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Delete the transactions and re-enter them.  If you imported the transactions, don't import again.  Instead, enter them yourself.  Also, when asked if the sales involved Employer Stock, answer No.  Enter like any other transaction reported on Form 1099-B and then indicate the cost basis is incorrect and make the adjustment.  

James, the link for UPDATE in your reply is dead.   In Charities and Donations, the TurboTax page says "We need more details for donations over $500" for donations over that amount. I answer the "How did you get this stock?" question by entering "Inherited." Those entries do not carry over to  Form 8283, which always reads "Purchased."  It might be that this doesn't affect calculations (?), but it still leaves Form 8283 incorrect.  

@kcarterco  just to replicate the issue you mentioned  regarding form 1116 line 3e ( world income ),: I created a new return ( on Windows desktop Home & Business ), particulars being: (a) Filing  MFJ, husband working, wife home-maker (b) W2 income of  $100,000 (b) Foreign interest income of US$20,000, Foreign Taxes paid  US$4000, Country --Germany (c)  Income entries normal procedure,  small amount of refund (d) Chose  Foreign  Tax Credit --- form 1116 shows world income  as  US$120,000 (e)  FTC computed  correctly. (f) Now ( just for kicks to simulate your case ) went back to incomes and entered  1099-MISC for US$1500 in  Prize/Award  income.  Form 1040 line 11 got adjusted. (g) Went to forms mode again and  checked form 1116  and the world income now is indeed  US$121,500 ---    So my conclusion is for what ever reason, I cannot confirm the existence of the issue  you are reporting.  My version of  TurboTax is  updated as of yesterday ( Saturday the 14th. of March ). All I can say therefore  is that   if, and  only if, your version is fully up to date  and still shows this behavior, then  something else is going on.   Another point you made in your post about capital loss  impact on the  world income and therefore  line 3e on form 1116.   After thinking about it, I would like to point out that form 1116 is for the purpose of identifying the  amount of tax imposed by the US on the doubly taxed income.  This is done  ( and is one reasonably fair way )  by first taking the  raw world income and  that from the foreign sources to create a ratio  for applying the deductions and adjustment  in a ratiometric fashion ( thus creating  taxable amount from each source).  This is then used to allocate the  total  tax on world income to the foreign incomes. This is because per most tax treaties, US has to recognize / credit the  total foreign taxes paid on the doubly taxed foreign income and US does this but allows credit ( for the year ) only to the extent it taxes that income.  This is further affected by  FTC being a Non-Refundable Credit.   Is there more I can do for you ?      

Yes, since you are going to be allocating 0% to yourself, only the Form 8962 will be populated.    I know you mention you had 50/50 custody, but she had to have spent at least one more night at one parent's house unless it was a leap year. If she spends just one more night at your house, you are the custodial parent.  So, no 8332 is needed.  If she spent more time at his house, then yes, you can send in the 8332 with his signature.

Deleting the actual tax forms - not the data entry forms- ended up working for me.  I have a MAJOR problem with this however.  If I hadn't gone through my final forms and worksheets before I hit the Send button I would never have caught this.  Now I have to back and check all previous years to see if this same error occurred on my previous return.  It would have been an expensive error that I would never have known about.  I had just updated the software and its malpractice to not include a patch immediately for an error that is now well known.  I've been using Turbotax for decades but this is the last year since I can't trust it.  I've never liked the detachment from the data entry and what Turbotax decides to eventually put into a form.  Next year my AI will be advanced enough to just help me do these myself.

sadly, I tried it now three times to call, but every time after about 3 minutes the line goes silent. I don't do social media, so facebook or twitter is not an option as well. What to do? Bought a product that is faulty, and no way to contact Intuit...  

The enhanced senior deduction is not dependent on whether a taxpayer uses the standard deduction or itemizes. It's in addition to whichever is used. However, above a certain income level, it starts getting phased out. The calculation is done on Schedule 1-A Part V.    TurboTax is supposed to optimize between the standard deduction and itemized deductions. I'm not sure if Turbotax would use itemized if the taxpayer's standard deduction already results in no taxable income.

I can create a new tax return with married taxpayers where the primary taxpayer has not lived with the spouse and qualifies as Head of Household. The taxpayer is able to report an HSA account and report HSA contributions made personally and deductible on line 10 of the 1040 income tax return and line 1A of the 8889.   I can create a new tax return with a Single taxpayer who qualifies as a Head of Household.  The taxpayer is able to report an HSA account and report HSA contributions made personally and deductible on line 10 of the 1040 income tax return and line 1A of the 8889.   In your tax return, I am able to correctly report the status of the spouse and qualify for Head of Household but I am not able to report HSA contributions made personally.   I am able to remove the spouse from your income tax return and qualify for Head of Household but I am not able to report HSA contributions made personally.   You may want to start a new tax return in a new copy of TurboTax Online and see whether correctly entering information will give you access to the HSA contributions.  A new account can be created at no charge.   A TurboTax Online account is only good for one tax return per account.  You may use the same email address for up to five accounts.   You are able to start another return in TurboTax Online by following these steps:   Go to TurboTax.com and select the TurboTax Online product that you want to use. You may reuse your email address to set up a new login. Up to five accounts may be tied to the same email address. @user17716973724 

Try this link to go directly to the foreign tax credit input: Form 1116   Or, navigate to this path:   1. Go to Federal > Deductions & Credits > Deductions & Credits Summary 2. Scroll to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid and click to expand 3. Start or revisit Foreign Tax Credit