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You are in the wrong section of the program to enter a SSA-1099   To enter Social Security benefits reported on form SSA-1099 Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business) Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security On Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099), click the start or update button

Medicare is not considered a HDHP by the IRS..   You cannot contribute to a HSA while covered by Medicare but can still use the existing funds in your HSA tax-free for qualified medical expenses.    

To pay your TurboTax fees with a credit card, you need a US billing address.   You can change the billing address to a US address in Step 1 of the checkout process to pay the TurboTax fees.    After you have completed Step 1, you can go back to the My Info section in TurboTax and change the address back to the address you want to be shown on your tax return as your mailing address.

@fanfare wrote:     OR Just leave prior years and start with the original basis on 2025  tax return. You still have the 8606 name: issue. reply back if you want a workaround for that.   @frankharry  I am open to being corrected, but if the taxpayer has been making withdrawals since 2021, they can't use the 2019 basis in 2025.  They have to account for the intervening years even if they didn't claim the exclusion.  

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@manbeing wrote: @VolvoGirl I have a W-2 wage job, so  I think W-2 wages already covered the Social Security portion (12.4%). that's why I just need to pay  1,995×0.9235=1,842 Medicare portion: 1,842×2.9%≈53 ? That is true if your W-2 wages are more than the social security limit for the year ($176,100 for 2025).  If your income is more than that, then your business SE tax will only be the 2.9% Medicare portion.  

Let's not let this thread get buried - we not have multiple confirmations that TurboTax has an error denying senior taxpayers their credit and gives them no agency to manage whether the age deduction is taken. Perhaps the media should be contacted to give Intuit some motivation - this seems like a big deal and could be denying thousands $600-700 of a refundable credit - this should not be swept under the rug - I will be checking twice a day to see if Intuit doesn't respond - if this does not happen - I'll determine how to escalate this and make a spectacle of it

If the mortgage interest you paid in 2025 is less than what you are seeing in TurboTax on Schedule A, it could be that an entry was made in more than place in the mortgage interest interview.   Revisit the Mortgage Interest section in Deductions and Credits. For example, you may have entered deductible Points in addition to the amount on your Form 1098.    Please see this TurboTax tips article and this help article for more information.    

For an inherited IRA with basis, the names on 8606 should be "<owner> and <your name> BENE" or Beneficiary if it fits, and your SSN. TurboTax won't let you enter that name, You'll have to file on paper anyway so get the form in fillable PDF from IRS   TurboTax will calculate the taxable part if you pretend the IRA is your own IRA with basis    OR Just leave prior years and start with the original basis on 2025  tax return. You still have the 8606 name: issue. reply back if you want a workaround for that.   @frankharry 

To file a new prior-year return for tax year 2024, 2023,  or 2022,  you'll need to purchase and download that year's TurboTax software for PC or Mac, as TurboTax Online and the mobile app are only available for the current tax year. See additional information in the link below. How do I file a 2024, 2023 or 2022 tax return? As you work on your tax return you can add any question here and we will help.  

If you want to clear your return and start over, you can do that using the steps listed below:   Select Tax Tools from the left menu, then Tools. Select Clear & Start Over. Select Yes to confirm the action. You can also access it from Switch Products in the left panel menu of your TurboTax screen.   Click here for How do I clear and start over?  If you have additional information or questions regarding this, please return to Community and we would be glad to help.