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Try these options to fix your Drivers' License issue: Double check that you are not entering the expiration date on the issued date, and vice versa.  Make sure the date is entered in the following format (MM/DD/YYYY) Remove any extra spaces. Make sure that there are no extra spaces. You can also try to clear your Cache and Cookies and re enter your driver’s license number.  

The home office deduction is available to qualified self-employed taxpayers. Does your 1099-MISC require you to report the income on a Schedule C for self-employed? If so, the home office deduction is found with other common business expenses in your business income and expense section of TurboTax.   Where do I enter the home office deduction for my business?   If you are self-employed, see the article below to determine if you qualify for the deduction.   The Home Office Deduction   @drmusedeb 

The software works fine. It seems like you made an excess contribution if you are charged the 6% penalty.  Please verify that you have taxable compensation to make the IRA contribution.   If you do have an excess contribution then you need to remove the excess plus earnings by the due date to avoid the 6% penalty. Please make sure you request the withdrawal of excess contribution plus earnings with your financial institution. The earnings will be taxable in the year the contribution was made.   @Ben19381  

I would suggest contacting your employer, or payroll department.  Have them confirm if there was a change to the EIN.   In the absence of any other information, use the number from last year. If your return is rejected because of the EIN, use the other number.

No. You cannot change or add anything on the return that you just e-filed, nor can you stop it.  It is too late, just like when you put an envelope in a US mailbox on the corner.  The IRS does not allow you to take it back.   If you left out a W-2, a 1099G, or a dependent, or a 1099 etc…DO NOT change your return while it is “pending.”  The changes will go nowhere.   Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return.  If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and make the necessary changes to your tax return and re-submit your return.    Sometimes—not always— the IRS corrects your mistakes, while they are processing your return.    If the IRS accepts your return, however, then you have to wait longer until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund.  THEN you can prepare an amended tax return and e-file or mail  it in. You have to be able to work from that return exactly the way it was when it was e-filed originally.  You will need to use a form called a 1040X.     Meanwhile, DO NOT go in and start changing anything on your return in the system, or you will make a mess for yourself.  Sit tight and wait until you see what the IRS does with the return you just e-filed  

You should not change any amounts that were reported on your Form 1099-R from Charles Schwab.  Enter it as you received it.  Go to Wages and Income > Retirement Plans and Social Security > IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R) and click Start to enter your information.   However, if you made an estimated payment to help cover the amount that was automatically withheld and shown on your Form 1099-R, then you can enter that information in another section of your return.  The following TurboTax help article will give you guidance to do this:   Where do I enter my estimated tax payments? @greg-font   

TurboTax never tells you that a refund has been "approved."   TT only tells you if a return has been accepted.   Accept and approved are different.  Only the IRS can approve of a refund.   Check to see what it says on the IRS refund site:   You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds  

No, these state estimated taxes were withheld from your nanny's wages when you submitted the payments to Virginia on VA-5, whether that was monthly or quarterly.  The state withholdings would have been reported on your nanny's W-2 statement when you (or your payroll company) prepared that form.  The state estimated tax payments would not impact your personal state income tax return.   Please see Household Employer Withholding Tax (nanny tax) for more details.

Since the rules on tips changed mid-year, employers are not required to report your tips separately, so most employers reported the tips on BOX 7 of your W2.   You can generally use the amount on Box 7 to determine your qualified tips.    If the amount that was reported on your Box 7, includes allocated tips, or service charges, you can make an adjustment. There is a question after you enter your W2 that asks if you need to change your tip amount.  You can enter the amount of tips that qualify in this question.   No Tax on Tips: How It Works in the One Big Beautiful Bill

Thank you for the reply and providing the link. Those are the instructions I followed previously.  It seems I do not qualify for the EITC as I make too much. I still would like to file my taxes even though I don't qualify for the EITC.   My questions are: 1) Do I skip the EITC section altogether and just file as is? Or do I go through the EITC section and simply chose NO when asked "Do you want to add your Medicaid waiver payments to your income for this credit?". When I chose NO, it actually tells me I qualify (but only if I put $1 in box 1 and 2) and would get a $2 Federal refund.    2) Is it OK to add tax breaks like car registration?   I just want to file to have my taxes on record and not having to owe anything.   Thank you.