Please see the steps below to enter both documents. The software will make the required calculations based on the information you enter. Please ensure all information is entered and all boxed are checked in the software the same as they appear on your W-2's and SSA-1099. Your SSA-1099-SM the SM stands for Self Mailer and is entered in the same place as a SSA-1099 form. - Click on the Federal Taxes  (Personal, in Home & Business product) - Click on Wages & Income  (Personal Income, in Home & Business product) - Click on [I'll Explore on my own] OR (I’ll choose what I work on) if it’s showing - Scroll down that screen (page) to (Retirement Plans and Social Security) - Under the above is Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099) Click on Start or Update - There's a little round button (Yes, let’s work on social security benefits) Check that button then Click (Continue) - Next Screen (Tell Us About the Benefits You Received) Check (Social Security benefits SSA-1099) - You will see where you can enter 1. Box 5 - Total Net Benefits:  Total Net Benefits, are (Box 3 minus Box 4) on your SSA-1099 2. Box 6 - Federal Tax Withheld To enter you W-2 information.  https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4951437 For more information on the SSA-1099 https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3302257 ... View more

Amended returns are mailed based on your address. Please see the information below to determine the correct address to send your 1040X based on your specific location.  Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Kansas City, MO 64999-0052 Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky,  Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire,  New Jersey,  New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia   Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Austin, TX 73301-0052 Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas   Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Fresno, CA 93888-0422 Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming   Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Austin, TX  73301-0215 A foreign country, U.S. possession or territory;* or use an APO or FPO address, or file Form 2555, 2555-EZ, or 4563; or are a dual-status alien. For your state, please visit the link below to find your state's department of revenue site. https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/State-Links-1 ... View more

The purchase of the land for personal use is not reported on your return. You have do not report the land until it is sold. Interest on the purchase of vacant land for personal use is not deductible. However, if you build a home on the land, the mortgage interest is deductible at that time. If the land was purchased as an investment, the interest paid is deductible using Form 4952. Investment interest is deductible to the extent of your investment income.   To enter the investment interest expense: Go to the federal income tab (Personal in Home & Business) Click on the deductions and credits section Scroll down to the retirement and investment section Start the other investment income expenses section You can deduct on the purchase of the land are real estate taxes that you paid. To enter real estate taxes you paid for your main home, a vacation home, or land: Select Federal Taxes (Personal in the Home & Business edition). In Online TurboTax, click the bars at the upper left corner to show Federal Taxes on the selection list; enlarge the screen if needed to show the left side selection list. Select Deductions & Credits, and in the next screen, click I'll choose what I work On. Scroll down the Deductions & Credits screen to the Your Home group. Click on the Start/Update button next to the Property Taxes category. Follow the prompts. ... View more

There is not a minimum amount for depreciating the expense. For items such as the purchase of the lens, you would consider it a capital expense and use a 179 deduction to depreciate the asset during the first year.  Please be advised: If you chose not to take the full Section 179 deduction, you may be able to take a one-time special allowance depreciation. After entering the percentage of the 179 deductions, the system will move you to the special allowance depreciation option. Please note that not every state follows the federal rules for depreciation. For more information on the 179 Deduction, please visit the link below. http://www.section179.org/section_179_deduction.html ... View more