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Your full time college may qualify as dependent if they meet the requirements listed below: Qualifying relative: They don't have to be related to you (despite the name). They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else. They're a US citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident. They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse. They lived with you the entire year (exceptions apply). They made less than $5,050 in 2024. You provided more than half of their financial support. When claiming your child as dependent, you may qualify for the education credit and $500 Other dependent credit 

If the Social Security benefits is the Only income to be reported on the tax return and there is no federal income taxes being withheld, then there is no reason or need to file a tax return.. Unless you also received a Form 1095-A for your health insurance through one of the State Marketplace Exchanges or from healthcare.gov then you must file a tax return.

The US will provide a credit for taxes paid to another country on the same income. The credit will be the lesser of: Tax paid to India; or Tax the US would charge on the same income Where do I enter the foreign tax credit (Form 1116) or deduction?

Enter your medical expenses in the Medical Expenses section.  You can enter the total as long as you keep the detail with your tax records.     If itemizing your deductions gives you a larger deduction, TurboTax will change it so you get the bigger deductions.   

Don't report the income as self-employment income. You can enter the income as “Other Income”.  First, delete the original 1099-MISC that you entered, then enter it again.    Follow the instructions in the TurboTax article How do I edit or delete a 1099-MISC? to delete your original 1099-MISC.    Next, follow the steps below to enter your 1099-MISC as Other Income: Open TurboTax Select Federal Taxes Select Wages & Income select Start by Form 1099-MISC under Other Come Income Select Yes to Did you get a 1099-MISC? Follow the prompts to enter your 1099-MISC Enter the reason (Inherited payment) to Describe the reason for this 1099-MISC  Select None of these apply to Does one of these uncommon situations apply? Select No to it didn’t involve work like your main job Make your selection to How often did you get the income? Select No to Did it involve an intent to earn money? For additional information, review the TurboTax articles What's the difference between self-employment income and other income? and Where do I enter a 1099-MISC?  

@Hal_Al It looks like there is a bug in the calculation of the joint filing credit in the Desktop version of TurbotTax. I created a test tax return with a dummy W-2 for me and a dummy 1099-NEC for my spouse, each with income higher than $500. In the tab State Taxes, state Ohio, under "Credits and taxes", clicking "Revisit" for "Joint filing credit" asks: Tell us more about your life with <spouse>. Ohio taxes. Business Income Deduction ($n,nnn). When checking "(x) Belongs to <spouse>", the next screen gives no joint filing credit. When checking "(x) Belongs to <me>" gives Joint filing credit. It should be the other way around!!!!

To access your tax returns (current or prior year) you will sign into the TurboTax website with the user ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)   As an alternative for current year return, when you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a State (You will not really be adding a state).    This will take you back in to the 2024 online tax return.   Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen.  Find the Print Center and choose the year you want to print.  If you want your full return including worksheets, choose the option Include government and TurboTax worksheets.

Medical expenses are an itemized deduction that go on Schedule A with other itemized deductions like mortgage interest or property tax, charity donations, etc.     MEDICAL EXPENSES     The medical expense deduction has to meet a rather large threshold before it can affect your return. The amount of medical (including dental, vision, etc.)  expenses that will count toward itemization is the amount that is OVER 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. You should only enter the amount that you paid in 2024—do not include any amounts that were covered by insurance or that are still outstanding.  Of course, your medical expenses plus your other itemized deductions still have to exceed your standard deduction before you will see a difference in your tax due or refund.   To enter your medical expenses go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Medical>Medical Expenses     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)