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@jmorrow338 , trying to understand your situation -- generally, your should 1040, forms 2555, Schedule-C ( for self-employment ) possibly Schedule-SE and as long as you AGI is positive/non-zero, you should be good     to e-file.  Did you look at all the forms list ? Can you tell me  ? You did say that you meet the Physical Presence Test --yes ?   If you used bona-fide Resident, then that needs IRS approval and therefore may require  file-by-mail.     I will await for any info you can share --yes ?

See this for the types of payment accepted for paying the TurboTax online account fees - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/forms-payment-turbotax-online-accept/L7MiM0ehb_US_en_US

The South Carolina state Senate has rejected the House bill to conform to the federal OBBBA tax law. There will be no new changes to SC state tax to adopt federal OBBBA provisions; it's over. You are all-set to file your SC state tax return any time you're ready.

Yes, the Form 1099-LTC should be reported on your tax return.   To enter a Form 1099-LTC - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home & Business) Click on Wages & Income (Personal Income using Home & Business) Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Less Common Income On Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C, click the start or update button   On the next screen - On Long-term care account distributions (Form 1099-LTC), click the start or update button

You won't find a box specifically labeled "Step-up in Basis", instead, you'll enter the adjusted basis. To arrive at this number, you combine your mother’s original half of the purchase price ($5,000) with the fair market value of your father's half at the time of his death ($125,000), resulting in a total basis of $130,000. If they lived in a community property state, the basis "steps up" for the entire property, making her new basis the full $250,000 value from 2017.   In the TurboTax interview for the 1099-S, after you enter the $500,000 sales price and any selling expenses (like realtor commissions), you will reach a screen asking if you know the adjusted basis of your home.  Answer Yes, I will enter the amount. On the next screen there will be  box beneath the heading "Enter the adjusted cost basis of the home". Here, you should enter the calculated stepped-up amount ($130,000 or $250,000) directly into that field.    Since the primary residence exclusion is handled automatically by the software, TurboTax will apply her $250,000 tax-free allowance against any remaining gain.

@kllanier TurboTax does not support IRS Form 8832, Entity Classification Election in the personal tax return editions. The Form 8832 is only supported in the TurboTax Business Edition -https://turbotax.intuit.com/small-business-taxes/cd-download/

@jotlaptop ,  (a) Since you are abroad on 4/15, your filing date gets extended to 6/15 but payment of taxes due is still 04/15. (b) As a resident Portugal taxes you on world income and therefore you end up with double taxation on most / all of your income. (c) Yes,  you can indeed claim FTC for taxes paid to Portugal on doubly taxed income  ( either in US or in Portugal).  For US purposes, and on form 1116 you would have to "resource by treaty"  to be able to treat the US sourced pension etc. to be able to claim the FTC.  Article 20 and 21 and  25 are germane in this case.   Is there more I can do for you ?