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Hey no apologies needed!  Certainly not your fault and I sincerely appreciate all your help and work with TT on my and others' behalf!  And thanks for the cooler weather wishes--it's 25 degrees above normal and way too early in the year for triple digits!

Unfortunately, you won't be able to resolve anything account-specific in a user community forum.  You'll need to phone TurboTax Support to ask them how MVB (Credit Karma's bank) became involved and how you ended up with an account there.   I left contact info above.   Also ask them what should happen next, or if you need to actively withdraw it from MVB.  While you have them on the phone, also ask them how to contact the relevant department at MVB in case you need it.

It depends. There's no apparent reason this needs to be completed when you don't have mortgage interest. You should delete Form 1098 if it shows up by using the information below. Be sure to close your return after you delete this form, then proceed to clear any background debris before continuing to complete your return.    Use the link below for your version of TurboTax to delete a form. If you're using TurboTax Online software and need to delete a form, click here. If you're using TurboTax Desktop software and need to delete a form, click here. Close your return, then try clearing the cookies and cache.   It handles many issues that seem nonsensical on a regular basis with online activity. Watch to be sure you are selecting 'all time' as example.  Do not use selections like 'last hour' for those browsers that give  you options. How to clear your cache Once this is complete open your return and try again.   If you are using TurboTax Desktop, save your return, then at the top select Online, then Check for updates.

No, you should not conduct any nonbusiness activities in your designated home office space in order for it to qualify for the home office deduction. As explained on this IRS webpage:   Generally, there are two basic requirements for the taxpayer's home to qualify as a deduction:   There generally must be exclusive use of a portion of the home for conducting business on a regular basis. For example, a taxpayer who uses an extra room to run their business can take a home office deduction only for that extra room so long as it is used both regularly and exclusively in the business. The home must generally be the taxpayer's principal place of business. A taxpayer can also meet this requirement if administrative or management activities are conducted at the home and there is no other location to perform these duties. Therefore, someone who conducts business outside of their home but also uses their home to conduct business may still qualify for a home office deduction. In addition, your deduction for business use of your home may not exceed your business net income (gross income derived from the qualified business use of the home minus business deductions).   If part of your deduction exceeds your net income for this year, TurboTax will carry the excess over to next year in case you have a larger net profit and can use the rest of the deduction.   Please see this TurboTax article and IRS Publication 587 for more information on the deduction for business use of a home.  

Any reasonable method will be appropriate, just keep the details with your tax records should you need it later. How do I use the Fair Market Value (FMV) tool to enter donations in both TurboTax Desktop and TurboTax Online? The value of clothing, books, etc. can be found using various methods. For examples see the links below for a guide to assist. Salvation Army Donation Value Guide Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors @drshrinker  @billy999 

Yes. It appears that you may have entered the data incorrectly. If you entered $18,209.14 for Act2 as well, then it will add the missed $2,564 to the $18,209.14, causing the incorrect amount. Note: use rounded numbers instead of cents. For amounts under .50, round down (e.g. 18,209) and amounts .50 and over, round up.    The good news is that it will be easy to go back and make some revisions to your Form 1099-R entries. Here's how:   In step-by-step Mode, go back to Wages & Income in the Federal section of your tax return Select Update to the right of Retirement Plans and Social Security Select the pencil to the right of your first Form 1099-R to edit your entries When you reach, "Let's get more information about your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)", enter the amount of your RMD ($18,209) that was due by December 31, 2025, Continue On the next screen, "How much of this distribution applied to your December 31, 2025 RMD?", select "Some of the distribution applied...($15,644)", Continue Next, you will be asked, "Did you take out the remaining $ during the correction window?", Select, "No, I did not", Continue When you reach, "Review your 1099-R summary, Continue (not the pencil) When you reach, "Let's go over any required minimum distributions (RMD), Select the pencil Next, you will see, "Did you miss taking the...RMD...?", Select Yes, Continue Enter the amount of the RMD (that you should have taken) when you reach, "Tell us the Total RMD...", Continue Select "No", when asked, "Did you take a corrective distribution...?", Continue Do you want to request a waiver, select, "Yes", Continue Next, enter the amount of your RMD (2,564) for which you are requesting the waiver, Continue Next, enter an explanation, Continue When you reach, "Let's go over any required minimum distributions (RMD), Continue (not the pencil)   The above steps will correctly calculate the missed RMD as $2,564 for this Form 1099-R distribution, as well as Form 5329 to request a waiver.    Now you can edit the second Form 1099-R where you did take your RMD by doing the following:   In step-by-step Mode, go back to Wages & Income in the Federal section of your tax return Select Update to the right of Retirement Plans and Social Security Select the pencil to the right of your first Form 1099-R to edit your entries When you reach, "Let's get more information about your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)", enter the amount of your RMD ($37,035) that was due by December 31, 2025, Continue On the next screen, "How much of this distribution applied to your December 31, 2025 RMD?", select "The entire distribution applied...", Continue When you reach, "Review your 1099-R summary, Continue (not the pencil) When you reach, "Let's go over any required minimum distributions (RMD), Continue (not the pencil)   The above steps will correctly let TurboTax know that your RMD for this account was 37,035 and your entire distribution of 37,036 was your RMD.   If you notice the calculations are still not correct, you may need to delete your Forms 1099-R and Form 5329 and then re-enter your Form 1099-Rs.

Tried that today and still doesn't work. it does not accept lower case letters, only uppercase. Even when I change the font or make it bigger it does not work. I will try a few other things but so far I just can't get it to accept the letter i. Looks like more of a bug in TT.

TurboTax Online cannot submit your return for e-filing until you initiate that action. In TurboTax Online, the step that transmits your return is the final, third step in the "File" section, where you must click the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now" after reviewing your details. This happens after completing federal review, selecting payment methods for fees, and authorizing the e-filing. See this help article.   Once you submit your return in TurboTax Online, you'll see its status on the Tax Home screen of your account. We'll also send you emails letting you know when your e-file status changes. Wait until you receive confirmation that the return has been processed (refund issued or payment processed) before attempting to access it in TurboTax.   To access your tax return after you've e-filed it, or printed it as part of mailing your return to the IRS:   Sign in to TurboTax. Select Tax Home from the menu. Scroll down to Your tax returns & documents. Select 2025, and then select Add a State (you're not actually adding a state, this just gets you back in). You'll now be in your return. See this help article. You can visit the IRS Where's My Refund? site to check if your e-filed return has been received.

Manually enter your 1099-DA in TurboTax Online by following these navigational steps: Tax Home Federal Wages & Income Investment Income Select Start next to Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other Select (+) Add investments Select Skip Import Select Digital Assets, select Continue Proceed through the question screens to enter all your 1099-DA info. Manually enter your 1099-DA in TurboTax Desktop by following these navigational steps: Federal Wages & Income Select I'll choose what I work on Investment Income Select Start next to Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other Select (+) Add investments Select Skip Import Select Digital Assets, select Continue Proceed through the question screens to enter all your 1099-DA info.

It's not quite clear if you entered the Schedule H correctly, please follow the steps in this article and then update here with any details. If you still need assistance, please update here and we will help. Do I need to file IRS Schedule H? To enter your Schedule H use the following: Other Tax Situations > Additional Tax Payments > Start/Revisit/Update next to Nanny and Household Employee Tax,  This form will handle all the federal withholding, social security tax and medicare tax. 

It sounds like you have tried a lot of  troubleshooting options already, there are some things you could try if you have not:   Sign Out in the TurboTax menu Clear Cache and Cookies Use an Incognito (Private) Window: This is the most effective "quick fix" because it launches the browser without any saved history or extensions that often interfere with tax forms Check Pop-up Blockers.  Look at the right side of your address bar for a small icon with a "red X"—click it and select "Always allow pop-ups from Intuit." Restart the Browser: Close all open windows of your browser entirely and then reopen it. Use a different Browser   If this does not resolve your issue, please let us know where in the return you are getting the error message.     @user17736891163