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mesquitebean replied and gave me instruction to add a state return.   When I called the tax support people earlier, they also tried that , to no avail. We got this message:   Let's amend your state taxes After you select Amend, we'll walk you through amending your state taxes. Once you've finished amending your state taxes, we'll review your federal and state amended returns together. It then has the "Amend" and Trash can . Do I click on the Trash can, to delete the state tax (I have California) ?    

@cuong_bui   I added this above:   What status is shown for your return when you go back to the Tax Home?  Does it show any of these terms:  pending, accepted, rejected, printed, started, ready to mail, or what?

@cuong_bui wrote: I have not finished my tax, never click on the "I am Done" button, yet Turbo Tax Online logged me out and I can't no longer work on my tax. Called support and tax experts, all they said is do the "amend" . I have not filed anything , and I don't want to do the amend. Definitely a bug in the Turbo Tax Online software, so users bewared. What can I do now? I asked for a refund of the Turbo Tax Online, yet they refused. If you haven't finished your tax return, it's possible that for some reason TurboTax thought you were finished and closed the interview.   It's not clear what all you have done, but apparently you already paid for the product, so were you in the filing section?  When you go to the Tax Home do you not see a way to get back in the return interview?   What status is shown for your return when you go back to the Tax Home?  Does it show any of these terms:  pending, accepted, rejected, printed, started, ready to mail, or what?   Do NOT click on amend for an unfiled return, or you'll have problems.    Instead go to the Tax Home, and if the return interview is closed, look for a link "Add a state."   That doesn't really add one, but will reopen the return interview so you can continue working on your unfiled return.

Here is a solution that worked for another Mac user who was unable to download the state return ("stuck"):   Close the TurboTax program (force quit, if necessary).   Re-open and register the product (not required but this is what the user tried). Go to "download my state" at the end of federal review. Select my state - then it worked Here is a solution to a different but related issue - paying for e-filing the state return in Mac:   If you are encountering the issue that the button you need to select to finish, such as to Pay for your state e-filing, doesn't appear on your screen, you can either adjust the size of your screen, try a different device, or hook up a larger monitor to your device in order to access the button. This issue with paying for the state e-file has come up in the past for Mac users.    One user suggested rotating the screen view on the laptop (Mac) to submit the payment and then rotated it back. On the Mac, open System Preferences. Hold down the Command and Option keys and click Display. It'll give you an option to rotate the screen.   To adjust your screen size in Windows, right-click the desktop, select Display settings, and adjust the Scale (100%-500%) or Display resolution under "Scale and layout". For Mac, go to System Preferences > Displays to change resolution.    You might try logging out and back in, and using a different browser to go online for the payment. Chrome generally works best.  

I have not finished my tax, never click on the "I am Done" button, yet Turbo Tax Online logged me out and I can't no longer work on my tax. Called support and tax experts, all they said is do the "amend" . I have not filed anything , and I don't want to do the amend. Definitely a bug in the Turbo Tax Online software, so users bewared. What can I do now? I asked for a refund of the Turbo Tax Online, yet they refused.

If you are using TurboTax Desktop software, on the File menu (not the File tab) click "New Tax Return." If you are using TurboTax Online a TurboTax Online account can only be used for one tax return. To prepare another tax return you have to use a different account. If you do not have another account, create a new account. You can have up to 5 TurboTax Online accounts with the same email address. Be sure to keep track of which account you use for each return. If you prepare another return in the same account, the new return will overwrite the first return, and the first one will be gone and not retrievable.  

@AmeliesUncle -    <<That will disqualify the Premium Tax Credit, but due to his low income, the repayment will be limited.>>   but if he is a dependent or can be a dependent, they the WHOLE THING would require repayment.  A dependent is simply not eligible for PTC.    And if someone CAN claim him but doesn't, then he is part of their household in any event and it all needs to be repaid - that is my understanding.  You can't avoid the PTC repayment just by not claiming the dependent. 

You want the Depreciation and Amortization Report.  To get your 2024 Report, follow these steps:   Sign in to your TurboTax account. Scroll down to Your tax returns & documents and select 2024. Click Add a State (you aren’t actually adding one; this is a trick to reopen the return). Once the return is open, select Tax Tools in the left menu, then click Print Center. Choose Print, save or preview this year's return. In the options, check the box that says "Include government and TurboTax worksheets (optional)". Open the resulting PDF and scroll near the end of the federal section to find the Depreciation and Amortization Report

If you have an Underpayment Penalty on your California return, you can go back through the California section in TurboTax and answer the questions in the California Underpayment Penalty interview to see if the penalty can be reduced or eliminated. It appears under Additional Tax Payments in the Other Tax Situations category in the California return once a penalty has been calculated.   You can also review the Underpayment Statement in the California Forms list. It provides a chronological listing by quarter of events or transactions that impact the penalty calculation, including rate changes during the year. If the dollar amounts and dates on the form are correct, the calculations on the statement appear correct.  

Did you receive Reject Code IND-181-01 for the 2024 amended Federal return because it lacked the current IP PIN? This number will be on the CP01A letter you received in December or January for your 2025 taxes. PINs for prior tax years won't work.   If you lost your letter or never received one, retrieve your IP PIN online at the IRS website. If you're unable to retrieve your IP PIN online, you can have it reissued (allow up to 21 days). Once you have retrieved your PIN, follow the instructions in this help article to fix the return.   The self-prepared TurboTax software is not supported for prior year returns. You can continue to access them in your Online account for seven years. See this help article for instructions to transfer your prior year return to TurboTax Desktop to continue with correcting and refiling your 2024 amended return.   

I discovered the same thing.  My itemized deductions came out to be exactly one dollar over the standard deduction.  So I decided to subtract $1 just to simplify my return using the standard deduction (and take advantage of the fact that my State tax refund would not be taxable next year).  BUT... reducing my deductions by $1 surprisingly caused my federal tax to increase by $246!