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If you requested to receive the refund by having the IRS mail a refund check or the bank information you entered for direct deposit was incorrect, the IRS sends you a CP53E notice.   Follow the instructions in the notice to have the refund direct deposited into your account. IRS website for CP53E notice - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/understanding-your-cp53e-notice

@subhas You must have the TurboTax desktop software for tax year 2024 installed so that you can open the .tax2024 tax data file.   TurboTax will, by default, store the tax data file in TurboTax folder within the Documents directory.  If it is not in the folder you need to search all hard drives, cloud drives and any USB drives you may have attached.  Also check the Recycle Bin when using Windows OS.   TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.

Since you are using the Home & Business Desktop version, you can fix this manually in Forms Mode: Click the Forms icon. In the left-hand pane, look for the Hawaii section and find the "Rental/Royalty Activity Worksheet" for each of your Hawaii properties. Look for a section titled "Hawaii Passive Activity Loss" or "Hawaii Carryovers."  You need to ensure the "Hawaii Allowed Loss" for this year is $0 (since you have no Hawaii passive income) and the "Hawaii Disallowed Loss" (which becomes the carryover) is the full amount of your Hawaii loss. Check for a worksheet called "Passive Activity Loss Limitation Worksheet" specifically for Hawaii. If it exists, you may need to manually enter the Hawaii-only income/loss figures there to force a Hawaii-source-only 8582 calculation. Once corrected, look at your Form N-15, Page 2, Line 16 (Column B). It should show $0 (or a very small amount if you qualify for the $25,000 special allowance for active participation). The remainder of the $36,800 should show up on your Hawaii "Carryover of Form 8582" worksheet for next year.

Form 140X is the Arizona Amended Tax Return.   Is there an additional form included in your return, or is the form titled incorrectly in the forms list.      Contributions must be listed on the federal Schedule A, and specific credit forms (Form 321 or  Form 352) should be included to claim this deduction.     

@jacob-gibb You are correct.  You must pay the TurboTax online account fees to print the Form 4868 extension request.   However, to check the status of a payment you can check your IRS account - https://www.irs.gov/payments/online-account-for-individuals   Or call the IRS Payment Services. Call IRS e-file Payment Services 24/7 at 888-353-4537 to inquire about or cancel your payment, but please wait 7 to 10 days after your return was accepted before calling.

It is in the Your Home section.  If you are using the online version select Show More next to your home and you should see it under property taxes.   If you are using the desktop version, it is the third one down from the top after going into deductions and credits under Your Home

It is asked directly after you enter the social security income.   To get there select the following: Federal Income SSA-1099 After the SSA-1099 entries, the next screen will ask those questions.  

To enter Home Energy Credits - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Deductions and Credit Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Under Your Home On Home Energy Credits, click the start or update button

To enter, edit or delete estimated taxes paid (Federal, State, Local) - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Deductions and Credits Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid On Estimated Tax Payments, click on the start or update button   On State estimated taxes for 2025, click on the start button    

it will take longer than the average 21 days. It sits in a mailbag so the IRS will not even know it has it until that bag is opened, in the order received,  and it starts processing your return.  Figure it will take 6 to 12 weeks to get your refund.  That assumes the IRS finds no issues.  

To get TurboTax to stop "adjusting" your math and simply give you the straight-line percentage, you need to change a specific setting in Forms Mode:   Open the Asset Entry Worksheet. In the list of forms on the left, find the worksheet for this rental property. Locate Line 43. Look for the box that says "Use IRS tables for MACRS property?" Check No. By default, this is often Yes. If you have variable business use, you must select No. When you select "No," the software stops using the pre-calculated IRS tables (which assume constant use) and switches to a manual calculation.