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March 15, 2026
5:36 AM
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Yes, you should report the distributions. If you don't have a Form 1099-SA for your HSA distributions, you can still enter your distributions in TurboTax by manually reporting them in the HSA section...
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Yes, you should report the distributions. If you don't have a Form 1099-SA for your HSA distributions, you can still enter your distributions in TurboTax by manually reporting them in the HSA section under Wages & Income or Deductions & Credits. To enter HSA distributions without a 1099-SA:
1. Go to the HSA section in TurboTax. 2. Select to add or edit HSA distributions. 3. Enter the distribution amount manually. 4. Clearly indicate that the funds were used for qualified medical expenses to avoid taxes. It’s important to keep records of your qualified medical expenses to verify the tax-free status of these distributions, especially if the IRS requests proof.
March 15, 2026
5:32 AM
Yes, that is the correct place to enter property taxes that were not reported on a mortgage 1098 statement.
March 15, 2026
5:31 AM
Here are some options you have if you need additional assistance with your return:
TurboTax Live, where you can get help from live tax experts, they can even review your return once you are ...
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Here are some options you have if you need additional assistance with your return:
TurboTax Live, where you can get help from live tax experts, they can even review your return once you are done.
Live Expert Assist, where an expert helps you do your taxes
Live Expert Full Service, where an expert does your taxes for you. See the links below for more information:
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March 15, 2026
5:30 AM
For an independent contractor like your son who has many business expenses (travel, equipment, meals, gas, auto expenses), the best TurboTax version is TurboTax Self-Employed. This version is tail...
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For an independent contractor like your son who has many business expenses (travel, equipment, meals, gas, auto expenses), the best TurboTax version is TurboTax Self-Employed. This version is tailored for freelancers and small business owners. It helps report income on Schedule C and includes guidance for deducting business expenses like travel, meals, vehicle expenses, and equipment. It also supports mileage tracking and can help find industry-specific deductions for photographers and other independent contractors.
March 15, 2026
5:29 AM
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If the deduction for your traditional IRA contribution is not appearing on Schedule 1 line 20: Make sure that you have compensation from working (making a traditional IRA contribution requires c...
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If the deduction for your traditional IRA contribution is not appearing on Schedule 1 line 20: Make sure that you have compensation from working (making a traditional IRA contribution requires compensation; you are not permitted to deduct a contribution that you are not permitted to make). Check on the IRA Information Worksheet that box 3 (Married Filing Separately) under Federal filing status is marked and that the box to indicate that you lived apart all year is marked. On the IRA Contribution Worksheet make sure that the box on line 10 for Taxpayer is not marked. If the box on line 10 is marked and you are unable to unmark it, it would seem that you have either a self-employed retirement deduction, box 13 Retirement plan is marked on a W-2, or in box 12 of a W-2 you have entered a code that reports contributions to a retirement plan.
March 15, 2026
5:28 AM
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March 15, 2026
5:24 AM
No, you will not be able to deduct everything you spent for home office expenses. The expenses must be allocated based on the combination of time spent using each office and the time spent working i...
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No, you will not be able to deduct everything you spent for home office expenses. The expenses must be allocated based on the combination of time spent using each office and the time spent working in your business in each office.
The items you mentioned (such as rent, utilities, internet) are not 100% office expenses even though they may seem like it. Those are expenses related to your whole home and they would be further limited by the square feet of the office versus the whole home. This calculation will be done for each home office.
The reality is that the home office deduction is usually less significant than you might expect because of the limitations that must be imposed based on square feet, time using the home office, and time spent working in the office.
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March 15, 2026
5:23 AM
There are a few states that have a Schedule M, most of them use the schedule to add or subtract items from the federal adjusted gross income (AGI). TurboTax transfers data from your federal return t...
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There are a few states that have a Schedule M, most of them use the schedule to add or subtract items from the federal adjusted gross income (AGI). TurboTax transfers data from your federal return to your state return. Before you begin troubleshooting your state return, go back through your federal return and make sure everything is correct.
After you review your federal return, select the State Taxes tab and review the state section. Pay close attention to the information, especially if you have made changes to your federal return. There might be new sections that need to be completed.
Troubleshooting common federal to state transfer issues
If your issue continues, you can give us more information about what state you are working on and we would be glad to help.
March 15, 2026
5:22 AM
To go back and edit the information for an HSA, take the following steps:
From inside your account go to the search field (magnifying glass icon) and
Search HSA.
Click Jump to HSA. From t...
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To go back and edit the information for an HSA, take the following steps:
From inside your account go to the search field (magnifying glass icon) and
Search HSA.
Click Jump to HSA. From there
Select the option that says "None of the Above"
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March 15, 2026
5:21 AM
When posting this response, I forgot one of the most important items- after creating the pseudo 1099-DIV for each specific country, make sure to go back to your original 1099-DIV where all these indi...
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When posting this response, I forgot one of the most important items- after creating the pseudo 1099-DIV for each specific country, make sure to go back to your original 1099-DIV where all these individual entries were found and subtract the total dividends, qualified dividends, and foreign tax paid from the original document. You want to end up with the 'original' 1099 without any foreign taxes on it, and no foreign dividends, and individual 1099's - one for each country listed on your original 1099. If you don't go back and subtract this out you will end up doubling your foreign dividends (and foreign tax paid)
March 15, 2026
5:18 AM
TurboTax may show the maximum allowed self-employed retirement plan contribution to help you understand your potential deduction, even if you enter $0 as your actual contribution. To have TurboTax...
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TurboTax may show the maximum allowed self-employed retirement plan contribution to help you understand your potential deduction, even if you enter $0 as your actual contribution. To have TurboTax recognize your zero contribution and allow a personal IRA deduction: 1. Double-check in the Self-Employed Retirement Plans section that you entered $0 for all types of self-employed retirement contributions. 2. On the screen showing the max contribution, make sure you did not select any option to "Maximize Contribution." 3. If the maximum amount still appears, try revisiting and confirming your actual entries until the software recalculates properly.
Q. If I end up using only $3,132 on MY return for the LLC, will it be required to enter/report any of the 1099‑Q or 1098‑T information in the “Deductions & Credits → Education” section on my child’s ...
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Q. If I end up using only $3,132 on MY return for the LLC, will it be required to enter/report any of the 1099‑Q or 1098‑T information in the “Deductions & Credits → Education” section on my child’s tax return in TurboTax?
A. No. She has nothing to report.
Q. My understand is the Education section can be totally skipped on my child's tax return in this case.
A. Yes. She has nothing to report.
Q. Also, on my child’s tax return, I believe the box “Someone can claim me as a dependent” should be selected/checked. Is that correct?
A. Yes.
With the 2018 tax law change, most students will get the same refund/pay same amount of tax whether they claim themselves or not. The personal exemption has been eliminated and the standard deduction increased.
March 15, 2026
5:18 AM
My independent contractor son receives a 1099 each year from his employer.. He is a photographer with many work expenses, travel, equipment, meals, gas, auto expenses etc. I need to know the best ve...
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My independent contractor son receives a 1099 each year from his employer.. He is a photographer with many work expenses, travel, equipment, meals, gas, auto expenses etc. I need to know the best version of Turbotax he should use. I can not find a clear answer to this question. Thank you
March 15, 2026
5:17 AM
OK Apparently fixed
March 15, 2026
5:17 AM
Some customers will need to allow the Intuit site permission to access your local network. If you have already denied permission, you will need to reset it.
In Chrome, you can do this by clic...
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Some customers will need to allow the Intuit site permission to access your local network. If you have already denied permission, you will need to reset it.
In Chrome, you can do this by clicking on the View Site Information icon to the left of the address bar. Turn on Local Network Access.
In Edge, this may be done by:
Clicking the three dots in the upper right hand corner.
Go to Settings and more.
Select Privacy, search and services.
Select Site permissions.
Select All permissions.
Scroll to local network access.
Set to Ask before accessing.
March 15, 2026
5:15 AM
@TTran Re-edit that 1099-DIV again, and get to the where you split up you $$ amount. 1) Select the top, One State button and set it to "Multiple States" (at the end of the pulldown list)...
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@TTran Re-edit that 1099-DIV again, and get to the where you split up you $$ amount. 1) Select the top, One State button and set it to "Multiple States" (at the end of the pulldown list). Do not set that to MD. 2) Re-select the second button and your former settings should still be there. 3) you may have to hit the "Continue" before this correction takes effect. Keep an eye on the state refund/tax due meter at steps 2 and 3....but that should work. For the non-MD states $$, you should just choose "Multiple States" Also, you can specify any US Territory bond $$ for MD exclusion...Puerto Rico, Guam, etc. ______________________ Please post back if this worked for you...or not...there is another way, but only if necessary.
March 15, 2026
5:11 AM
Para ingresar su ingreso por intereses del IRS en TurboTax Online, siga estos pasos: Vaya a la sección Salarios e ingresos (Wages & Income). Busque la sección para el Ingreso por intereses 1099...
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Para ingresar su ingreso por intereses del IRS en TurboTax Online, siga estos pasos: Vaya a la sección Salarios e ingresos (Wages & Income). Busque la sección para el Ingreso por intereses 1099-INT (1099-INT Interest Income). Responda Sí cuando se le pregunte si recibió algún ingreso por inversiones. Seleccione Agregar otro 1099-INT (Add another 1099-INT) o Agregar inversiones (Add investments). Elija importar su 1099-INT o Ingresar de una manera diferente (Enter a different way) para escribirlo manualmente. Siga las instrucciones en pantalla para ingresar su ingreso por intereses tal como aparece en su formulario 1099-INT. @yorlandaluna
March 15, 2026
5:10 AM
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Since you registered a general partnership, the business is generally required to file Form 1065, and each spouse reports their share of income or loss from the Schedule K-1 on your joint Form 1040. ...
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Since you registered a general partnership, the business is generally required to file Form 1065, and each spouse reports their share of income or loss from the Schedule K-1 on your joint Form 1040.
The IRS allows a Qualified Joint Venture only when spouses jointly operate a business that is not organized as a state-law entity, such as a partnership or LLC.
Because your business is registered as a partnership, you would file Form 1065 and use the partnership EIN, not your individual SSNs, for the business filings.
For more information, see,
Election for married couples unincorporated businesses
March 15, 2026
5:09 AM
When will the section of Sale of property/depreciation be updated and function properly. As of 3/15/2025, I cannot finish my taxes. I sold a condo unit and Turbo Tax is not able to take that info ...
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When will the section of Sale of property/depreciation be updated and function properly. As of 3/15/2025, I cannot finish my taxes. I sold a condo unit and Turbo Tax is not able to take that info and customer support is of no help. They have many solutions but they seem to functioning in the dark. The originally said the forms were not issued from IRS, but that is not true now and probably wasn't then. I bought a product that is not working. I've used it for 25 years and this is the first major disappointment that has some very significant consequences for me.
March 15, 2026
5:08 AM
Las categorías en la Casilla 14 no están estandarizadas. Tu empleador puede usar lo que quiera para clasificar algunos de tus beneficios. Si el código específico de la Casilla 14 no aparece como una ...
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Las categorías en la Casilla 14 no están estandarizadas. Tu empleador puede usar lo que quiera para clasificar algunos de tus beneficios. Si el código específico de la Casilla 14 no aparece como una opción en TurboTax Online, puedes ingresar la descripción manualmente y seleccionar "Other" (sin clasificar) como la categoría de impuestos.
Para ingresar la información de la Casilla 14 en TurboTax Online:
Ve a la sección de ingreso del formulario W-2.
Ingresa los detalles de tu W-2 exactamente como se muestran.
Para la Casilla 14, escribe la descripción exactamente como aparece en tu W-2.
Si no aparece una categoría coincidente, desplázate hasta el final de la lista y elige Otro (sin clasificar).
TurboTax revisará esta entrada y determinará si afecta tu declaración.