John,
Thank you for your response, unfortunately none of the credits mentioned apply to me. What concerns me as previously mentioned is the software first recommended the Standard Deduction, then only after adding the interest income ($XXX) the software recalculated resulting in the recommendation of Itemized Deductions and doubling the refund. Also I failed to mention that in addition to a small amount of interest income, I had also included a very small cash contribution (under $500) that was not included in the initial Standard Deduction recommendation. It should not have an impact on moving to Itemized Deductions.
Review of the 2025 summary of Deductions and Credits indicated a significant increase in the AMT.
It must be the significant increase AMT that is causing the Itemized Deduction recommendation.
Regardless of the reason, it doesn't make sense and if the return is submitted with the "Itemized Deduction recommendation," the Service will make any necessary corrections. It has to be that the AMT and Withholding credits amount have exceeded the Standard Deduction benefit.
Hopefully, the the TT Premier "Itemized Deduction recommendation" is correct 🙂
I considered uninstalling the software and re-installing but after paying $110 for this program, if it turns out it's the software that is corrupted, I might as well buy from another vendor and take my chances with them next year.
