1040X for 2025 around March 4, 2026.  If your federal return was not accepted, you should wait until that date to see if that status changes, but in general, Form 1040-X (amended return) will show the status as "received,"  or "completed,"  or "adjusted" if a change is made.  This status  usually starts showing up about 3 weeks after filing your Form 1040X.   You will receive a confirmation email from TurboTax (usually within 24–48 hours) when the status updates to "Accepted" in your TurboTax account. This means that the IRS has received your Form 1040X. It is a little different than a regular tax return that shows accepted when the IRS accepts your return.   You can use the IRS "Where's my Amended Return" tool to check on your amended returns status however as stated above, it takes about 3 to 4 weeks to show up on this system.  Amended returns can take 8–16 weeks to process.   If you just filed your Form 1040X, there may also be delays due to high volume of returns, processing delays or incorrect SSN or tax year or filing status. Make sure these are correct on your amended return.    Click here for additional information regarding filing an amended return.   Click here for additional information about e-filing your Form 1040-X.     If you have additional information or questions regarding this, please return to Community and we would be glad to help.  

The calculated amount on line 7b(2) is amount on line "7b(1)c" plus State real estate tax and State property tax (Last year Schedule A line 5b and 5c) plus Total interest paid  (Last year Schedule A line 10).

when did you e-file? Because after mid-October 2025 efiling for 2024 was closed.    see this webpage https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/how-can-i-file-my-2024-tax-returns-now-in-2026/00/3745480    however if you use a TurboTax pro to prepare 2024 even after 10/15/2025 they may still be able to e-file. But then you pay for  

Where are you entering your License Number?  What error do you receive?  If you're preparing a non-resident state return, your resident state driver license number should work.  Try entering only the first three letters.   Here's more on Driver's License Number Error.   @CATAIDA4 

L'étudiant doit faire sa propre déclaration de revenus, c'est l'étudiant qui entre le RL-8 dans sa déclaration et non le parent. L'étudiant doit indiquer que ses frais de scolarité sont transférés. Maximum fédéral est 5 000.00 et au provincial c'est 8% du montant des frais de scolarité. Ensuite l'étudiant doit être entré dans la section de vos personnes à charge.  À noter que si l'étudiant a travaillé pendant l'année et qu'il doit de l'impôt, ses frais de scolarité seront utilisés pour réduire sa propre impôt à payer à zéro avant de pouvoir les transférés.   Dans votre déclaration, sous Déductions - Profil des personnes à charge, cochez que vous demandez un des crédits 'montants pour frais de scolarité et études transférés'.     Continuer à partir de là.    Merci de choisir TurboImpôt      

The other thing you can check in the 1098 entry is the screen that says Let's get some details about this loan.    The loan should be indicated as This loan is neither of these, unless it was a HELOC or refi. For those, you will need to answer the question asking if you used  the loan only on the home it's secured by.    

"I just visited the Employment Expenses section in a Desktop version, and answering "No" to the question "Do you have any employment expenses for W-2 work?" just brought up the Job-Related Expenses Summary screen."   @MonikaK1  Well, TurboTax shouldn't do that either now, should it?  Why would you enter job-related expenses when you've already said you don't have any?   But the fact that you see a different error than I do points to one of the worst issues I've seen with TurboTax in previous editions. Because it automatically starts by reading in a previous year's TurboTax return, users need to be extremely careful that there isn't something buried in the database that they don't intend to be in their current return.    In this case, I had seen that the 2025 program created a Form 2106, and it took several attempts to delete it.  (Another unchangeable checkbox required drilling down into the forms.)  I confirmed that form is now gone, yet I continue to get the "Tell us about the occupation" page. This is a serious data retention issue that Intuit needs to fix, along with the more of an irritation bug that you're seeing. 

I was thinking more about the above and I think my assumption was wrong and I am supposing that the 1099-R with Code "R" was received for 2025, code R is "Recharacterized IRA contribution made for 2024 or a previous year.".  Entering this 1099-R triggers the prompt you are asking about that you may need to amend your 2024 taxes.  See thread below and you can probably find others - 1099-R with code "R" does nothing to your return in 2025, and you need to have recorded the recharacterization in 2024 hence that prompt - but if you did that then there is presumably nothing to amend.  I think from 2025 perspective as long as you have the right basis carryover from 2024 then the rest of your 8606 should work out fine.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/prior-year-roth-recharacterization-and-possible-amendment/00/3463318