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Try closing TurboTax, and then clear your cache and cookies.   A full or corrupted cache can cause problems in TurboTax, so sometimes you need to clear your cache (that is, remove these temporary files).   Here are the official instructions for the most popular browsers: Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Each browser has a slightly different method for deleting cookies. Choose the browser you're using: Microsoft Edge Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Safari   TurboTax FAQ: How to clear your cache  TurboTax FAQ: How do I delete cookies?

Personal.  You may send estimated tax payments with Form 1040-ES by mail, or you can pay online, by phone or from your mobile device using the IRS2Go app. You can also make your estimated tax payments through your online account, where you can see your payment history and other tax records. Go to IRS.gov/account.   You can prepare estimated tax vouchers (Form 1040-ES) for 2025 in TurboTax.  If you have already gone through the estimated taxes section in TurboTax, your printed return will include vouchers.   If you have been through that section yet, but need to, there are links below.  If you already filed, you need to do an extra step to access your return.      How to access your return after filing - You only need these instructions if you have already filed your return.  If you have not filed yet, skip this step and click on the link below.      How to print 1040-ES vouchers for next year?

The Georgia rate is 5.39%, the Illinois rate is 4.95%, the Michigan rate is 4.25%.  The tax credit applies to the comparable income, regardless of the state exemption amount (The exemption reduces the amount of income taxed, but the 5.39% applies to the taxable income. @aecasas 

Can you please clarify what standard deduction you are receiving?  Per IRS: "If you can be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer, your standard deduction for 2024 is limited to the greater of: (1) $1,300, or (2) your earned income plus $450 (but the total can't be more than the basic standard deduction for your filing status)."   [Edited 04/10/25 | 6:15 pm PST]    

I am royally pissed! @ INTUIT. In TurboTax Deluxe, I put in both IP PINs and YOU did not save my spouse's IP PIN, SO AGAIN, (2nd time) THE RETURNs (Federal and State) were REJECTED, and I had to pay A THIRD $$$25$$$ State filing FEE. I AM FURIOUS !!! WHEN I RAN CHECK STATUS, BEFORE FILING THE SECOND TIME, IT SAID EVERYTHING WAS CORRECT/OK !!! WRONG !!! ONE OF THE IP PINs WAS NOT RECORDED !!! THIS IS INTUIT's ERROR !!! YOUR SOFTWARE NOW COST ME NOT $80, BUT $155 !!! YOU GOUGED ME.   To others, this is a glitch in TurboTax (that existed in, at least back to 2023, in which I also had to refile). If you want to absolutely avoid fees for refiling because of the glitch, DOUBLE-check the entry. The 1st time, I was prompted for the Personal PIN but Not the IP PIN. After running (1st) "Check your Return for Accuracy", it falsely reported everything was OK, even though the IP PIN was Missing. Therefore, Do Not File the 1st run until you double-check it. (#2) Go to menu > View / Forms / Info Wks / Part VII and check the IP PIN for the 6-digit number you received directly from the IRS via mail or from the website. In order to regenerate the accuracy check, you will need to go through menu > Step-by-Step / State Taxes / Work on States / Done with States / Let's make your taxes are correct / Continue. Finish the prompts to "Good news!" and Do Not Continue to File.  Instead, go back through the routine (#2, above) again. Then you should file, unless it was missing. If it was missing, start over from the beginning and run routine #2 twice more. You can now file. Good luck, as I pray this works for everyone else. David

So. I tried all suggestions and gave up on turbotax on Windows 11. After a windows 11 update, I did a fresh install and the program worked for about 2 weeks.  Then it dies. Fortunately, I have a decommissioned windows 10 computer that worked just fine. Transferred all the files and finished all but 1 tax return. I will have till November 2025 to finish the last one when support for windows 10 ends. In my opinion, the problem seems to be with the activation of the software since you have to have a online account to authorize the use of turbo tax. You cannot just enter the subscription code onto the computer. So the program needs to be able to verify the authorization online.