How to enter Schedule 1-A?

[Ron-Chapman]

How to enter Schedule 1-A in Turbo Tax?

[xmasbaby0]

You do not enter 1A.    You do not have direct access to forms with online TurboTax.   If you are entering information that goes on 1A, the deductions will appear on your Form1040 on line 13b.    These can include the senior deduction, overtime, tips, or car loan interest.

[MinhT1]

In TurboTax Online, you do not directly enter information on Schedule 1-A.

Schedule 1-A is populated automatically if you have one or more of the following deductions:

1. Tips deduction
2. Overtime deduction
3. Car loan Interest deduction
4. Enhanced Senior deduction 

[DoninGA]

There is no direct access to the Schedule 1-A.  If you are age 65 or older, have Overtime, have Tips or have paid interest on loan for a new car purchased in 2025, the TurboTax program will complete the Schedule 1-A for you.

What are you trying to do?

[Ron-Chapman]

why doesn’t turbo tell you that it is populated automatically? No form 1-A.

[xmasbaby0]

You can look at line 13b for the deductions that result from your entries that went to 1A.   We do not know what specific deduction you are looking for.   Many "seniors" are confused this year about the senior deduction.

The “senior deduction” is added automatically by the software based on the date of birth and filing status you entered into MY INFO.  You do not need to take any extra steps to enter it. (And…the new senior deduction has nothing to do with whether you are getting Social Security)

The deduction is not on the same line as your standard deduction.  It is shown separately.on line 13b.

2025 STANDARD DEDUCTION AMOUNTS

SINGLE $15,750  (65 or older/legally blind + $2000)

MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY $15,750  (65 or older/legally blind +1600)

MARRIED FILING JOINTLY $31,500  (65 or older/legally blind + $1600)

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD $23,625 (65 or older/legally blind + $2000)

For 2025 through 2028 there is an extra  deduction amount of up to $6000 per individual 65 or older filing Single, MFJ, or HOH which is phased out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $75,000 for single filers and $150,000 for joint filers.

(The deduction phases out completely at $175.000 Single or HOH, or $250,000 joint)

The $6,000 senior deduction will be calculated on 1040 Schedule 1-A page 2 Part V Enhanced Deduction for Seniors which goes to 1040 line 13b. It is separate and in addition to the Standard Deduction or your Itemized Deductions on 1040 line 12e.  Turbo Tax automatically includes it.

IRS Schedule 1-A
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f1040s1a--dft.pdf

Need to see it?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-retur...

If you are not getting the senior deduction it is because

Your date of birth in MY INFO shows that you were not 65 by the end of 2025

Your income is too high

You are filing married filing separately