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The K-12 instructional materials and supplies credit is available for Illinois educators who work as a teacher, instructor, counselor, principal, or aide in either a public or non-public school in Illinois for at least 900 hours during a school year.    The credit is for up to $500 ($1,000 if married filing jointly) for out-of-pocket expenses paid in connection with books, supplies, etc. used in a Kindergarten through 12th grade classroom.   To enter the credit in TurboTax, go to the Illinois tax return and to Credits & Taxes>K-12 Instructional materials and supplies   See this article from the Illinois Dept. of Revenue for more information on the credit.    

Simply having a registered business doesn't automatically make something a trade or business for tax purposes. The IRS looks at what the activity is, not just whether you formed an LLC.   If you are actively running a trade or business (Schedule C activity), interest related to the business is generally deductible on Schedule C and does not require itemizing. If the activity is a rental property, that is typically reported on Schedule E and is usually considered a passive activity unless you qualify as a real state professional.   Rental property is usually passive unless you materially participate,  which affects how losses are treated, but it doesn't automatically prevent ‌interest from being deducted. It just means losses may be limited depending on income and level of participation. @user17701421036 

Once your return is filed, TurboTax has no control over the processing or the timing when the IRS releases your refund.    The IRS states that most federal tax refunds are issued within 21 days of acceptance, however, some may take longer if they require additional review. Also, by law, the IRS cannot issue EITC or ACTC refunds before mid-February. This applies to your entire refund, not just the portion related to those specific credits.   Here are a few FAQs to help you track your refund: When will I get my federal tax refund? How do I track my state refund? Why does Where's My Refund say "approved" but TurboTax still says "accepted"? Why do some refunds take longer than others? What if my IRS refund is taking longer than 21 days?

I am using TT 2025 Desktop Premier and when I select to print the South Carolina state return for filing the first couple pages print fine then subsequent pages are blank and then some are partially printed.  I tried printing it twice with same result.  I printed a copy of my federal for my records and had no problem with that printing correctly.   As a work around for printing the SC state return for filing, I printed each of the 20 pages one by one successfully.   I did check for updates and it indicated my TT was up to date.    

There are some ways to remove the Form.  The easiest one is: By selecting Tax Tools in the left menu, choose Tools. Then, select Delete ‌form. Find Form you want to remove in the list, and click Delete. In the link below, you can find more methods:  How do I view and delete forms in TurboTax Online?   If you still have the issue, try clearing your cache and cookies How do I delete cookies  How to clear your cache   

This was fixed last week.    If you are using desktop software you may need to do a manual update. Try clearing your Cache and Cookies and then try this link instructions.   If you are using the online software, Clear Cache and Cookies. 

If your email won't  update and you changed it in your Intuit sign in and security menu and saved it, you can try the following to resolve this.   Clear your browser's cache and cookies Click here for How to clear your cache. Click here for How do I delete cookies? Try using a different browser such as Google Chrome, Firefox, or Edge If you are using a VPN disable it; VPNs and browser adblockers can interfere with updating account information. Use the Account Recovery Form: If you have an issue accessing your old email, fill out the Account Recovery Request Submission Form, which requires uploading a picture of your driver's license. If this doesn't help you can contact TurboTax Customer Service using this link: Turbo Tax Customer Service.   Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.  

I happen to notice the first 5 digits listed on the form were the first 5 of my pin.  I've assumed they just didn't show the final number so i went ahead and typed the 6 in the 5 digit space.  Hopefully that's how they mean for it to go. I've sent taxes off and hopefully we'll get my refund back soon.

Thank you very much. I should have added that I was simply just listing COGS as a misc. expense (this is what I was advised to do since the amounts were so low) and I have just kept with this method over the years. Not sure if this was bad advice or not. I actually believe it was advice I was given here in the community.    I'm not sure if there is a more "official" way I was supposed to be doing COGS. I think that is where my concern is. I have accurately tracked and input my correct COGS each tax year but just not sure if the way I was inputing it will affect me moving forward (whether or not I switch from Cash to Accrual). 

Not really.  Everyone is tossing the blame around to each other.  Turbo Tax told me this morning that because fees were deducted from my state refund, the IRS would send my federal refund directly to my account.  Called the IRS and they confirmed the last 4 of the account number that my refund was sent to, which is not my account. But in fact Cross River Bank.  Called them, but of course nobody wanted to answer, so left a not so nice voicemail.  Now on hold to talk to a turbo tax representative to try and figure out how to move this process along.  My money should have been deposited to my account today.  Normally I wouldn't push this hard for my refund, but with unexpected household bills that came up, followed by a string of car issues, we fell into such a tough spot that this money is extremely important right now to start getting back on track before we get paid the end of this week. I'm literally having to borrow money for gas right now, have no working phone, have to use someone elses to make these calls, and haven't eaten in 3 days. 

A like-kind (Section 1031) exchange is treated as follows.    Depreciation Rules: The basic concept of a 1031 exchange is that the basis of your Old Property rolls over to your New Property. In other words, if you sold your Old Property for $100,000, and bought your New Property for the same, your basis on the New Property would be the same. It makes sense then that your depreciation schedule would be exactly the same, and does not change! In other words, you continue your depreciation calculations as if you still own the Old Property (your acquisition date, cost, previous depreciation taken, and remaining un-depreciated basis remain the same).   Buy Up:  If you 'buy up' in your exchange (your New Property cost more than you sold your Old Property), the answer is easy – you treat the buy up part as you would a new addition to an existing property. In other words, you treat the amount of the buy-up the same as you would the cost of construction, for example, of a garage added to an existing house – the cost is the amount of the buy-up; the date you start depreciating it is the date you purchased the new property; and the depreciation method you use is the method most appropriate for that type of property in the year you bought the New Property (regardless of the method you used for the original house). If you think of it this way, then it's easy, even if your property is a large office building or a more complex purchase. IRS Fact Sheet-Section 1031 When you have your TurboTax return open you can use the following steps to update the original assets for the exchange. First use the Search (upper right) > Type rentals > Press enter > Click on the Jump to... link Or Wages & Income > Rental Properties and Royalties > Update > Continue to Rental and Royalty Summary > Edit the property Scroll to Assets/Depreciation  > Click Update > Select 'Edit' next to each asset Edit beside each asset > Continue to the Tell Us About This Rental Asset Select the checkbox beside 'This item was sold, retired, .... traded in ....etc. > enter the date it was traded (sold/retired) You can choose not to select this and just change the name of the assets given up in the trade to identify them with the new property. The depreciation for the year will not change on these assets. Answer the question about whether it was 100% business > Leave the original date it was placed in service (may be purchase date or later depending on your circumstances) Continue to the screen 'Confirm Your Prior Depreciation'   The amount displayed is only for prior years and does not include the current year.  Continue until you see the current year amount displayed and make a note to add the two amounts together for the Section 1031 like kind exchange. This completes the asset portion of the trade. Answer 'Yes' to Special Handling. Next you will complete the like kind exchange, Form 8824 (Section 1031 exchange): Use the Search (upper right) > Type like kind > Press enter > Click on the Jump to... link Select the checkbox beside 'Any additional like-kind exchanges (section 1031)' > Continue Complete the information for the 'Real estate given up'  and 'Like-Kind Property Given Up' > Continue Name the event > Continue > Complete the information for the 'Like-kind property received' If you did not give unlike property in the exchange click 'No' and  continue past these screens, if 'Yes' answer the questions. Enter any exchange expenses (sales expenses) > Continue to see your deferred gain. If you marked the original assets as sold, traded, etc (see 5. above) then go back to your rental activity and then enter new assets with the exact same information as the property given up with a new name, but with the same date placed in service as the old property, for all assets that are part of the exchange.   Enter a new asset for any buy up/added cash in the exchange including the purchase/selling expenses you paid in the trade. The new asset will begin depreciation on the completion date of the trade/like kind exchange.   These links may be helpful as well:  Where do you enter a like-kind  or Section 1031 exchange? IRS Fact Sheet for Section 1031 Exchange IRS Instructions for Form 8824 @jmellmann  [Edited: 02/23/2026 | 7:59 AM PST]