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@debert , if what you are trying to do is get the  Home sale gain excluded  ( up to $250,000 per filer ), then you only have to report the sale of the home  in the year it sold ( in your case 2025).   TurboTax will ask you if this was your main home, how long did you use it as your main home  and  when did you acquire it.  TurboTax will do the rest.  I am assuming that you have a 1099-S . To be able to exclude the gain, you have to meet the following conditions : (a) At least one of the filers have to have owned the prop. for two years; (b) Bothe filers  must have used the prop. as main home for a total of 763 days  with a look back period of 5 years from the  date of closing of the sale. (c) Neither of you must have availed yourselves of this exclusion in the last two years.   Does this help ?   Is there more  I can do for you ?

I can't find the citation that I am looking for, but I am almost certain that if you were "in business" when the 'work' was created, any royalties from that is still considered as business income.   This isn't what I was looking for, but here is a clip from an IRS Audit Guide:   Self-Employment Tax Issues (1) Songwriters are generally considered self-employed individuals. Situations may exist where retired songwriters are receiving royalties from past works. The taxpayer may no longer be active in the business but would still owe self- employment tax on any royalties. There may be circumstances where a songwriter is an employee such as when they perform all or most of their songwriting services through an unrelated employer or through a closely held and controlled corporation of their own. (2) Although royalties may be reported on Form 1099-MISC as royalty income, generally the income should be recognized as self-employment income on Schedule C.   https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p5774.pdf#page=84

Here’s the honest truth: I’ve tried several times, and all my slips are sitting right there in my CRA account. But when I use TurboTax to import them, it only brings in a couple. Even the one T5 slip that did download came in with different numbers. I used the exact same steps in StudioTax and with Wealthsimple’s software, and everything imported perfectly. So the issue is clearly and strickly with TurboTax’s importer, not CRA or my information. I’ve been using TurboTax for over 30 years, and I’m really disappointed. I’ve noticed these import mismatches for several years now, and nothing has improved. Unfortunately, TurboTax just isn’t as reliable as it used to be. At this point, I’m planning to uninstall it and request a refund. You’d think that if this has been an ongoing problem, it would have been fixed by now.

Thank you, @JohnB5677.   There's another thread about this same topic:  https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-standard-versus-itemized-deduction/01/3843659/highlight/false#M366476   I've actually already posted a file token there.  That was last Wed and there's been no update since then.  I can't tell whether anyone has looked at the file or not.  I'd welcome your follow-up.  (And I think it's in Intuit's interest that someone investigate because this seems to be a meaningful bug.)

@User[phone number removed] Thank you for trying to help the rest of us. Unfortunately I haven't gotten it to work.... yet. If you'd be willing to answer a few questions, I'd be very appreciative.   Context: We have a high school student with independent school tuition, etc. We have a 1099-Q for a 529 withdrawal (max for tax-free).   1. I went into forms and deleted the form with the unfixable TP/SP error. (Oddly, it also had an error for an unanswered question for college students, even though child is clearly identified as highschool, not college. But it allows me to just check that box to correct.) 2. I then had to go through the relevant interview steps - 1099-Q, student info, student $$s (rq'd, and wanted to be sure I didn't create other issues). 3. Got through it all, and the error popped up in the newly generated form. If there is something you recall doing differently or additionally, I'd appreciate any thoughts. I'm glad you got it to work. Thank you!

You may donate clothing and household items.  However, the donation is reported on IRS form 8283 Noncash Charitable Contributions.  The process has not changed for many years.  See this TurboTax Help.   The form allows the taxpayer to report the date of donation, how acquired, the donor's cost basis, the item's fair market value and method used for valuation.  You may select Help me value my donations to determine the valuation.

Maybe you can claim him as a qualifying relative. There are a few tests to pass.  Income - taxable income must be less than $5,300. If only disability or social security is received, there isn't taxable income. For more on all the tests, see this article.

It's not clear if you are using TurboTax Desktop or TurboTax Online. The instructions here for for TurboTax Desktop since the online version should be automatic.    here are a couple of things you should do. First close your TurboTax Desktop. Second, check your download folder to see if the Massachusetts (MA) state return did download. If so, with TurboTax Desktop closed, try to install the MA tax return (double click on the file in your folder). Once you follow the screens and it completes you should open your return again and see if the MA state is added to your file, Expect updates to take place.   Please update here if you have additional details to share or need further assistance.