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The 1099-MISC was issued to your attorney, not to you, so you aren't required to enter it. Your attorney is responsible for reporting that income on their tax return. You should only report the W-2 income on your tax return.  

Q. Do I need to enter my daughter's 1098-T? A. Yes, most likely; but not always. See details at the link.    Q. Where I can put it in? A. Usually, on the parent's return; but not always. See details at the link.     Here's a post on the five main points on the  1098-T: https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-what-do-i-do-with-form-1098t/01/3760212#M63114

The rental property depreciation area is available and working as expected. The form to claim depreciation is Form 4562.  You can see this Form when you preview your 1040, and scroll to Form 4562 (Go to Tax Tools on the left of your screen, then Print Center, select "Print, save or preview this year's return".) If you don't have any new additions, you can still see depreciation, it will be on Schedule E, line 18.   If you haven't yet entered asset information, you'll need to do that before you see this appear on the forms. You'll navigate to the rental property section and add an asset to claim depreciation. 

Since you stated that your spouse has no income then, as long as you had no income from Illinois sources you are probably ok not filing the Illinois Married Filing Separate return.     Take a look at the Illinois filing requirements using the link below to be certain that you do not need to file the Illinois return:   Who must file an Illinois tax return?   @Sneha 

Another Tax expert had this to say. Is this not accurate in your opinion?   "Sometimes taxpayers may need or want to make a change after they have already timely filed their tax return with the IRS. This is not an unusual occurrence and there are a variety of reasons that can give rise to this situation. Individual or business taxpayers may experience a change in circumstances, may receive relevant information late, or may discover something was missed on their original filing. Rarely does the law provide taxpayers with opportunities for what basically amounts to a tax filing do-over of sorts. Depending on the timing and circumstances, taxpayers may have the remedy to file a superseding return. Read on to learn more before you timely file a corrective or revised return with the IRS.   The Difference Between Superseding Returns and Amended Returns Both superseding returns and amended returns can be filed to change or correct information after the taxpayer has already timely filed an original return. Despite this shared purpose, these are different types of returns that present unique considerations for taxpayers.   Generally, superseding returns are intended to replace or supersede (hence the name) a timely filed original return with a subsequent timely filed return. Superseding returns change items reported on an original return and must be timely filed before the original filing deadline, including extensions. The changes made by a superseding return are, in effect, incorporated into and relate back to the original return. Because it must be filed before the applicable deadline, a superseding return can only be filed within that limited window of time.   In contrast, an amended return changes items reported on an original return but is filed after the original filing deadline, including extensions. Generally, the deadline for refund claims is the later of either three years from the date the original return was filed or two years from the date the tax was paid. The filing of an amended return modifies the original filed return, and the IRS treats it as the taxpayer’s return of record. Whereas taxpayers file superseding returns using Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, amended returns are filed differently using Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. Both types of returns can be filed electronically."

What I see in the main form for 7 = 382.95.   Of course, in 1a I have the overall total dividends.     Below is the partial detail of this one section (out of several sections), where the foreign tax paid is listed.  At the bottom of this section is the total dividends for the full section and total foreign tax withheld.  I am confused as to what to enter for the foreign source income:   Actually, given this is so little money, I am ready to just enter the foreign tax as a deduction instead of credit.  Your thoughts?     (Partial of this one section) 03/21/25 259.76 Qualified dividend 03 03/21/25 184.27 Nonqualified dividend 03 03/21/25 -29.47 Foreign tax paid-Various 03 06/20/25 479.06 Nonqualified dividend 03 06/20/25 -76.63 Foreign tax paid-Various 03 09/19/25 501.00 Qualified dividend 03 09/19/25 355.42 Nonqualified dividend 03 09/19/25 -56.85 Foreign tax paid-Various 03 12/19/25 -219.64 Foreign tax paid-Various 03    

Because your 2025 tax return has been filed and accepted by the IRS and your state taxing authority, the only way to make any changes to your tax return is to file an amended return (Form 1040-X).    Even though the filing deadline of April 15 has not yet arrived, once a return is filed and accepted there is no way to change it without filing a 1040-X.   See this IRS article about requirements for Form 1040-X.

I got this same rejection code instantly on Feb 27th and the messaged stated to file again on March 6th.  When I tried this morning 3/8/26, a new messages states to try again on March 13th? Hopefully this will be resolved soon! Federal return rejection Reject Code /Return/Return Data/IRS5695/Egy E ff c n t Hm I m p r v Cr Grp/ E x t e r i or Door Egy Star  R q r Grp /Oth Exterior Door Egy Star R q r Grp

There was an update that has recently been completed.  If you have TurboTax Desktop, please update your software upon prompting when starting the software.  If you are using the Online version, I would suggest clearing your cookies and cache before attempting to start the 5695 again (How to clear your cache).    If you are still getting an error, please describe the specific issue in some more detail.

If the error message you see relates to Form 1042-S, please follow these steps to removed Code 20:   Log into TurboTax Select tab Federal Taxes / Wages and Income / Scroll down to Less Common Income section. Choose Miscellaneous Income.   Select the very first option at the top "Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099". Delete the record per Expert JohnB5677   Otherwise, this may be browser-related. Please log out of TurboTax, refresh your browser, and clear your cookies and cache. Then restart your browser and log into TurboTax again. Or try a different browser.    For more help, please see:  How do I delete cookies? How to clear your cache

To enter your Form 1099-NEC in TurboTax:   Sign in and open or continue your return. Search for 1099-NEC and select the Jump to link. Answer the questions and continue through to enter the information from your form. If you have multiple 1099-NECs to enter, you can select +Add Another 1099-NEC on the 1099-NEC Summary screen. When you’re done, we’ll ask you a few questions and help you through entering any expenses you may have so that you can reduce your taxable income.   What is a 1099-NEC? Where do I enter my self-employment business expenses, like home office, vehicle mileage, and supplies?