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If you have not yet filed your income tax return, enter the W-2C information in place of the original numbers.  Retain both copies.  See this TurboTax Help.   If you have already filed your income tax return, you will need to amend the income tax return if the differences change the refund amount or amount owed.   If you used TurboTax Online, log in to your account and select Amend a return that was filed and accepted.    If you used the CD/download product, sign back into your return and select Amend a filed return.    See also this TurboTax Help.  

To verify the status of your return, log in directly to your TurboTax account. Follow these steps: How do I check my e-file status? Pending means that your e-filed return is on its way and that the government hasn't accepted or rejected it yet. So if you just recently filed this is the normal status you should see. Click here for more info on pending status.  Never click on links from questionable text messages or emails.  Taxpayer Beware: Email Phishing Scams Keeping Yourself Safe from Tax Scams Today [Edited 04/12/26 | 11:40 AM PT]  @sumowski

@user17760079114 wrote: Why?.  TT has false advertising on the package for TT Premier Tax Software.  The column for "Calculates fair market value and deducts charitable donations" is boldly checked for TT Premier and not for Deluxe.  That's not false advertising because the product actually does that for Premier in the interview and probably not for Deluxe. Premier will go out and fetch the FMV of the donated items you enter and then deduct the appropriate amount automatically.

Only enter it on the 1099R entry screen.  1099R box 5 can be used for other things and not just health insurance.  But box 5 is usually a pretax deduction from the amount in box 1 and can not be used as a schedule A itemized deduction.  Is box 2a less than box 1?  The difference is usually the amount in box 5.                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Errors on Line 36i (Special Depreciation Allowance) and 36j (Prior Depreciation) within the TurboTax "Car & Truck Expenses Worksheet" can occur when transferring prior-year vehicle data or when handling special depreciation allowances incorrectly.   If Form 2106 is omitted that you need for your Car and Truck Worksheet, you can delete the Car & Truck Wks and that will remove the vehicle and questions referring to it from your program to trigger a reset and then re-enter your information.  Make sure that all required fields are filled to avoid any validation errors regarding items 36i/36j   If you are using TurboTax Desktop, you can:   1. Bring up the Forms mode by clicking on the Forms Icon on the top right of your screen 2. Choose the Car & Truck Wks in the list of forms 3. Use the Delete Form option on the bottom of the worksheet to remove the worksheet   If you are using TurboTax Online you can:   1. Choose Tax Tools option on the left menu bar in the federal section of TurboTax 2. Choose Tools 3. Under Other Helpful Links choose Delete a form 4. Find the Car & Truck Wks and click on the option to delete it   The Form 2106, Employee Business Expenses, is used by specific eligible employees to deduct ordinary and necessary, non-reimbursed expenses related to their job, such as vehicle mileage, travel, and meals. As of 2018, this form is restricted to specific eligible employees. These are: Armed Forces reservists, qualified performing artists; fee-basis state/local officials, and employees with impairment-related work expenses.    This form is triggered in the "Job-Related Expenses" section of TurboTax by answering "Yes" to being:    A member of the Armed Forces reservist. A qualified performing artist. A fee-basis state or local government official.  If you do not fit any of these categories, your vehicle expenses may not be deductible.   Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

You need to activate this through the foreign tax credit section in deductions and credits. It doesn't populate automatically from your entries in your return. Here is a complete guide on how to report your foreign income and/or foreign tax credit.   Before I begin, if you wish to exclude your foreign income up to $130K ($260K if MFJ), you can't claim a foreign tax credit. You can claim a credit for income above those thresholds, however. I want to make this clear from the outset. Now, here is how to report your income and credit using these steps.   If you earned wages (foreign employer, no W‑2): Go to Federal  Select Wages & Income Scroll to Less Common Income Click Show more Find Foreign Earned Income and Exclusion (Form 2555) Click Start / Revisit When asked “Did you earn wages in a foreign country?”, select Yes  Answer the questions as presented in the interview to complete this section. Important: If you do not want to use the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE), choose “I do not want to exclude this income” when asked. If FEIE is turned on, TurboTax will block the foreign tax credit.   Now if you decide to claim the foreign tax credit in lieu of excluding your foreign income, follow these steps.   Go to Federal  Select Deductions & Credits Scroll to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid Find Foreign Taxes Click Start / Revisit  TurboTax will now walk you through the interview to complete Form 1116. It will ask.   Screen: “Did you pay foreign taxes?” → Yes Screen: “Do you want the foreign tax credit?” → Yes Screen: “Do you have foreign‑sourced income?” → Yes   C. Choose the correct income category Screen: “Choose the income type” Select General category income (This is the correct category for wages/compensation.)   D. Add the country Screen: “Add a country” → Click Add a Country Select the country where you worked Click Continue   E. Enter the foreign income and taxes Screen: “Foreign income from [Country]”  Enter the same wage amount you entered earlier Click Continue Screen: “Foreign taxes paid to [Country]” Enter the exact amount of foreign tax paid Choose Paid or Accrued Enter the tax year (usually the current tax year) Click Continue through the remaining Form 1116 questions (carryover, AMT, etc. — most people answer No to all)        

Please make sure you've selected whether they are Investment Income or Capital Gains, and have entered a date of disposition.   Aside from checking the Detailed Tax Summary, you can get a PDF archive of your return which will have the actual CRA forms used. You can click on Finish & File in the left side menu and continue to the Filing Hub page. There, you'll get the option to download a PDF preview, which is the same as the PDF archive.   If you are still not able to resolve this issue, please contact our phone support team for more assistance.   

To enter the depreciation expense for a rental property, you first need to enter the asset that will be depreciated. To do this is TurboTax Online:   1. Go to Federal>Wages & Income   2. Add/Edit next to Rental Properties and Royalties (Sch E)   3. Edit the rental property and scroll down to Add expense or asset   4. Select type of asset (new rental property and/or improvements, furnishings and other assets)   5. Follow through the screens in the Asset area of the rental property information to enter details about the asset(s) and select depreciation options (if applicable)   Here is a TurboTax article on rental property depreciation for more information: Tax Deductions for Rental Property Depreciation

For question 1, answering 'yes' would be appropriate since you would want the opportunity to claim the credit for taxes paid to another state based on your out-of-state rental income.  Answering 'no' may not take you through that section of your return.   For question 2, the answer will depend on the tax laws of your resident state.  Some state do not tax out-of-state rental income (SC for example), while other states do.  So, without knowing your resident state, that question cannot be answered with certainty.

@cgmcnal what do you mean by "Turbotax is acting like my contribution to my IRA was a taxable event because it is "non-deductable."  The $7,000.00 contribution was made with post-tax dollars so why would I pay tax on it again?"   what taxable event/amount on your 1040 are you referring to? ... you would record the non-deductible contribution on Form 8606 and it will reflect as basis on Line 14 that will be carried over to 2026, this will then make the Roth conversion you record in 2026 as non-taxable.