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Finally figured out this headache. Leave box 4 "federal income tax withheld" BLANK, dont put in $0.       Any input into this box triggers a requirement for an EIN and won't allow a SSN       Hope this helps y'all!

Enter any Federal/Local/State tax payments made into the TurboTax program and it will be routed to the correct tax form.  See image below.   Add/Edit/Delete Federal/State/Local Tax Payments: Open your return (if not already open). Enter "state tax payments" in the Search box. Click on "jump to state tax payments" link.   Enter you Estimates and Other Income Taxes Paid information.    

No, truck rental and subsequent car loss due to, an accident are not deductible.  For tax years 2018 through 2025, if you are an individual, casualty or theft losses of personal-use property not connected with a trade or business or a transaction entered into for profit are deductible only if the loss is attributable to a federally declared disaster.    IRS - Pub. 547: Casualties, Disasters, and Thefts   You may still enter the loss in the casualty section, because some states may allow the deduction, and your federal entry will flow to your state return.  But you will have to answer that it was not caused by a federal disaster.   However, selling costs can include escrow fees, legal fees, real estate agent commissions, advertising costs, and even home staging fees. When you get to the Sales Information screen where you enter the date sold and the selling price, you'll also have a box for entering your sales expenses. Your staging costs will be included in the sales expenses.   Enter Casualty Loss: Open your return (if not already open) Enter "casualty loss" in the Search box. Click on "jump to casualty loss link. Enter your information.

 For the ROTH, if the child has the earned income to support the contribution, it is not taxable. A nontaxable transaction should not be entered.  Please remove the form and keep it with your tax files.    IRS Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Education states: Any amount distributed from a QTP isn't taxable if it's rolled over to: Another QTP for the benefit of the same beneficiary or for the benefit of a member of the beneficiary's family (including the beneficiary's spouse), An ABLE account for the benefit of the same beneficiary or for the benefit of a member of the beneficiary’s family (including the beneficiary’s spouse). But this doesn’t apply to the extent the amount distributed when added to other amounts contributed to the ABLE account exceeds the annual contribution limit. For more information about ABLE accounts, see Pub. 907, Tax Highlights for Persons With Disabilities, or A Roth IRA for the benefit of the same beneficiary, if the distribution is a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer from a QTP account that has been open for more than 15 years and the amount distributed does not exceed total contributions (and attributable earnings) made to the QTP more than 5 years before the distribution date. However, this doesn't apply to the extent the amount distributed when added to other amounts contributed to Roth IRAs exceeds the annual contribution limit. For more information about contributions to Roth IRAs, see Publication 590-A.  

You will need to amend your tax return once the process is complete. See another post of mine for help amending. For the rollover from OH to VT, it is a nontaxable transaction. For the ROTH, if the child has the earned income to support the contribution, it is not taxable. A nontaxable transaction should not be entered.  Please remove the form and keep it with your tax files.    IRS Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Education states: Any amount distributed from a QTP isn't taxable if it's rolled over to: Another QTP for the benefit of the same beneficiary or for the benefit of a member of the beneficiary's family (including the beneficiary's spouse), An ABLE account for the benefit of the same beneficiary or for the benefit of a member of the beneficiary’s family (including the beneficiary’s spouse). But this doesn’t apply to the extent the amount distributed when added to other amounts contributed to the ABLE account exceeds the annual contribution limit. For more information about ABLE accounts, see Pub. 907, Tax Highlights for Persons With Disabilities, or A Roth IRA for the benefit of the same beneficiary, if the distribution is a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer from a QTP account that has been open for more than 15 years and the amount distributed does not exceed total contributions (and attributable earnings) made to the QTP more than 5 years before the distribution date. However, this doesn't apply to the extent the amount distributed when added to other amounts contributed to Roth IRAs exceeds the annual contribution limit. For more information about contributions to Roth IRAs, see Publication 590-A. @ARBTV