Where does it say you will get a refund of $1717? ... View more

TurboTax does not "get" your W-2.   Every 2019 W-2 that you received must be reported on your 2019 tax return, even if they are for small amounts.   Remember that each one of those W-2’s has your Social Security number on it, and that income was reported to the IRS by the employer.   You do not want to get in trouble with the IRS for under-reporting your income. ALL of your W-2’s must be entered on the SAME tax return.   After you enter the first one, you click Add Another W-2.     W-2's come from your employer, and they have until Jan. 31 to issue it.  Some employers allow you to import the W-2 through the software, but often you still need information from the actual W-2 just to import it.  So waiting for your employer might be your only choice now.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1934390-how-do-i-import-my-W-2 https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2588751-why-can-t-i-import-my-w-2   https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2938482-how-do-i-take-a-picture-of-my-w-2-in-turbotax-online ... View more

CAN I FILE A RETURN IF I AM A DEPENDENT? If you can be claimed as a dependent on your parents’ return, you can still file your own return so that you can receive a refund of taxes withheld.   (You will not get back anything for Social Security or Medicare withheld.) Be sure that on your own return you say that you can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return.   Before you just go ahead and file a return, have a calm discussion with Mom and find out why she says not to file.  Perhaps Mom is confused and thinks it will affect her own refund.  Parents are often confused the first time their teenager has income from a job and do not understand how it works.  Mom's refund will not be affected in any way if you file your own tax return to seek a tax refund of federal or state tax that was withheld from your pay.  Just be sure you say you can be claimed as a dependent. ... View more

If you are not married to the children's mother, they are not your step children.  Please tell us what you are trying to do. ... View more

Unemployment compensation is taxable income.  And you MUST enter it.  Go to Federal>Wages and Income>Unemployment   If you still need the 1099G you can get it from your state's unemployment website. ... View more

What do you mean by "for sure?"  Did something happen to your 2018 refund?  What happened?   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control. TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS. You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount   (line 20 of your Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:     https://www.irs.gov/refunds To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund On the IRS site you are also offered the use of an app called IRS2Go https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901548-why-do-some-refunds-take-longer-than-others If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing. https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2840013-does-accepted-mean-my-refund-is-approved https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2724106-my-return-is-accepted-but-still-not-approved-is-there-a-problem-should-i-be-worried   https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3397970-path-act-delayed-refunds-for-some-filers ... View more

CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT One of the most common mistakes that messes up the childcare credit for people is listing all of the earned income under only one name on a joint return.   Make very sure that your incomes are listed under each of your names.   It’s pretty easy to check.   Go to the Income section, and click “update” on Wages and Salary.   That will take you to the W-2 Summary.   Do you see income listed under both of your names?   A few other things—the childcare credit is not a refund.   It can reduce your taxes owed.   If you were self-employed, but showed a loss, you will not receive the credit.   The person receiving the care had to be 12 or under or qualified as mentally or physically disabled. To claim the childcare credit you need to be filing as Head of Household or Married Filing Jointly. (NOT married filing separately)   If your child was born in 2019 make sure you say the child lived with you all year. The credit is a percentage of your expenses based on your AGI (the higher the income, the lower the percentage)   You must provide the Social Security number for each child you are claiming, and the Social Security number or Tax ID for each care provider.   You can claim a maximum of $6000 in expenses for 2 or more dependents.   In the case of divorced or never-married parents—only the custodial parent can use the childcare credit.   You can see the amount of the childcare credit on your Form 1040 Child and Dependent Care Credit line 12     (comes from Schedule 3 Form 2441) ... View more

WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY?   I WANT THE FREE EDITION   The information that you can enter in Free Edition is pretty limited now.  Thanks to the new tax laws that began for 2018 returns, there are no more simple Form 1040EZ or 1040A's.  Everything goes on a Form 1040 that has three extra "schedules" with it, and if you need any of those schedules, you are not able to use the Free Edition.  Using the standard deduction instead of itemizing does NOT mean you will not need any of those schedules. https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1040   If  you qualify to use it, there is another full-featured free version of the software: Try Free File:  You qualify if your income was $36,000 or less, or $69,000 or less if active duty military, or if you qualify for Earned Income Credit https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900583-what-is-turbotax-free-file-program https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2026912-how-do-i-switch-to-turbotax-free-file-program If you switch to Free File you must create a new account and new user ID. ... View more

What do you mean"when it has been entered"?  It will not be entered automatically.  YOU have to enter it bv keying it in yourself or by importing it yourself. ... View more

Your e-filed return is still in pending on the server because the IRS will not begin to accept/reject/process returns until January 27.   Only a few returns were accepted early in a test batch.   Everyone else has to wait.   https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-opens-2020-filing-season-for-individual-filers-on-jan-27   So watch your emails and spam folder to make sure you know after Jan. 27 if your return was accepted or rejected. ... View more