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Yes, active duty military can get TurboTax Deluxe or Premium free.     To ensure that you get the military discount, review your entries in the personal info section.  Open TurboTax Select the dropdown by My info and select Edit Select Edit under Personal profile and check your entries Make sure that you have shown your military status as of December 31, 2024? Make sure that you entered your highest military pay grade in 2024 Enter an answer for combat zone or hazardous duty area you served in during 2024 Select a state and select Assignment detail On the next screen you will see the message: Yes! You qualify for our enlisted military discount.   Refer to the TurboTax Blog TurboTax Offers Free Tax Filing for Military Active Duty and Reserve.

Our advisor placed money ($70,000) from a 401-K into the L Bonds in an IRA account when we retired.  Within (< 6) months of doing this we received notification of the GWG bankruptcy.  Any earnings from these bonds would have been minimal.  But now we have essentially lost the $70k unless something significant happens which is doubtful.  So, it is a significant loss for us.  But you are still telling me that I still cannot include the loss amount from the GWG Grantor Letter for the Wind Down Trust in my 2024 Federal Taxes, correct?

Form 3115 and attachments have to be sent in separately ahead of filing (preferably quite a ways ahead).  The rules for that are in the Form 3115 IRS instructions....   And Form 3115 also has to be part of the tax filing itself (an unsigned copy). IF I e-file, I know that I have to mail in 8453 separately and I'm sure it needs to include the separate documentation that I attached to the original Form 3115.    What I'm confused by is whether Turbo Tax efile submits Form 3115 (it is in TurboTax and I can fill it out there) or whether I send it along with 8453.     IF I don't have a clear answer, I will send it in with 8453 (can't hurt, I assume).    

Funds are usually withdrawn on the payment date you specify in TurboTax, assuming your e-filed return has already been accepted (received) by the IRS. If that date falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the funds are typically withdrawn the next business day. If you file right before (or on) the April 15, 2025, deadline, the IRS may not be able to debit your payment until after the deadline due to high e-filing volume. Also, it can take your bank another few days to post the debit to your account. As long as you file your return or extension on or before April 15, 2025, and you select April 15, 2025, or earlier as your payment date, you won't get penalized for late payment. If you don't see the debit in your bank account 7–10 days after your return has been accepted, call IRS e-file Payment Services at 888-353-4537 or contact your state tax agency.

@classicore7 , there is NO tax implications when you move  monies between  Foreign and domestic accounts that you own.  While the money is abroad FBAR and FATCA  forms are the only ones  that come to mind.    If the monies are from  foreign trust / estate / person then there may be  a requirement to file form 3520.   But  all these are informational  forms.   Is there more I can do for you ?