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Join TurboTax Community: Your Tax & Finance Guide for Credit Karma Members!

As you may know, getting your free credit scores through Credit Karma is just one part of your financial journey. Although understanding your credit score is crucial for making important decisions, it’s just one part of the puzzle in managing your fi... read more

Getting Over Bad Money Decisions

Last week, on the Turbo blog, we talked about ways to forgive yourself and move on from past financial mistakes. CFSW, Marsha Barnes, shared five key ways to move on and get better with your money: 1. Recognize previous spending behaviors and forgive... read more

Minnesota State Tax Program Form M1 latest version (March 18, 2026) introduces barcode issue.

The latest version of the Minnesota State Tax program (March 18, 2026) has introduced a new issue with the barcode printing at the top right of the form. The barcode for the number 251111 is extremely fuzzy and appears to be double-printed on both pa... read more

Trust 199A Dividends from Form 1099 Qualifying for QBI Deduction

My trust received a Form 1099 from a brokerage firm which included 199A dividend income. I entered this information into TurboTax Business and received a message that said the trust didn't qualify for the QBI deduction which I have filed successfully... read more

Business filer promised 20% discount on personal

I filed my s-corp return, and was offered a 20% discount to file the personal return. I clicked that button, and filed the personal taxes. However, the pricing at the end was not obviously reduced ... it claimed I saved $15, but should have been more... read more

Deleting 1095-A form

I'm having an issue with filing my return. I was claimed as a dependent for health insurance, thus I do not have a 1095-A form myself. However, whenever I try to file my return, TurboTax tells me to delete 1095-A, but I never had this form in the fir... read more

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Future sale of rental property with TurboTax

I have used TurboTax for the past 15 years to do income tax with reporting a rental property in Georgia.In reviewing my 2025 income tax return, TurboTax shows:1. In Form 8995 line 16 a large amount ($$$$) for Total Qualified Business (loss) carry for... read more

TT tax update why

I did my return last week and I have my cousin using my laptop using a second account to prepare his return. Why is TT asking for update all the times as million of people have already submitted their return when he first started. I told him to skip ... read more

How to gift an ounce of gold to each of my adult children?

I have two 1-ounce bars of gold that were given to me with no records from a friend a couple of years ago. I want to pass them along to my son and daughter as Christmas gifts, one bar to each of them. I would not want them to have to pay capital gain... read more

How do I get this number on my tax form error on SS benefit that needs to fix?

I ran my tax return review and it came up with an error on taxable SS benefit that need to fix. See attached. I didn't have SS payment but my wife did in 2024. I had SS spousal support payments several years ago before I retired and then was disquali... read more

1099R Input question on RMD

I took my required RMD (not the first year) and did Roth conversion from my IRA account last year. That means my 1099R includes the RMD taken and the ROTH conversion. TT asks: RMD due by Dec. 31, 2025. See attached.I have taken all required. I believ... read more

Two Oil Company Royalties on the same property.

I received two 1099-Misc for oil royalties for the same property. The first company was purchased by a second company so about half of the income was provided by one and the second half provide by the second company. I entered both 1099-misc, each un... read more

Accidentally paid for US package, needa Canadian turbotax package

Hi,I accidentally bought a turbotax package for the US. Is there a way to exchange it or get a refund?! I need a Canadian Turbotax package!

I need help calculating educational expenses with taxes using any calculator for my course. Is there an easy way to do it online?

Is there an easy way to calculate my educational expenses including taxes online for the course I’m taking? I want to know the total cost I’ll actually pay after taxes. Are there any reliable online calculators or tools that can help with this? I’d l... read more