No, you cannot enter something that you did not pay and only the portion of a registration fee that is based on value is deductible.  Additionally, car registration fees, when deductible, are combined with other Schedule A / Itemized deduction amounts which include Mortgage Interest, Real Estate Taxes, Charity and other Donations, Employee Job expenses and more.  The IRS allows you either a Standard Deduction or Itemized Deduction whichever is higher.  TurboTax will default to whichever gives you the highest deduction, the total of Itemized Deductions or your Standard Deduction.    This year the standard deduction for: • Single  or Married Filing Separate - $6,300  • Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Widow(er) - $12,600  • Head of Household - $9,250 ... View more

Unfortunately, you will have to be the squeaky wheel. If they are actually submitting the forms to the IRS, then without the corrected box being checked, they just over-reported what they paid you.  There are companies who issue the 1099-MISC's but never actually send the forms to the IRS. If this company has that type of lax accountability, it would explain why they didn't check the corrected box. If they state that they don't actually submit them to the IRS, I would get it, in writing, that the first 1099-MISC is voided. ... View more

If the deferred interest is included on your 1098 or your refinance/restructure documents and was paid during 2015, you may deduct it. If the deferred interest was rolled in to the backside of your loan and not paid, you cannot deduct it. How to report mortgage interest  Go to Federal Taxes (Personal if using Home & Business) Go to Deductions and Credits & click “I’ll choose what I work on” Click Start across from Mortgage Interest and Refinancing in the Your Home section ... View more

On the initial 1099-R entry screen you should enter everything exactly as it appears on your 1099-R. Two or Three screens after the initial 1099-R entry screen you’ll see a page titled “Where Is This Distribution From?” This [see screenshot] is where you will enter the information that will determine whether or not your pension income is excludable on your Arkansas state return. Click the radio button to the left of the correct source for your pension. Continue through your return. When you are going through the screens for the Arkansas return, you will come to a screen titled “Arkansas Pension Deduction” [see screenshot]. If your pension qualifies for the exclusion (based on your entry in the federal income section) you will see the $6,000 Arkansas Pension Deduction.      Arkansas Special Handling of Pension Distributions TurboTax Arkansas uses the following pension code: E - Employer-sponsored pension plan/qualified IRA M - Military Retirement   You can deduct up to $6,000 each from your Arkansas taxable income for qualified pension and IRA distributions. To qualify, the distribution must be one of the following:  From a public or private employer-sponsored retirement plan, including disability retirement benefits and early distributions An IRA distribution after reaching the age of 59 1/2 or a premature distribution because of the participant's death or disability     ... View more

Regrettably, you cannot deduct mortgage interest or other property expenses that you do not pay.  You have what is considered a Not-for-Profit rental. Here are the instructions on how to report it.   To report Not-for-Profit  (NFP) income in TurboTax Click on Federal Taxes Wages and Income You may need to click Jump to Full List, Show me everything or I’ll choose what I work on depending upon your situation and the TurboTax version you are using. Scroll to the very bottom; Less Common Income; Click Show more (if start isn’t displayed) Click Start across from Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C Scroll to the Bottom and Click Start across from other reportable income At the “Other Taxable Income” screen, enter your description – Not for Profit Rental and then amount of income you received. In your case, this is the amount of principal reduction on the mortgage loan during the year.  You can also enter your NFP expenses as part of Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions. If you choose to enter your NFP expenses: Go to the Federal Taxes tab Deductions and Credits Click “I’ll choose what I work on”  Scroll down to Other Deductions and Credits  Click Other Deductible Expenses Start. At the “Less Common Expenses” screen, say yes. On the next screen, you can enter your NFP Rental expenses; these are expenses that you actually paid, not those that were paid by the church.   Some additional information Your NFP Expenses amount will go to line 23 of your Itemized Deductions Schedule A. If they are more than 2% of your Adjusted Gross Income, they will be included in your Schedule A.  If your standard deduction is higher than your Schedule A (Itemized deductions), you will use the standard deduction instead; TurboTax will default to the higher deduction.   Here are the 2015 standard deduction amounts for each filing status:  Single or Married Filing Separate - $6,300 Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Widow(er) - $12,600 Head of Household - $9,250 ... View more