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TurboTax never pays your state taxes. TurboTax just sends your bank account information to the state. The state takes the payment from your bank account. It can take a few days for them to take the payment, especially if it's scheduled for April 15, since they are obviously very busy at this time.  

@ jahouston415 wrote: My Fees for early return and Turbo Tax were taken from my FEDERAL RETURN.  The State of CA released my refund to Cross River bank on 4/14/26 and I DON'T OWE anymore fees.  Who is this Cross River bank and why are they sitting on MY MONEY? (yes, I'm mad - but not at you all.) There are 2 versions of the "up to 5 days early" offer.   A free version to a Credit Karma Money account (explained below) or one with $35 fee to have it go your bank account.   The "up to 5 days early" offer uses a third party bank (commonly Cross River Bank) to first receive the funds from the IRS.  If you paid a $35 fee, then your tax refund goes to the third-party, who then sends the funds to your bank account (or card.)   It's done that way to try to speed up the funds delivery to you, since the IRS itself cannot be "sped up."    Some banks, however, do not allow same-day ACH deposits; some banks take 1-3 days to receive ACH deposits.   So the "up to 5 days early" offer may or may not work in some cases.  In any case, if you paid the $35 fee, and if your funds do not arrive at least 1 day earlier than they would have if they had come directly from the IRS, TurboTax says they will not charge you the $35 fee.  If that happens, watch for any emails.     If you chose the "up to 5 days early" offer with no fee (i.e., if you agreed to set up a Credit Karma Money Account) the funds go to a Credit Karma Money checking account administered by MVB Bank Inc.   

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You can file your taxes free with TurboTax Free Edition if you have a simple 1040 Form without any schedules except for Earned Income Credit, Child Tax Credit and Student Loan interest. If you have any other forms are schedules, you can't use the free edition.   Here’s the link to Start TurboTax for free.  

QCDs form a Roth IRA are very unusual and are not permitted at all if the distribution from the Roth IRA is a qualified distribution.  QCDs can only be made to the extent that distribution of all of the individual's Roth IRAs would result in taxable income.   If the distribution that you would like to be a QCD would be nontaxable if not treated as a QCD, you would be likely be far better off claiming it as a charitable deduction on Schedule A.  There is really no point in making a QCD from funds that in a few years would be a nontaxable qualified distribution if distributed then.  The only time making a QCD from a Roth IRA when you are over age 59½ but had not yet completed the Roth IRA 5-year qualification period would be if you needed to take more out of your Roth IRAs for other purposes that was more than your basis in Roth IRA contributions and conversions.

My Federal return was rejected because of a missing IP Pin. I corrected using TurboTax's step-by-step approach and the Pin shows up when I look at the info worksheet. using Forms    The problem I'm facing is that when I try to transmit the correct filing Turbotax tells me my return wasn't transmitted because it is identical to the 1st return with the missing IP Pin.   So far, Customer Service has not been able to suggest a solution.

I assume this must not be for 2025, because the requirements for when to issue a 1099-K for 2025 probably wouldn't have been met in this situation.   And to qualify for the Augusta rule to not have to report that income, it would have to be a property that is mostly for personal use normally, such as a second home or vacation home or your primary residence.      The IRS computers are going to be looking for some kind of reported income to match the 1099-K reported income.  One way you can do that is enter the income shown on the 1099-K as rental income, but then add an "other" expense to the rental property with an amount equal to the rent income amount and name the expense something like "280A(g) Exception" or something else along those lines that references the 280A(g) tax law.  Make sure that the net income on the Schedule E end up as $0 (no depreciation, etc, and enter 0 personal use days, and the correct number of rental days). 

To finish your Minnesota state tax return in TurboTax Online: 1. Navigate to the State Taxes section. 2. Select your Minnesota return to continue. 3. Complete any remaining Minnesota-specific questions and forms. 4. Once done, proceed to the Review stage to check for errors. 5. Choose your preferred filing method and submit your Minnesota return electronically. Make sure you answer all questions related to your Minnesota income and deductions accurately to complete your state return. If you have any payments or refunds specific to Minnesota, TurboTax will guide you through those as well.