Did you e-file your tax return and was it accepted? Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued. You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large Orange button labeled "Transmit my returns now". After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.   Note -   Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund.    Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.   Use this TurboTax website to check the status of an e-filed return and if it was either accepted or rejected -   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/ If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status -   https://www.irs.gov/refunds If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status -   https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund   After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website. See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's -   https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions If over 21 days since being Accepted by the IRS and the tax refund is still Processing you can call the IRS and speak with an IRS agent concerning your tax refund. Call the IRS: 1-800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Monday-Friday When calling the IRS   do NOT   choose the first option re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line. So after first choosing your language, then   do NOT   choose Option 1 (refund info). Choose option 2 for "personal income tax" instead. Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment". Then press 3 "for all other questions." Then press 2 "for all other questions." - When it asks you to enter your SSN or EIN to access your account information, don't enter anything. - After it asks twice, you will get another menu. Then press 2 for personal or individual tax questions. It should then transfer you to an agent. Or you can contact your local IRS office. See this IRS website for local IRS offices -   http://www.irs.gov/uac/Contact-Your-Local-IRS-Office-1   or call 1-844-545-5640 to set up an appointment Or you may want to contact a Taxpayer Advocate in your area. See this IRS website for Taxpayer Advocate in your area and a toll free number -   http://www.irs.gov/Advocate/Local-Taxpayer-Advocate ... View more

Use this TurboTax website to check the status of an e-filed return and if it was either accepted or rejected -   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/ If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status -   https://www.irs.gov/refunds   If over 21 days since being Accepted by the IRS and the tax refund is still Processing you can call the IRS and speak with an IRS agent concerning your tax refund. Call the IRS: 1-800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Monday-Friday When calling the IRS   do NOT   choose the first option re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line. So after first choosing your language, then   do NOT   choose Option 1 (refund info). Choose option 2 for "personal income tax" instead. Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment". Then press 3 "for all other questions." Then press 2 "for all other questions." - When it asks you to enter your SSN or EIN to access your account information, don't enter anything. - After it asks twice, you will get another menu. Then press 2 for personal or individual tax questions. It should then transfer you to an agent. ... View more

The capital gains exclusion is only for your primary home.  The sale of the second home with a gain on the sale is subject to capital gains taxes. Gain or Loss on a Home Sale = Selling Price (-) Selling Expenses (-) Adjusted Basis (Purchase price plus cost of improvements prior the sale) ... View more

If you have tried the account recovery website https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery and also the option on that website  " Try something else " to get the User ID for the 2018 online tax return that you completed and filed using the online web based edition with no success, then you need to contact TurboTax support for assistance. Support is open from 5am to 5pm Pacific time, Monday thru Friday   Use this website to contact TurboTax support during business hours - https://support.turbotax.intuit.com/contact/ Support can also be reached by messaging them on these pages https://www.facebook.com/turbotax/ and https://twitter.com/TeamTurboTax ... View more

To report Education Expenses - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Deductions and Credits Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Education On Expenses and Scholarships (Form 1098-T), click on the start or update button Or enter education expenses in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen.  Click on the Magnifying Glass.  Click on Jump to education expenses ... View more

She can file a tax return and indicate on her return that she can be claimed as a dependent. ... View more

You cannot claim the Child Tax Credit since she is older than 16. You should be able to claim her as your dependent if she meets all the requirements under the Qualifying Child rules and EIC if you are eligible.   To be a Qualifying Child - 1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them. 2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student or (c) any age and permanently and totally disabled. 3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. Temporary absences while away at college are considered living with you. 4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year. 5. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child. 6. The child must be a U.S. citizen or U.S., Canada or Mexico resident for some portion of the year. 7. The child must be younger than you unless disabled. ... View more

To access a prior year online tax return and you did not use TurboTax for the 2017 tax return or you did not pay for one of the 2017 online editions of either Plus, Deluxe, Premier or Self-Employed, you will need to start a 2018 Free online tax return and then Upgrade and pay for the Plus edition ($19.99).  You do not have to file the 2018 tax return only pay for the upgrade. Go to this TurboTax website for the 2018 online editions - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/ You have to sign onto the 2018 account using the exact same User ID you used to create the prior year online tax return.  Enter your personal information in the 2018 Free edition. On the left side of the screen click on Upgrade.  Scroll down and select PLUS More Help & Tools.  Click on Upgrade Now (if Plus is grayed out then you are already using Plus and only need to pay for the upgrade) To pay the TurboTax online account fees by credit card so you can access your prior year online tax returns, click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen.  Then click on Print Center.  Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return.  On the next page, to pay by credit card, click Pay Now.  On the next screen just click on the Continue button.  The next screen will show a review of your Fees, click on Continue.  Complete the next screen to pay by credit card and click Continue. ... View more

Where did you enter your estimated tax payments for 2018 and were they between January 16, 2018 and January 15, 2019?   To enter, edit or delete estimated taxes paid (Federal, State, Local) - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Deductions and Credits Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid On Estimates, click on the start or update button Or enter estimates paid in the Search box located in the upper right of the online program screen.  Click on the Magnifying Glass.  Click on Jump to estimates paid   Or click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools Click on Topic Search Type in estimated tax payments, click on GO Federal estimated taxes paid are entered on Form 1040 Schedule 5 Line 66. The totals for Schedule 5 flow to Form 1040 Line 17 Federal credits ... View more

Amendment?  That is a statement.  Do you have a question concerning amending a tax return?   See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a tax return originally completed and filed using TurboTax - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/how-to-amend-change-or-correct-a-return-you-already-filed/01/25588 ... View more