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Directions were as follows:     When you have foreign income from multiple countries, the IRS requires you to report it per country, unless it comes from a Regulated Investment Company (RIC).   But, sometimes financial institutions don't give you enough info to figure out how much income came from each specific country. In this scenario, we allow you to select "various." You just need to make sure all income you report as "various" falls into the same income category so your tax info will be correct.   If you're able to break down your foreign income by country, the IRS requires you to report it for each country individually. To do this:   Go back to Dividends with your Form 1099-DIV (or sometimes it's reported on a Form 1099 or K-1) Report each country's income source on its own form  - Make sure the total adds up to what's reported on the original form  - - - Return to Foreign Taxes to complete the rest of your info - - - Example: Let's say your Form 1099-DIV reports $1,000 in dividends. $100 from France, $50 from Canada and $850 from the US. Rather than entering one Form 1099-DIV, you'll enter three of them. The first copy is for $850 with no foreign tax since it's US income. The second copy is $100 with foreign tax equal to what you paid France. The third copy is $50 with foreign tax equal to what you paid Canada.

Uh oh - This form is definitely NOT working as expected.   I followed the directions (see below). I entered each country from the drop down. On the next screen it populated them all ... Various, Germany France, Japan, etc. I then entered the qualified dividends and foreign tax paid for Various. I expected when I entered "Done," it would bring up the next country listed on the now populated dropdown. Instead, when I went to the next screen, it said I was finished. All done with just "Various."   Then, when I went back to the screen before, which had the list of all the countries populated from the drop down, they disappeared. Which means, I would have to re-enter them, but even that does not work, because if I go through the same process again, they would just disappear after I enter the information for "Various."   TurboTax expert team - please explain what's going on and/or if I am doing this wrong. 🙂

No you will not need to include your W-2.  The following comes from the Mississippi Department of Revenue website in the FAQ section:  "If you are a Mississippi resident and earn income from another state, you must include all income on your Resident form. You may be entitled to claim a credit against your Mississippi tax liability for the income taxes paid to the other state. You must include a copy of the other state's return to receive that credit. Please note, credit for taxes paid to other states is the other state's actual tax liability, not the other state's withholding."

I recently bought a new computer that has Window 11 however my files are still on the old computer and having problems transferring the files because  Best Buy where I bought the new computer corrupted the old files on the old computer  and they are working on this issue. My question is how can I get the 2024  Taxes on to my new computer? I have tried scanning the files to the new computer but Turbo Tax 2025 app says the files are corrupt or can't finish the  download

If you can not find your "Fix my return" button on your "Tax Home" screen or in the left-side menu of your TurboTax screen, try going to your Federal Tab and clicking on Review to trigger an error check.  Look for a confirmation email from TurboTax stating your return was rejected. It should provide detailed instructions.   Also try:   Clearing your cache and cookies. Click here for How to clear your cache. Click here for How do I delete cookies? Using incognito mode. Try a different browser such as Chrome of Firefox Click "Add a State" (you don't actually add one) to refresh the screen and force it to check for updates  Try navigating to the "File" section again  Additional steps   Go to Tax Tools and then Delete a Form Scroll through the list of Forms to find Form 8960 Click on the trash can to the right of the form to delete it Go back through your TurboTax screens to make sure your information is entered correctly Try filing again Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

We've been told that the team is currently working on the 3468.  If you need to file right away then you will probably have to print your return and file by mail.  If you can wait then you should.  But you may want to file an extension just to be safe

Thank you.  I'll keep investigating.  It seems like Turbo Tax wants to count the 7,470.84 as income that may need to be taxed and may perhaps fee applied for early distribution (I am 53).    I'll keep investigating. 

The worksheet is not transmitted with your tax return so you should still be able to file your return with no effects from the worksheet.  But the only way to unring the ESPP bell is to delete and re-import the entire kit and kaboodle again and then not notify the system that there are any ESPP transactions this time.  Once that is done it should file smoothly.    

Yes, the free edition of TurboTax should work in her situation, as described by you.  Information on a W-2, scholarships on a 1098-T, and the 1099-Q are all covered by the basic free edition.   The full listing of the forms that are covered by each edition of TurboTax can be found here.

Sounds like something got stuck. You can try these things:   Log Out Completely: Before doing anything else, click Sign Out in the TurboTax menu. Clear Cache and Cookies: This removes old, "corrupted" data that might be confusing the website. Use an Incognito (Private) Window: This is the most effective "quick fix" because it launches the browser without any saved history or extensions (like AdBlockers) that often interfere with tax forms. Check Pop-up Blockers: TurboTax often opens forms (like the 1099 PDF) or payment windows in a separate pop-up. Look at the right side of your address bar for a small icon with a "red X"—click it and select "Always allow pop-ups from Intuit." Restart the Browser: Close all open windows of your browser entirely and then reopen it.   Most TurboTax errors happen because the browser is trying to use an old "session" from a previous visit. By clearing the cache or using Incognito mode, you force the browser to establish a brand-new, secure connection with the Intuit servers.