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You need to put this in Line 8360—Sub-contracts.   You should not use "Salaries and Wages" (which is for employees with T4S). Instead, you want Line 8360—Sub-contracts. Here is how to navigate there: Inside your return, go to the Self-Employment or Business Profile section. Click through the "Income" screens until you reach the Business Expenses list. Look for a section or button usually titled "Other Business Expenses" or "Operating Expenses." You are looking specifically for a box labelled "Sub-contracts" (this corresponds to Line 8360 on the CRA T2125 form). Enter the total amount paid to your painters/freelancers here.   If you don't see "Sub-contracts" in the list Sometimes, TurboTax Online hides less common categories. Look for a link at the bottom of the expense checklist that says "I have other expenses" or "Enter other expenses not listed." You can manually type "Sub-contractors" or "Freelance Labour" in one of the blank "Other" descriptions and put the amount next to it. TurboTax will then map this to the correct part of your T2125.   Line 8360 (Sub-contracts): This is where the CRA expects to see payments made to people who are not your employees but were hired to help you fulfill a contract (like a painting job).   Hope this helps!

If you are using the TurboTax desktop program, all your entries should be made in the Step-by-Step mode and not in the Forms themselves.   If you could let us know which state is causing the issue you are facing and also provide more information about what you are needing to change for the pension/IRA information for that state, that will be helpful in getting the correct advice to you.  Is it a pension/IRA exclusion for the state that is the issue?  Or is it a determination of the taxable amount of the pension/IRA for the state that is the issue?  Any and all information you can give us will be helpful.

Impossible to answer since we cannot see what kind of income you are entering.   We cannot see your screen or the tax return you are preparing.   The Free Edition can only be used for a very simple return that does not use any extra schedules or forms.     TurboTax Online: Important Details about Filing Simple Form 1040 Returns If you have a simple Form 1040 return only (no forms or schedules except as needed to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit or student loan interest), you can file for free yourself with TurboTax Free Edition, or you can file with TurboTax Live Assisted Basic at the listed price. Roughly 37% of taxpayers are eligible. Examples of situations included in a simple Form 1040 return (assuming no added tax complexity): W-2 income Interest, dividends or original issue discounts (1099-INT/1099-DIV/1099-OID) that don’t require filing a Schedule B IRS standard deduction Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Child Tax Credit (CTC) Student loan interest deduction Taxable qualified retirement plan distributions   Examples of situations not included in a simple Form 1040 return: Itemized deductions claimed on Schedule A, like charitable contributions, medical expenses, mortgage interest and state and local tax deductions Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G Business or 1099-NEC income (often reported by those who are self-employed, gig workers or freelancers) Stock sales (including crypto investments) Income from rental property or property sales Credits, deductions and income reported on other forms or schedules    Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free.  There are 8  free software versions available from the IRS Free File site   https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/  

Hello again, so we tried in turbo tax following the steps below, we follow and answer all the questions but we never bump into question asking if we withdraw before deadline?  It just showed us the total excess amount and the penalty? Are we missing something? Go to Federal Select Deductions & Credits Scroll to Retirement and Investments Click Start/Update next to Traditional and Roth IRA Contributions Choose Roth IRA Enter your contribution amount  

You must have entered depreciable assets (e.g., vehicles, equipment, buildings) during the business, rental, or farm sections. It is found in the Forms mode (Desktop) or within the Print/Download PDF option (Online). Form 4562 only generates if you added new assets this year, reported listed property, or amortized costs.      For TurboTax Online: Sign in and open your return Select Tax Tools in the left menu, then Print Center Choose Include all worksheets or Complete return to view download the PDF Search for 4562 For TurboTax Desktop/Download: Switch to Forms mode by clicking the Forms icon in the top right Select Form 4562 from the list on the left.

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I have a rental property in Hawaii but I'm not a resident of Hawaii. I spent 0 day in Hawaii in 2025. So can I just say $0 of the Texas rental income belongs to the State of Hawaii, since there's not an option to remove it from the form?   

It depends.   HSA distributions can be used to pay for certain medical insurance premiums such as Cobra coverage premiums, Medicare premiums, premiums while receiving federal or state unemployment and long-term care coverage.   They cannot be used to pay for premiums for your employer-sponsored health plan or ACA Marketplace plans.

Directions were as follows:     When you have foreign income from multiple countries, the IRS requires you to report it per country, unless it comes from a Regulated Investment Company (RIC).   But, sometimes financial institutions don't give you enough info to figure out how much income came from each specific country. In this scenario, we allow you to select "various." You just need to make sure all income you report as "various" falls into the same income category so your tax info will be correct.   If you're able to break down your foreign income by country, the IRS requires you to report it for each country individually. To do this:   Go back to Dividends with your Form 1099-DIV (or sometimes it's reported on a Form 1099 or K-1) Report each country's income source on its own form  - Make sure the total adds up to what's reported on the original form  - - - Return to Foreign Taxes to complete the rest of your info - - - Example: Let's say your Form 1099-DIV reports $1,000 in dividends. $100 from France, $50 from Canada and $850 from the US. Rather than entering one Form 1099-DIV, you'll enter three of them. The first copy is for $850 with no foreign tax since it's US income. The second copy is $100 with foreign tax equal to what you paid France. The third copy is $50 with foreign tax equal to what you paid Canada.

Uh oh - This form is definitely NOT working as expected.   I followed the directions (see below). I entered each country from the drop down. On the next screen it populated them all ... Various, Germany France, Japan, etc. I then entered the qualified dividends and foreign tax paid for Various. I expected when I entered "Done," it would bring up the next country listed on the now populated dropdown. Instead, when I went to the next screen, it said I was finished. All done with just "Various."   Then, when I went back to the screen before, which had the list of all the countries populated from the drop down, they disappeared. Which means, I would have to re-enter them, but even that does not work, because if I go through the same process again, they would just disappear after I enter the information for "Various."   TurboTax expert team - please explain what's going on and/or if I am doing this wrong. 🙂

No you will not need to include your W-2.  The following comes from the Mississippi Department of Revenue website in the FAQ section:  "If you are a Mississippi resident and earn income from another state, you must include all income on your Resident form. You may be entitled to claim a credit against your Mississippi tax liability for the income taxes paid to the other state. You must include a copy of the other state's return to receive that credit. Please note, credit for taxes paid to other states is the other state's actual tax liability, not the other state's withholding."

I recently bought a new computer that has Window 11 however my files are still on the old computer and having problems transferring the files because  Best Buy where I bought the new computer corrupted the old files on the old computer  and they are working on this issue. My question is how can I get the 2024  Taxes on to my new computer? I have tried scanning the files to the new computer but Turbo Tax 2025 app says the files are corrupt or can't finish the  download

If you can not find your "Fix my return" button on your "Tax Home" screen or in the left-side menu of your TurboTax screen, try going to your Federal Tab and clicking on Review to trigger an error check.  Look for a confirmation email from TurboTax stating your return was rejected. It should provide detailed instructions.   Also try:   Clearing your cache and cookies. Click here for How to clear your cache. Click here for How do I delete cookies? Using incognito mode. Try a different browser such as Chrome of Firefox Click "Add a State" (you don't actually add one) to refresh the screen and force it to check for updates  Try navigating to the "File" section again  Additional steps   Go to Tax Tools and then Delete a Form Scroll through the list of Forms to find Form 8960 Click on the trash can to the right of the form to delete it Go back through your TurboTax screens to make sure your information is entered correctly Try filing again Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.