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Yes, you should file a corrected W-2c to spell your surname correctly.   The IRS and Social Security Administration (SSA) use the Employer Identification Number (EIN) and the Name to match records (this "mismatch" may result in automated notices later).   File Form W-2c (Corrected Wage and Tax Statement) and Form W-3c (the transmittal form that acts as a cover sheet for the W-2c).   You only need to fill out the identifying information and the "Employer Name" section (since wages & withholding are correct, leave the "Previous Amount" and "Correct Amount" columns for those boxes blank or enter zeros as instructed.).   No, your nanny does not need to file an amended return (1040-X).   An amened return is required when there is a change to the tax liability.. since her wages and withholdings are exactly the same, she does not need to amend.   Make sure to give her a copy of the W-2c for her records. If the IRS ever questioned why her W-2 had a typo, she has the "receipt" showing it was corrected.   Open your return. In the Federal section where you entered your Nanny's info, Look for the W-2/W-3 or Household Employee section. Many versions of TurboTax allow you to "Prepare W-2c" if you’ve already finished the originals. If not, you may need to go to the IRS.gov website, search for "Form W-2c," and use their fillable PDF.   IRS: About Form W-2 C, Corrected Wage and Tax Statements

You can wait a few weeks to see if you get a notice from Idaho saying they adjusted your tax return. It is possible they will adjust it automatically when they process it if the change is something they can detect. If so they would send you a refund payment. If you don't hear from them, then you can file the amended return.

Based on PA Sch O instruction, PA Student Loan Interest Deduction needs to be allowed for federal income tax purposes first https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/revenue/documents/formsandpublications/formsforindividuals/pit/documents/2025/2025_pa-40o.pdf  

The best way to report this income on your return is to do the following.If the K-1 interview is ignoring the entry, you may need to enter it as General Business Income or Other Reportable Income:   Navigate to Wages & Income. Scroll down to Less Common Income.  Select Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C. Select Other reportable income. Description: "Section 475(f) Income from [Fund Name] K-1". This will identify this as reported on the K-1 on Box 11 : Enter your Box 11 amount.

Thank you for replying DavidD66 - really appreciate it. I used a few various sources (including Claude and paid TurboTax Live support) on this to find alignment in the answer and your response is the most valuable/critical. 

No help.   Received an email to review messages, no expert assigned, no way to review the "message" from my expert...very frustrated and disappointed in TurboTax, your customer service and any ability to fix my issues. John (tax expert) I spoke to on the phone tried last night and I almost think the message may be from him. No way to verify I cannot get to messages.

Thanks for clarifying that. As a volunteer preparer we are seeing more brokerage statements this year reporting income from U.S. Government Obligations for funds that pay only Capital Gains during the year.  It seems strange that they would report a % for USGO when they did not pay a dividend all year. 

You enter your Edvest or Tomorrow's Scholar education plan contribution on the screen in your Wisconsin TurboTax program that says Here's the income that Wisconsin Taxes differently. Choose College Savings Account under Education. 

No, the safer option is the accurate one. As an international student, you did have leases over 183 days in CT.  Report all income to CT and claim a credit for the income also taxed by CA. The answers above by @MaryK4   explained well how CT will give you a credit for the CA tax and ends with @DaveF1006  and I agreeing with your original post - CT resident and CA nonresident. In addition, you get to claim the property tax credit on your car.

I have previously tried all of your suggestions and they do not work. There is clearly a glitch in the software.  I have deleted and reentered the data 3-4 times with no changes to the output. There is only one home mortgage loan. There was no refinancing and there is no second loan. Going to “Forms” and checking the “No” box for the limitation allows us to itemize the interest expense but then we cannot file.  We’re between a rock and a hard place. If the limitation box is checked “Yes”, we do not get to itemize the mortgage interest expense. If we check the box “No”, we cannot efiile and will have to paper file. 

@5757703094 If you are using the TurboTax online editions, you must sign onto the account with the exact User ID you used to create the account. See this for how to view all of your TurboTax accounts - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx   To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

for your very last question, see instructions for Form 8606 (or Pub 590)  https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8606.pdf   p3 - "For purposes of these instructions, a traditional IRA is any IRA that isn’t a Roth IRA."   I don't think you will find mention of "Rollover IRA" in IRS instructions it's really just a brokerage label