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@Rayrosenstrach wrote: It is over 1 month later and this issue has still not been resolved (a big update was provided this morning without a fix). Is Intuit working on it ? “Wait for a potential fix” is not practical advice … I have used TurboTax for 38+ years, but without anything more firm, I am going to have to change to one of your competitors (eg. H&R Block). What fix?   Whether you like it or not, section 224(a) of the OBBB says that a deduction will be allowed for tips reported on required reporting forms such as W-2 and 1099 forms, or reported on form 4137.   Form 4137 is for W-2 workers who must report additional tips that were not reported to the employer and not subject to social security and medicare tax.  Form 4137 can't be used by self-employed people to report tips.   The proposed regulations are here. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/22/2025-18278/occupations-that-customarily-and-regularly-received-tips-definition-of-qualified-tips?utm_source=chatgpt.com#h-11   If you are self-employed, and your tips are not included on a 1099, you can't deduct them. That's how the law was written.  Don't blame Turbotax or the IRS.  Blame Congress.  And in the future, ask for your tips via a payment service so you get a 1099-K. 

You cannot change or add anything on the return that you just e-filed, nor can you stop it.  It is too late, just like when you put an envelope in a US mailbox on the corner.  The IRS does not allow you to take it back.   If you left out a W-2, a 1099G, or a dependent, or a 1099 etc…DO NOT change your return while it is “pending.”  The changes will go nowhere.   Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return.  If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and make the necessary changes to your tax return and re-submit your return.     If the IRS accepts your return, however, then you have to wait longer until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund.  THEN you can prepare an amended tax return and e-file or mail  it in. You have to be able to work from that return exactly the way it was when it was e-filed originally.  You will need to use a form called a 1040X.     Meanwhile, DO NOT go in and start changing anything on your return in the system, or you will make a mess for yourself.  Sit tight and wait until you see what the IRS does with the return you just e-filed   The Form 1040X is scheduled to be available on February 19.   The date is subject to change, so check on 2-19 to see if it is ready.   Before that, do not change anything at all on your return.

Paying your fees does not file your tax return.   Did YOU go all the way through the FILE section and click a big orange button that said "Transmit my returns now?"   If you did not do that, then your tax return was not filed.   DID YOU E-FILE?   Did you e-file?   Did you go through all three steps of the FILE section and click a big orange button that said “Transmit my returns now?”     When you e-file your return you will get two emails from TurboTax.  The first one will say your return has been transmitted; the second one will tell you the IRS has accepted  or rejected your federal e-file.  If you filed a state return, there will be a third email (usually a day or two later) that tells you if the state e-file was accepted or rejected.   Check your e-file status:   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/    What does it say in your account?  Does it show that the return was accepted?   Or does it say something else---like "rejected," "printed," or "ready to mail?”

Are you talking about Schedule OS for Wisconsin?  I just did a mock return and it showed up just as it should when I looked at it in Forms.  Is the form you were talking about or was it another schedule OS for a different state?   If you could provide more information about the state or states you are looking at and what specifically you are expecting to show up on Schedule OS and whether or not this is for Wisconsin, that would be helpful.

If you made estimated or quarterly tax payments in 2025 toward your federal, state, or local taxes, enter them in the Estimates and Other Income Taxes Paid section.   TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to estimated tax payments under Deductions & Credits. TurboTax Desktop: Go to the Federal Taxes, then Deductions & Credits. Select Estimates and Other Taxes Paid.  Select Start or Revisit next to the type of estimated tax payment you'd like to enter under Estimated Tax Payments. Enter the amount of estimated tax you paid at each of the quarterly due dates. If you paid 2025 estimated taxes in 2025, you'll enter just one amount for each state or locality.   Where do I enter my estimated tax payments?  If you want to prepare estimated tax payment vouchers for next year, see   Can TurboTax calculate next year's federal estimated taxes?     

Several  states do not have a state income tax.  So these states will not show up in certain drop down lists.   Leave boxes 15, 16, and 17 blank when you enter a W-2 for these states.   Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming  

To add a Form 1099-INT to your tax return in TurboTax Online, follow these steps:   1. Go to Federal>Wages & Income   2. Search for Investment and Savings if you don't see it listed   3. Click Add/Edit   4. On the page Let’s finish pulling in your investment income click Add Investments at bottom of page   5. Click Enter a different way   6. Upload, snap a photo, import, or type in your 1099-INT   See this TurboTax article for more information on Form 1099-INT

Most rejections are for AGI.  AGI does not matter now, since you only needed AGI to e-file.   E-filing is closed for 2024 and you have to file 2024 by mail.    You will be able to access the 2024 return you started by using the exact same account and user ID that you used when you started it.   But you can no longer use online software for any further changes.       Start a 2025  return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2024  returns is now permanently closed.    Now it is too late to use online software or to e-file. If you have any changes/corrections at all to make to your 2024 return, you now have to complete it using desktop software, which you must download to a full PC or Mac  (not to a mobile device).Then you need to print, sign and mail it.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/printers-printing/finish-prior-year-return-started-turbotax-online/L9Oe4M90A_US_en_US?uid=m68tffpe   If you already paid for your online software you can ask customer support for a download of the desktop software.   They are available from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time Monday - Friday   https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899263-what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number     If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty for filing late.  If you owe tax due, then file and pay the amount due as shown on the Form 1040, but expect a bill later from the IRS for the penalty and interest you will owe.  Only the IRS will calculate this—TurboTax will not calculate it.     When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.      

It depends. You must have at least $2,500 in Earned Income (wages, tips, or self-employment) to qualify for any part of the credit. Earned income is any income that is derived from working.   Any other income such as Social Security (SSI/SSDI), Child Support, VA Benefits, Unemployment, or Pensions does not count as earned income for claiming the Child Tax Credit.   Also, the child must be under the age of 17 in 2025 in order to claim the child tax credit.      

Go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Estimates and Other Taxes Paid>Other Income Taxes      If you took money out of a retirement account, make sure you also enter the 1099R for that.   To enter your retirement income, Go to  Federal> Wages and Income>Retirement Plans and Social Security>IRA  401 k) Pension Plan Withdrawals to enter your 1099R.  

Your state estimated tax payments will serve as a credit your state tax liability and have to be entered on your tax return.   You enter your state estimated tax payments in the Federal section and they will flow through to your state return.   In TurboTax Online, you can enter the state estimated taxes you paid by following these steps:   Open your tax return Click on Federal in the left-hand column, then Deductions & Credits  Locate the section named Estimates and Other Taxes Paid and click on the arrow on the right  Click on Start next to Estimated Tax Payments On the next page, click Start next to State estimated taxes for 2025.