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https://turbotax.intuit.com/irs-tax-extensions/   An extension gives you extra time to prepare your tax return.   It does not give you extra time to pay if you owe tax.   Your estimated tax due must be paid by April 15, 2026.

The physical year printed on the Form 1099-R is the guide. If the form says 2025, you must enter it on your 2025 tax return following the steps you took when entering your other 1099-R for $12,000, even if the cash arrived in January. However, if the form says 2026, you do not enter it on your 2025 tax return. You will save it for next year's taxes and follow the steps above.

Did you get a NETFILE confirmation code? If you don't have a confirmation code, you still need to submit your tax return using NETFILE. Not sure how? Follow these instructions for TurboTax Online or TurboTax Desktop.   If you did get a confirmation code, the CRA tries to process returns in about 2 weeks if you submitted using NETFILE, though it may take longer.  

Do you have code W listed in box 12 of your W-2?   If so, you made HSA contributions, so check with your employer to verify.    If you did not have HSA contributions, make sure you did not answer YES in the HSA interview.   What is a health savings account (HSA)?

If you paid alternative minimum tax (AMT) in the past, you might be able to claim a credit on your 2025 return. You qualify only if you paid AMT in a prior year because of timing items.  The most common are:   - Depreciation - Incentive stock options - Intangible drilling costs connected with an oil or gas activity   If you transferred your 2024 return, the credit should calculate automatically for you if your 2024 return contained Forms 6251 or 8801.  Go go Deductions & Credits > Estimates & Other Taxes Paid > Credit for AMT Paid in Prior Year and enter info from your prior year return to calculate the credit.    Here's more info on Form 8801for AMT Credit.    @jepey89 

If you've entered an amount from any of the boxes on the slips listed here, you have what the CRA considers to be self-employment or business income: T4 slip: box 81, 82 or 83 T4A slip: box 20 or 48 T4A slip: box 28 and you answered Yes to the question Does the income declared in Box 028 consist of fees collected for services you provided? in TurboTax Online T3 slip: box 24 (foreign business income) If you have an amount in any of these boxes, TurboTax will ask additional questions to report the income as self-employment/business income. You only need to answer basic information, such as business name and address (can be your own), industry code, and fiscal period (Jan 01 to December 31).    Please see this TurboTax Canada FAQ for more information on who can use Free: Who can file for free using TurboTax?    

If you sold a personal vehicle for less than the purchase price, the sale is not reported on a tax return.   If you sold a personal vehicle for more than the purchase price, that is an investment sale and is reported on a tax return.   To enter an investment sale - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business) Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Under Investment Income On Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other (1099-B, 1099-DA), click the start or update button Using the online editions -   On the screen Did you have investment income in 2025? click on Yes On the screen Save time and connect your financial accounts click on Enter a different way On the screen How do you want to add your docs?, select Type it in myself On the screen OK, let's start with one investment type, select Other and continue

I would recommend printing to PDF first. I have been able to print PDFs of forms using my Mac with no problem.   From the top menu bar, select File then Print.  In the pop up window, select whether you want to print tax return only, Federal, State or both, forms and worksheets, etc.  Click Continue. When the print preview screen pops up, select a range of pages or all pages Select PDF then Save as PDF or Open in Preview, etc. Once you have the documents saved to PDF, try test printing pages to your printer.  

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Assuming your are asking about Oklahoma 561 for nonresidents, the box is checked if the gain or loss is excluded.   Individual taxpayers can deduct qualifying gains receiving capital gain treatment that are included in Federal adjusted gross income.    See General Information for Form 561

To enter your Illinois 529 Plan contributions for education in TurboTax, please follow these steps: In your return, select the State Taxes tab Proceed through the state interview section for Illinois, answering all questions on residency and income, until you arrive at a page titled "Here's the income that Illinois handles differently" Under Education, select Start next to "College savings and prepaid tuition plan contributions" Follow the prompts to enter your information.

First, please make sure that you have purchased the right product. The codes for TurboTax Do It Yourself (Online) will not work with TurboTax Desktop & vice-versa.   Second, if you bought TurboTax at a retailer (Costco, Walmart, Staples, etc…), please make sure that you are using the code that came in the package. It may be on a slip of paper or on a scratch-off card. It is not on the outside of the box or on your receipt.   If you have bought TurboTax Do It Yourself (Online), please go to turbotax.ca/activate to use your code before you start your returns. You can see this TurboTax FAQ for step-by-step instructions: In TurboTax Do It Yourself (Online), how do I use a prepayment code? Please note that you can only use the code once in one account. Using the code again will give an error message.   If you have bought TurboTax Desktop, you will be asked for the licence code when you install the software. Please see this TurboTax FAQ for more information on the licence code: Where is my TurboTax licence code? You can download the current version of TurboTax Desktop edition here: Choose the current TurboTax Desktop edition you need (for Windows). You can download older versions of TurboTax Desktop edition here: Where can I download the Desktop edition of TurboTax?   If you are still not able to resolve your code issue, please contact our phone support team phone support team for more assistance.