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If you are using Premier Desktop, the easiest way to remove the two nonoperating businesses is to delete the forms from the return in Forms mode. Click on Forms at the top menu when in Step-by-Step. Review the list of forms on the left, then select and delete any that relate to the businesses, such as Schedule C, Schedule C 2 Year Comp, Schedule C Worksheet.    If you haven't made any entries for the two businesses this year, TurboTax may prompt you in Review to answer questions about all of the line items from last year as long as the forms are still there.    Premier is intended for investments and rentals and not for Schedule C.   See this TurboTax tips article for more information about Schedule C.  

Has there been any update on this bug? I generally have the same issue.  I cannot choose to itemize for NYS even though I itemized for Federal, and it seems clear that it makes sense to itemize for NYS.

We have to guess a bit as to what you are doing since no context was provided.  Are you in the efiling stage, and it's asking you to verify your email address with a 6-digit code emailed to you?   It can't be sent in a phone text, since the purpose is to verify your email address, not to verify your phone number.   If you are not receiving the code in your email, also look for it in your email's spam/junk folder.   You can update the email address you want to use for notifications by using the steps below.   Or you may be able to verify the email address inside your account settings, then maybe it won't ask again when you go to efile.   In the left menu column scroll way down to the tab Intuit Account. Then once in the account settings choose tab Sign In & Security. See if your email address has a tiny link beside it that says "not verified".  If so, click that to verify. Perhaps once you verify it there in the account settings, it won't ask you to verify it again when you are efiling. Or you can change the notifications email address to a different one, if desired.  If you do change it, try to verify it there while in the account settings.   If after all that, you still can't resolve your issue, here's how to reach TurboTax Support . Hours 5AM-9PM Pacific, 7 days/week   FAQ: What is the TurboTax phone number? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number/00/25632   If you use Free Edition and don't have phone support, another way to reach them if you have social media is to direct message a Support agent: https://x.com/TeamTurboTax or https://www.facebook.com/turbotax

This is the error for the Form 5695 (Residential Energy Credits).  It was supposed to be resolved by March 6, 2026.  If you still are not able to efile your return: Try manually deleting Form 5695 and re-entering the data from scratch to clear any "ghost" errors in the calculation.  See How do I view and delete forms in TurboTax Online?   Open the rejected return, review the Energy Efficient Home Improvement section for any missing values (like the cost of enabling property), and then re-transmit.

IRS form 1099-INT may be entered manually.  In TurboTax Desktop Home & Business, follow these steps:   Across the top of the screen, click on Federal Taxes. Across the top of the screen , click on Wages & Income. Select I'll choose what I work on. Click to the right of Interest on 1099-INT. At the screen Let's finish pulling in your investments, select Add investments. At the screen Let Us Enter Your Bank and Brokerage, select Skip import. At the screen OK, let's start with one investment type, select Interest.  Click Continue. At the screen Let's get the info from your 1099-INT, enter the information.   See this TurboTax Help.  

There is currently an issue impacting certain returns with Forms 5695. Those returns cannot be filed at this time due to a processing error that will be corrected on March 13, 2026. On or after this date, open the rejected return, review it for errors, and resubmit the return for electronic filing.

I had accidentially redeemed a ROTH slightly less than the five year period. My advisor told me I was good; he was wrong. This is causing me enormous grief and some wasted money. (I've change advisors.) BUT ... I cannot no matter what Turbotax help screens and online expert advice says get to the point where TT asks me the basis cost of the withdrawal. The 1099-R from my broker shows no 'taxable amount' and has code T on box 7. All online instructions say I'll be prompted for entering the basis cost, but I'm not seeing this question anywhere and I can't access 8606 directly. Any advice?

You have to enter the state estimated tax payments in the federal section of TurboTax. Go to Federal Taxes > Deductions & Credits > Estimates and Other Taxes Paid > Estimates > State estimated taxes for 2025.  

Start off reporting the sales the same as if you did get a 1099-B. When it asks for the name of the bank or brokerage, enter anything you like that will identify the sales to you. The name does not go on your tax return. When you get to the screen that asks for the Sales section, select "Short-term did not receive 1099-B form" or "Long-term did not receive 1099-B form" as appropriate. Why did you not get a 1099-B? If you used a broker to sell the investments they should have sent you a 1099-B. How did you sell the investments?  

The Michigan Tier 3 Standard Deduction defaults to $40,000 (married filling jointly) and is not being reduced for prorated income earned in that state.  In summary:   1. I have tried Deleting the Michigan Return and started over 2. Take Standard Deduction is selected in software 3. I have no pension and retirement income allocated to state of michigan (although I have pension and retirement income in AZ).  The pension worksheet properly shows the federal pension and retirement income with none allocated to MI. 4. The software will not let me override the $40,000 field for the default standard deduction (as I believe it should be prorated based on schedule NR line 18 percentage   How can I fix?    

You can enter this in the Education section.  In TurboTax Online: Navigate to Federal > Deductions & Credits > Education > Expenses and Scholarships (Form 1098‑T).  Check the box Received a scholarship, grant or other aid on the screen Did you have any of these common situations in 2025? Continue through the interview, answering the questions and input information from the 1098-T, if you have one.  Continue and enter the other education expenses like books and materials. Continue and you will see the screen Add any other financial aid. Here, you can enter the stipend as "Other scholarships, grants, or fellowships" Continue and answer the rest of the interview questions. TurboTax will treat any amount exceeding qualified expenses as taxable scholarship income.   Note, if you are not required to file a return, this may not be necessary. See the current filing requirements here: Who must file