Needs Review message

[papa281]

Needs Review keeps on coming up in Job-Related Expenses and also in Business Income and Expenses. I have  gone over the entries a dozen times and everything is correct but I still get the Needs Review Messages under the 2024 column.    
Can anyone help with this problem. 
Thanks

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[AmyC]

A home office is not deductible on a business unless it has net profit and it can give a review error. Do you have a home office you are claiming for both job and business? Can you see the form and error message? Any more information to help us figure out what the issue could be?

[papa281]

NEEDS REVIEW MESSAGE keeps on coming up under Business Income & Expenses Profit or Loss from Business

NEEDS REVIEW MESSAGE keeps on coming up under Employment Expenses Job-Related Expenses

Went over all entries numerous times and everything was correct but the NEEDS REVIEW MESSAGE keeps coming up.  Did the final review and no errors and E-File went through with no problems.

Why is this NEEDS REVIEW MESSAGE keeps coming up?

Started a sample tax return with all of my info except I left out Business income & expense and also left out Employment expense. Even with nothing entered the Needs Review message appeared.

This software glitch is happening to everyone.  How can TurboTax correct this?

[LindaS5247]

We appreciate your continued patience. ‌We are aware of this issue and it will be resolved with an update later this week. Please log back in or update your software on Friday, March 7, 2025.

[papa281]

NEEDS REVIEW MESSAGE was corrected for Business Income & Expenses Profit or Loss from Business from on update on 3/6/25

but

NEEDS REVIEW MESSAGE still keeps on coming up under Employment Expenses Job-Related Expenses

so far as of 09:40hrs 3/7/25 no update to correct this one.

[BrittanyS]

Follow these steps provided by TurboTax on how to update your software if the update is not working manually:

• How do I manually update my software?

@papa281 

[papa281]

Followed the update, download instructions but the needs remove in the job-related expenses still shows up 

[MarilynG1]

Delete Form 2106 from your return, then clear your Cache and Cookies.

Here's How to Delete Forms in TurboTax Online.

@papa281 

[papa281]

I am using the desk top version of Home & Business.  But I tried deleting form 2106 but the Needs Review is still there.  I made a sample tax return entering all of my info except I left out Job-Related Expenses.  The Needs Review Message was still there on the Step-by-Step..

[MarilynG1]

If you deleted Form 2106 in FORMS mode, the 'Needs Review' should go away.  This display does not affect your tax return, though, it's just in TurboTax. 

Try clicking UPDATE, then say YES to 'did you have any employment expenses related to W-2 work?', answering NO to the follow-up questions, (and deleting any amounts), until you reach 'It turns out your expenses don't qualify for this deduction'.

Then go back to Deductions & Credits and the 'needs review' should be gone.

Here's more info on Employee Expenses. 

@papa281 

[papa281]

I did all of that and the Needs Review Message is still there.  
I created a sample tax return and did not enter anything in job related expenses and the Needs Review Message showed up. 

It’s a software bug that has to be taken care of by the Techs at TurboTax

[BrittanyS]

Can you clarify if the needs review is preventing you from e-filing?

[papa281]

No, E-File with no problem. But it’s just and annoying software Glich that should be corrected.  

[4jenns01]

Still getting the error message today after the update was supposed to launch. There are no error messages, when reviewing the form and answering the questions. When doing the end deduction review, it is not showing my total deductions like it does for the previous year. I am worried I am not getting those deductions.

Home office 100% of the time.

Thank you!

[PatriciaV]

As stated previously, the "needs review" tag will not prevent you from filing your return. The SmartCheck process under Federal Review will alert you of anything that needs your attention.

We have forwarded this experience to our development team for further investigation.

@4jenns01