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Actually TurboTax does NOT fill out everything for you if you're filing with multiple children subject to kiddie tax. It wants you to fill in numbers from Worksheets - in my case Worksheet 3 - but then it asks for line S and there is no line S. Plus it's asking for the same number on two different lines? It's VERY confusing and not at all automatic. I'm in hour 5 of trying to figure it out. Any help is appreciated!

Only enter the actual amounts that you made to charitable organizations for your charitable deductions.   You can deduct charitable contributions on your Schedule A as an itemized deduction and your contribution must be made to qualified organizations.    Refer to the TurboTax Blog What is a Charitable Donation?

Enter your estimated tax payments that you paid towards your 2025 state taxes to New York in the Deductions & Credits Section of TurboTax. Follow the instructions below:   Go to the Deductions & Credits Section  Select Estimates and Other Income Taxes Paid Select Start under  estimated tax payments Select Start next to State estimated taxes for 2025.   Refer to the TurboTax Help article Where do I enter my estimated tax payments? for navigation instructions.  

@mesquitebean Thanks for asking about which version. When i first posted, i had no idea the conversation went on for so long.  1. i have always bought a CD for personal installation. i wanted to always have a file to go back to if my computer crashed. I have used home and buisness, but i don't htink i did last year. It took me forever to find something about which version i purchased:  TurboTax Basic, Deluxe, Premier, Home & Business.  I do believe i purchased the Deluxe, but it might have been Premier. I did get a version that had more than one federal return and one free state return.  2. The last two years i was obligated to download the software onto my pc .  It worked. i did not do the preparation on line.  i really didn't like that. I always prefer a CD to add a program.  3. I loaded the software when it first came out in NOvember because it was an automatic ordering system.  4. I opened it to do my taxes this spring and it went through the updates as usual (i would prefer a click to say don't update if desired).  5. It had me start from teh beginning with my personal details. iThe program never asked me if i wanted to load last years forms. . I have last years forms. I save them in multiple places. The typical TT uploaded all the personal data points and prior years taxes paid, income, etc.  What happened to that? 5a. i save the software under program files where it installs itself.  5b. i also save the software under my documents on C drive under turbotax.  5c. I save my completed tax forms in both places, but primarily under the C drive. in two different files.  At no time did it attempt to look up my last years taxes. I always had the tax numbers listed to this years numbers in two separate columns so you could compare the differences, but also see if you missed anything or added anything. I feel like i am working blind because there are no references. For instance, in charitable contributions, last year showed the previous years donations with the new year's donations listed after you added them. but it helped you to remember all the donations you give. This year, there were no donations already listed and i had to enter each charity individually again. Again, no comparison. If this is what TT is becoming, which is less lthan helpful, i will have to find a simplier but user friendly software.  Oh by the way, I was a beta tester for TT way back inthe day.Helped to find all the flaws inthe system.Too bad they don't test it now, becuase it has gotten much worse and much les user friendly. The old crew of software developers must have retired since the first TT came out.   

Yes, it does specifically asks about panelboards, sub-panelboards, branch circuits, or feeders—, but if you look at Form 5695, it does have questions for: Line 18    Insulation or air sealing material or system. Line 19    Exterior doors that meet the applicable Energy Star requirements. Line 20    Windows and skylights that meet the Energy Star certification requirements This is all on Form 5695 (2025) - Residential Energy Credits,  Part II - Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, Section A - Qualified Energy Efficiency Improvements, if you go to forms and look at it on TT, it is there. This is something that TT has omitted in their program. So how can this get reported so TT can fix the issue.