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To report, go to;   Go to the 1099‑NEC section Federal  Income & Expenses Scroll to Other Common Income Click 1099‑NEC Enter the form exactly as it appears TurboTax will ask a series of questions. These are the key answers:   “Did this involve an intent to earn money?” → NO “Did this work involve your business?” → NO “Do you have expenses for this income?” → NO Once you answer “No” to those, TurboTax automatically moves the income to: Schedule 1 → Line 8z → Other Income

Yes, if you filed with TurboTax and there are no extra files or attachments, you can E-file an amended tax return.   Login to TurboTax Select Tax Home from the left sidebar. Scroll down to Your tax returns & documents and  Select the year you want to amend. Click on the Amend (change) return dropdown,  Then Amend using TurboTax Online.   Continue the interview, make the changes you need, and answer the rest of the questions to finish changing your return.  An amended return can make a change to a tax filing that has already been accepted.  You should follow these guidelines.  You must first wait until the initial return is completely processed.  You will have to use the same TurboTax account that you used for the original tax return.  Once you begin your amendment, you'll see your original return.   The refund calculator will start ‌at $0 and only reflect the changes in the refund or tax due  Only make changes to the areas of your return that need to be corrected.  You have three years from the date you filed your return or two years after you paid the tax due (whichever is later) to file an amendment   Amend TurboTax    

You could do a backdoor Roth right after you moved the pre-tax funds to your 401k since all that matters for Form 8606 is the value of all traditional IRA on December 31. You can perform the backdoor Roth procedure as long as you do not have any pre-tax funds in any of your traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs at the end of the year. You do not need to wait. It is best to convert it right away to avoid taxable gains. You will report the nondeductible traditional IRA contribution and the conversion, if done in 2026 (Form 1099-R). Please see How do I enter a backdoor Roth IRA conversion?  If you convert right away and have no gains then this will result in no tax.   No, you cannot use the SEP IRA instead of the 401k since Form 8606 is asking to include the value of all your traditional IRAs as of December 31. This includes traditional SEP IRA (IRS). Therefore, having a balance in a SEP IRA can also cause issues for the backdoor Roth procedure.  

Yes. If your wife is self employed, even if both of you are covered on the marketplace plan, you can deduct the premiums as self-employed health insurance.  The deduction can be take for spouse and children.    Deducting Health Insurance Premiums If You're Self-Employed

To confirm bank information in a filed TurboTax return,  Review your Tax Return Summary or  Or the "Filed" section of your account, where the full PDF copy displays the routing/account numbers on Form 1040. 

Yes, a detailed Explanation of Benefits from your insurance provider’s portal are generally sufficient to prove qualified medical expenses for an HSA reimbursement, even if you lack the original receipts, as long as the statements show you were responsible for the payment.   Many people use Explanations of Benefits for both FSAs and HSAs to document expenses, particularly for older claims.   The IRS requires records that show that the distribution was used for qualified medical expenses, not previously reimbursed, and not taken as an itemized deduction. Your Explanation(s) of Benefits from your insurance portal provide this, as they confirm the claim was legitimate and indicate that it was your responsibility.    Click here for What is a health savings account (HSA)?   Click here for Basics of Health Savings Accounts   Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

When you use online TurboTax there is no extra fee to e-file or to get direct deposit.   Your fee is the same whether you  e-file or file it by mail.   You do not get your money back if you have to file by mail.     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.    

@Urpaltuck redoing it won't take that long since you've already done it once and have everything you need. I used FreeTaxUSA and it was quick and straightforward. Since TT forced me to "start over", I took that opportunity / not so subtle hint to do so on another platform. I'm very glad I did.

You can do this in the personal info section.  Go back to Personal Info>>edit>> walk through the questions until you come to the one that says someone else can and will claim me as a dependent on their return this year.