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Itemized deductions: child's tuition - could be a deduction or credit, usually credit is better property tax is deductible but must be reduced by STAR credit Standard deduction $8,000 / $16,050 MFJ   If the program determined the tuition credit is best for you and your property tax is less than the standard deduction, then taking the standard deduction with the credit is better for you.    Take a look at your NY return to verify you got the education credit and double check the tax on your property against the standard deduction.

not sure what question this is referring to, there is a question about redemption of i-bonds related to the use of proceeds for education etc.  But for T-Bills I don't see what it would ask - as long as it hit 1099-INT Box 3 you should be good.  Check your state return that you are seeing the subtraction/exemption of this interest from state tax.

"Filed in 2015 using 1040-SR Form" - why mention 2015, where are you being asked about this - TT 2025 will ask about 2210 Line 4 from 2024 for the safe harbor calculation under Other Tax Situations / Underpayment Penalties   see comments here if this helps https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-am-no-longer-working-but-i-am-getting-a-message-that-i-didn-t-pay-in-enough-tax-liability-is/00/3880331

The FTC interview is set up to easily accommodate the entry of Foreign Income where Foreign Tax has been automatically transferred from a 1099-DIV entry.  In your case, you'll need to enter the Foreign Income associated with your 1099-DIV first  (use Country RIC and total amount of foreign income), then Continue to the 'Country Summary' and 'Add a Country' if you have other types of passive foreign income/tax to report.  Your Form 116 Worksheet for passive income will show Country RIC for the 1099-Div, and any other countries.   If the other income is not passive income, Continue through several screens until  you reach the FTC Summary. Choose 'Add a Foreign Tax.'  Choose the income type and enter details.    Here's more info Claiming the Foreign Tax Credit.    @dhawal55           

TurboTax does not have your W-2. W-2's come from your employer, and they have until January 31 to issue it.  Some employers allow you to import the W-2 through the software, but for security reasons you still need information from the actual W-2 to import it. Some employers have payroll sites that will have your W-2. You might need to phone, text, drop in, email and/or snail mail an old employer to make sure they know where to send your W-2.     Every 2025 W-2 that you received must be reported on your 2025 tax return, even if they are for small amounts.  Remember that each one of those W-2’s has your Social Security number on it, and that income was reported to the IRS by the employer.  You do not want trouble with the IRS for under-reporting your income or have your refund delayed by having missing income.   ALL of your W-2’s must be entered on the SAME tax return.     Go to Federal>Wages & Income to enter a W-2. After you enter the first one, you click Add Another W-2.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-forms/get-copy-w-2/L8FTim9MO_US_en_US?uid=m68ee4os   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/import-enter-w-2/L55HzdeDr_US_en_US?uid=m68efe36   And….SAVE YOUR OWN W-2!  TURBOTAX DOES NOT SAVE IT FOR YOU.  TurboTax will not have a copy of it in your account and will not have an image even if you snapped a photo or imported it.  It is up to you to save it for your own records as stated on the back of the W-2.       

a lot of posts about the confusing navigation for this... go the deduction & credits summary screen and you should have an option to "add more tax breaks" or similar, if you click that it should show the full menu of categories and if you scroll down it will have the Estimates and Other Taxes Paid section.

what specific product/version did you buy from Amazon? - they have Desktop s/w which you install and run locally on your machine which has menu structure horizontally across the top of the return window, not to be confused with the TT Online version which is run through your browser and has a menu structure down the left of the screen (the blue "Sign in to Turbotax" boxes on this website take you to TT Online version).   some folks buy desktop and then end up preparing their return using online by mistake. Amazon is also selling an "online" version this year which is like pre-paying for the TT Online service.

What payment do you want to make?    If you need to make a payment to the IRS, please see Payments at the IRS website. TurboTax will not be able to make an IRS payment for you, unless you indicate it on your tax return (like the direct debit at the end of your return).

If you have a business, the income and expenses are reported on Schedule C so you can't bypass that section.   Follow the steps below to enter your income and expenses.   Open TurboTax Select Wages & Income Select Business Income and Expenses (Schedule C) TurboTax will guide you through interview screens to help you enter your income and expenses.     Refer to the TurboTax article Where do I enter Schedule C? for navigation instructions.