You cannot amend any farther back than 2021 to get a better refund. It is not clear whether entering your mortgage interest, etc. would have made a difference for your past returns. We cannot see your information.
For 2024----
Go to Federal> Deductions and Credits> Your Home to enter mortgage interest, property taxes, and mortgage insurance that you paid in 2024 You should have a 1098 from your mortgage lender that shows this information. Lenders send these in January/early February or you may be able to import the 1098 from the lender’s website.
Your homeowners insurance for fire, hazard, flood, etc. is not deductible for your own home.
Home improvements, repairs, maintenance, etc. for your own home are not deductible. (With possible exceptions for certain energy credits) (BUT——do make sure you keep careful written records/invoices, etc. of any improvements you make to the home for someday when you sell it.)
Homeowners Association (HOA) fees for your own home are not deductible.
Your itemized deductions have to be more than your standard deduction before you will see a change in your tax owed or tax refund. The deductions you enter do not necessarily count “dollar for dollar;” many of them are subject to meeting tough thresholds—medical expenses, for example, must meet a threshold that is pretty hard to reach. The software program uses all the IRS rules that apply to the expenses you enter, and it tells you if you have enough to use your itemized deductions or if using the standard deduction is more advantageous for you. Under the new tax laws, some deductions have been capped—there is a $10,000 limit to the itemized deductions for state, local, property and sales taxes.
2024 STANDARD DEDUCTION AMOUNTS
SINGLE $14,600 (65 or older/legally blind + $1950)
MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY $14,600 (65 or older/legally blind + $1550)
MARRIED FILING JOINTLY $29,200 (65 or older/legally blind + $1550)
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD $21,900 (65 or older/legally blind + $1950)
"all your receipts?" Sounds like you were trying to enter information for sales tax. You have a couple of ways to enter sales tax. You can choose to use "Easy Guide" or "enter all my receipts" If you do not want to enter all your receipts then use Easy Guide---which will use a formula based on your income and the sales tax rate in your locality. Even if you use Easy Guide you can still enter major purchases like a car, boat or RV if you made such purchases.
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