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If you want to split your tax payment between two credit cards you can indicate that you will pay by mailing a check.  Then go to the IRS website:   Pay your taxes by debit or credit card or digital wallet    

I have entered the interest earned from my Schedule K-1 but the program won’t accept it.  I have deleted the k-1 and re-entered several times, but it still won’t accept it.  I even deleted the entire 1040 and started over.  Am I doing something wrong or is your program?

The IRS guideline is that refunds are issued within 21 days, provided they are Electronically filed  With Direct deposit,  And provided there are no other issues. To check your tax refund status in TurboTax,  Sign in to your account and  Go to the "Tax Home" or "Order Details" screen  It will tell you if your return was accepted. If you want to know the status of your tax return,  you should use the IRS Where's My Refund website.  You'll need Your Social Security or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN) Your filing status The exact refund amount on your return

The amend feature for 2025 returns is not yet available in TurboTax.  See the following TurboTax article for instruction on amending and updates on the availability of the amend feature:    How do I amend my federal tax return for this year?    

There is some disagreement, in this forum on how this should be reported.  Based on the fact that the board issued a 1099-NEC, I believe reporting it as self employment (#1)is the correct way.  It should be reported this way because this money is essentially compensation. So, social security & Medicare tax are due. This also treats it as earned income.    1. Report it as self employment. Although it may be news to you that you “have a business” (and most of the other people who get their first 1099-NEC); The IRS considers anything on a form 1099-NEC to be self employment income. Enter the 1099 income, at 1099-MISC and Other Common income / income from a 1099-NEC . You'll also have to pay self employment tax (SET). SET is how the self employed pay social security & Medicare tax .    2. Others say, ignore the fact that it's on a 1099-NEC and enter as "other income". No SET and it's unearned income.  How to Enter in TurboTax: Go to Federal > Wages & Income. Scroll to Less Common Income and select Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C. Select Other reportable income. Enter a description (e.g., "State Board of Education Loan Repayment") and the amount from the form.  

No, the only place that you need to put that information is in box 12 of your W-2 with code DD.     This represents the total cost of what you and your employer paid for your employer-sponsored health coverage.  It is not reported anywhere else on your tax return and does not affect any calculations on your return.  It is informational only.   If you are asking about contributions made to your Health Savings Account (HSA), those are reported in box 12 with code W.  That amount is automatically transferred to the correct tax form for your HSA.  You would only enter any additional contributions that you made to the HSA directly, not through employer payroll deductions, as you go through that section of your return.

If your return has been transmitted and accepted by the IRS, you will have to amend your Federal 1040 tax return.  However, before amending your tax return, do not enter the return and do not make any changes.    If your return has been transmitted and accepted by the IRS, you will not be able to electronically file a second tax return with another service.     Amended tax returns became available in March.   If you used TurboTax Online, log in to your account and select Amend a return that was filed and accepted.    If you used the CD/download product, sign back into your return and select Amend a filed return.    See also this TurboTax Help. Most will report Qualified Overtime on their W-2 income. If so, follow these steps.    Enter the Qualified Overtime Deduction after entering your W-2.  At the screen Let's check for other situations, select Overtime.  Continue.    At the screen Let's see if your overtime qualifies as tax-free, select either:    Help me calculate my eligible overtime. No help needed-I know what to enter. Your employer may have reported your Qualified Overtime on either your W-2 or some other document. Child and Other Dependent Tax Credits are available under Deductions & Credits down the left side of the screen.

Your state of legal residency (SLR) is your home of record, unless you changed it to another state. Changing the state on your paycheck records does not change your state of legal residence.  To change the state of legal residence, a DD Form 2058 must be submitted to your local finance officer and accepted.    From a tax standpoint, your State of Legal Residency (SLR) is considered your "domicile" or "resident" state as long as you are on active duty. Even if you are stationed in another state, you are still considered a resident of your state of legal residence.    To find out if you need to file a state tax return when you are not stationed in your resident state, check out Military Filing Information on State Websites, which has links for active duty military and their spouses in each state. If you have nonmilitary earnings, review Civilian pay earned by active duty military. See this TurboTax Help.    

"If the gains are taxable in 2025 (code P in box 7 of the 2026 Form 1099-R), the Form 1040-X will show the change in taxable income and the balance due."   I enter the change in taxable income [gain] and the balance due on the 1040x.  But actually pay the balance in my 2026 1040 tax return with Form 1099-R (with code P in box 7), correct?