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Did you pay them with a W2 or a 1099NEC?  Do you need to prepare the W2s or 1099s to give them to your people?     For W2, If Employee Expenses doesn't show up in the list you need to go back to the Business Profile section and click Edit by Has Employees and change it to yes.   For 1099NEC that is Contract Labor on Schedule C line 11.     Where to enter business expenses https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/entering-importing/help/where-do-i-enter-my-self-employment-business-expenses-like-home-office-vehicle-mileage-and-supplies/01/27109

Special Allocations are not supported in the online version of TurboTax Business due to the lack of access to forms. You would need to install TurboTax Business Desktop in order to specially allocate the loans from partners on Schedule L.    Special Allocations in TurboTax Business Desktop are set up under About Your Business with instructions under Partner/Member Information. First, confirm that "Makes Special Allocations" is listed as Yes under Business Info >> About Your Business. Go to Partner/Member Information and click Done at the bottom of the Member Summary page. Continue to the page "How to Enter Special Allocations" and click "See Demo" at the bottom. Follow the first example for Special Allocation by Amount to enter the specific liability amounts on the Schedule K-1 worksheet for each partner under Special Allocations By Amount Line A. (Skip the entry for Schedule K.) Go to the Partners' Liabilities Smart Worksheet under Schedule L of Form 1065 p4-5. Enter the SA code and the total Liabilities on Line D Recourse (beginning and ending columns). If your beginning and ending liability amounts are different, set up two SA codes in step 4, the first for beginning and the second for ending amounts. Then enter the correct SA codes on the Smart Worksheet in Step 6. To confirm the allocations, review Section K on each Schedule K-1.

 TurboTax never knows about offsets to your refund.   The IRS (or your state) does not share any information with TT after you file your tax return, so no one at TT knows if you owed back taxes or child support.   You will receive a letter about the offset in several weeks.   NOTE: You can contact the IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107 to ask if they have an offset for you on file. TurboTax would not have that information.   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/tax-payments/who-can-garnish-an-income-tax-refund/L7cPPzDyc     TurboTax does not receive feedback from the IRS regarding money that was offset from your refund.  If you owed back taxes or child support, you will receive a letter of explanation from the IRS in several weeks.  The WMR site will contain a message regarding your offset.  It is also possible that the IRS caught a mistake you made and reduced your refund.   @robertishmell5

You can't do anything at the moment, and TurboTax has no control over the situation.   If a refund is not deposited to a bank, it goes back to the IRS.   It's the IRS that issues the paper checks, and  It will be mailed to the address listed on your tax return. You can check the IRS website Where's My Refund    You'll need Your Social Security or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN) Your filing status The exact refund amount on your return

Once your return is filed, TurboTax has no control over the processing or the timing when the IRS releases your refund.    Your refund could be offset. The IRS and State Governments have the ability to offset a refund to pay for certain past due debts.  You generally will receive a letter stating what the offset was for.    The IRS provides a toll-free number, (800) 304-3107, to call for information about tax offsets.   Here are a few FAQs to help you track your refund: When will I get my federal tax refund? How do I track my state refund? Why does Where's My Refund say "approved" but TurboTax still says "accepted"? Why do some refunds take longer than others? What if my IRS refund is taking longer than 21 days?

It depends. Make sure you did not enter any amount in box 2, of your 1099-INT. Use the steps below to delete the 1099-INTs to be sure you are doing it correctly. Also follow the steps to remove any debris in the background which is unseen.   Use the link below for your version of TurboTax to delete a form. If you're using TurboTax Online software and need to delete a form, click here. If you're using TurboTax Desktop software and need to delete a form, click here. 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.

When part of your home is rented out, the home expenses need to be prorated based on the rental space square footage. Both ‌income and expenses should be reported on Schedule E.  Sign in to your TurboTax account. Go to the Rental and Royalties section under Federal Taxes, and click the “Rented part of your home” box. If you want TurboTax to calculate your expenses, answer “Yes,” when the screen goes through the setup.  To see more detailed information, please refer to the link below: Where do I enter income and expenses from a rental property?  

TurboTax never knows about offsets to your refund.  The IRS does not share any information with TT after you file your tax return.    If you owed back taxes or child support for which your refund was offset, you will receive a letter from the IRS that explains the offset.  It might be couple of weeks until you get the letter.      NOTE: You can contact the IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107 to ask if they have an offset for you on file. TurboTax would not have that information.   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/tax-payments/who-can-garnish-an-income-tax-refund/L7cPPzDyc     TurboTax does not receive feedback from the IRS regarding money that was offset from your refund.  If you owed back taxes or child support, you will receive a letter of explanation from the IRS in several weeks.  The WMR site will contain a message regarding your offset.  It is also possible that the IRS caught a mistake you made and reduced your refund.  

@dabhunter   Did the Desktop download program start ok?  It is only a suggestion to switch to the Online version.  You can decline it and keep using the Desktop program.  Costco only sells the Desktop program.  Or is your computer too old to install the Desktop program?  This year you need Windows 11 or Mac OS Sonoma 14 computer to install it.    I bought my program from Costco too and stayed in the Desktop program.  

This is the confusing part: "If you change the amount of tax you paid to California in 2025 (such as withholding), then you should amend both returns if it will affect a deduction on the Federal return for taxes paid to CA."   I'm only making changes to CA state return because I was a partial resident in 2025 and I over reported my income to the state by about $1536.   As far as I understand that should not affect Federal return because I must pay Federal tax regardless of where I live. For that reason, I'm not making changes to my Federal tax. It's correct and doesn't need to be amended.   The following is what I clicked to amend State return:   Turbotax still presents 1040-X form and asks me to fill out "Explanation of changes". The following is what Turbotax asked me to fill out (1040-X form automaticaly added to my Amended State return):   I left it blank and skip Run Smart Check to check for errors. The next thing Turbotax tells me is this:   I did make changes to my State return and CA Refund is showing $38. Federal is showing 0. Turbotax insists that I should file my amended return for both state and federal. This makes me think Turbotax is unable to handle Amended State return only or I don't know how to use the software. Worse case scenario I'll just leave it as is. I don't want to mess up my 2025 Federal return just to get my $38 overpayment back from CA.   The other option is to ignore the error on 1040-X form and continue to e-file my Amended State Return only. Ignore the Federal Return (do not e-file or mail it, ever). Is that the correct way to do it?

L'année dernière j'avais réussi à sauvegarder et envoyer ma déclaration provincial en ouvrant en mode administrateur le logiciel TurboImpôt, cependant cette année cette méthode ne fonctionne pas aujourd'hui le 9 mars 2026. Le logiciel a été mis à jour dès l'ouverture de ma session. Ce problème est récurant chez TurbotImpôt, il serait temps que ce problème soit réglé une fois pour toute.

TurboTax does not receive any kind of tax refund, federal or state.   If you requested to have the TurboTax account fees deducted from your federal tax refund, the IRS will send the refund to a third party processor to have the fees and the $40 service charge deducted. The third party processor will deduct the TurboTax fees plus the $40 service charge and then attempt to direct deposit the remaining refund balance into the account that you entered on your tax return. For the status of your tax refund you will need to contact the third party processor, Santa Barbara Tax Product Group, using their website - https://www.sbtpg.com/ Tax Products Group Contact Information - https://help.sbtpg.com/hc/en-us/articles/230084587-Contact-Information Call 1-877-908-7228 Or email - TPG-CSsupport@greendotcorp.com

If you are using the TurboTax online web-based editions those are only good for one tax return per account and User ID.  To start another tax return using the online editions you will need to create a new account with a new User ID and a new email address. Go to this website and click on Sign up to create a new account - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/file-your-own-taxes/