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I don’t know where you are seeing not qualified.   Could it be for the Child Tax Credit or another credit?  Did you check on the actual 1040 return?  Before filing,  You can preview the 1040 or print the whole return https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/accessing/help/how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing/00/26160

We do not have nearly enough information.    You have not mentioned how old he is, whether he is a student, whether he has income of his own from working or from any other source....etc etc etc.   Paying his rent does not sound like enough to allow you to claim him....but we lack details.   IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed: https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent  

A full or corrupted cache can cause problems in TurboTax, sometimes you need to clear your cache (that is, remove these temporary files). Online version: Delete the form 1098-T and associated worksheets- see How to Delete   Log out of your return and try one or more of the following: Don't use Internet Explorer. Clear cache and cookies, Sign in using a different browser. Sign in using a different device. Log back into your return. Enter the information again.  Desktop version:  Delete the form and worksheets Save your return while closing the program. Update the program Open Enter the information again.

How do you see that the e-file process does not like blanks for the detail but zero for the total? What is the error message?   If this is happening on the e-file process, what is the Arkansas reject code?

@ScottD2000 you should be angry at Apple for obsoleting your hardware.  Intuit doesn't care what you do - desktop is less than 1% of their business and they've taken a position to not support their s/w on unsupported OS versions usually due to security concerns.

This is really great information, and I appreciate your thoroughness! I certainly understand why the 1099-B would result in owed taxes. In my excitement to file my taxes early, I neglected to give the investment firm time to send this form out. The state refund I received is from Maine. When I look at the actual amended return, it the form shows that taxes are owed, but doesn't actually say they are due (which is strange), although there are calculations for tax already paid (I assume, via the W-2s) as well as a negative amount in line 26 where it says "If this is an amended return, enter overpayment, if any, on original return or as previously adjusted." Not sure what this means. I did actually file two amended returns because of a Schedule K-1 that I also received late. 

You are right about the very particular rules; but, I do want to comment that the earnings do rollover federally tax free. Which is what makes it different from a withdrawal. As long as you follow the annual and lifetime rules, there is no federal tax or penalty on the earnings. For the ROTH, it is a clean slate and the entire rollover becomes the basis.   Box 4b is a rollover to ROTH.  It is either nontaxable in its entirety or there is a taxable component. A nontaxable 1099-Q should not be entered. The program wants to tax it. Tuck the 1099-Q into your tax folder. IRS Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Education states that nontaxable distributions should not be entered. Taxable 1099-Q should be entered. While entering, under Other Form 1099-Q Information, select that it was a rollover to ROTH IRA. Continue answering the questions. @ETM 

To find your 2024 TurboTax (TTLC) Desktop activation code (16-character license code), check your purchase confirmation email, your Intuit Account, or the physical box insert. For digital purchases, log in to the downloads page to view your code. I can't find my license code @Rabbot 

Since you now have to log into an Intuit Account all your downloads and licenses are listed there (even if you bought it from somewhere else) so if you need to download to install it again or install on another computer, even on the other operating system (Windows, Mac).  And the download will always be up to date with all the updates.   Access your program downloads here Intuit Accounts - Sign In   Where is the License Code? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/i-can-t-find-my-license-code/01/852973

You need to go to the Information menu and click on Partner/Member Information. Scroll through that section and you will come to a screen that says Partner Capital. There you can enter the numbers for the Partner's Capital Account Analysis

@robmtk    Yeah, My NC software used to have a similar issue for 1099-R forms with box 16 blank. Sometime in the past couple years, they reprogrammed the link to the NC  software, to deal with it automatically using the correct distribution amount for my 1099-R forms.   Not sure it covered all cases, but it fixed mine.   That NY issue is so common, the NY tax crew really needs to implement some similar NY box 16 programing to automatically correct the problem that is driving their residents & retirees crazy.