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I will never file with turbo tax again! They are unhelpful. You call they tell you there is nothing more they can do because its crossriver bank and it is in their hands. Terrible customer service. They do not care. They got paid for doing taxes they them. That is all they care about 

You can delete the car and truck worksheet for the vehicle and then re-enter it and report the sale again. Before you do that, make a note of the date put into service, the cost, accumulated depreciation and the amount of any special depreciation on the vehicle so you will have the information necessary to re-enter the vehicle.   Follow these instructions:   1. Choose the Tax Tools option on your left menu bar while working on your return 2. Choose Tools 3. Choose the Delete a form option under Other Helpful links  4. Find the applicable Car and Truck Worksheet in the list and delete it      

You can't enter this in TurboTax online because it does not include the insolvency worksheet directly in the interview. You would need to switch to a Desktop program to generate Form 982.    In TurboTax Desktop, open the Forms Mode.   Go to Forms Search for Form 982 Check the box for “Discharge of indebtedness to the extent insolvent” Fill out the Insolvency Worksheet (lists assets vs. liabilities at the moment before the debt was canceled) If you are interested in switching to the Desktop product, read this TurboTax article for complete instructions on how to do this.    

If you still experience the issue, please call Customer Service and tell them you have a "block payment issues, possibly due to billing or an invalid license" and the agent should be able to help you. Here is how you reach customer service:  Turbo Tax Customer Service 

Not sure. TT software itself mentions that on page 1 of the new 1040 form, there is a new checkbox; the question of having lived in the US for at least 6 months is now asked for everyone, for the IRS to determine if "certain tax credits" can be applied.

@rcepuch Thank you for the response. The foreign income is from a professionally managed account and i have received only one form 1099-div. As many others have mentioned, TT doesn’t allow breaking into each country as the questionnaire lets you pick the form 1099-div for 1 country only. What you are suggesting is orthogonal to my complain. Even for one country, the math is messed up and this is a very poorly designed experience leading to incorrect reporting

You are in the wrong section for entering a SSA-1099   To enter Social Security benefits reported on form SSA-1099 Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business) Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security On Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099), click the start or update button

When you are in the business income section, and you enter the 1099-NEC you will see a box to check under the entries that say this income includes tips.  Check that box.     If you enter in the income section of TurboTax instead of the business section, after you continue through you will come to a question that says Does this amount include tips?  Say yes and then enter the amount that is tips.

If you are dealing with a Ponzi scheme loss, TurboTax is not the right choice. Because of the "phantom income" adjustments and the strict IRS safe harbor rules, this is one of the few times where the cost of a CPA or Tax Attorney is almost always worth it to ensure you actually get the deduction without an audit.   With the likelihood of a high audit risk, TurboTax gives very limited support for this because it is speculative and potentially perilous to your finances.