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An extension does not give you more time to pay, it is only an extension of time to file.   If you electronically file, pay what you can.  include a letter to the IRS asking for 60-90 days to pay the balance in full.   In TurboTax Online, file an extension by following these steps:   View the entries down the left side of the screen at Tax Tools. Select Tools. Select File an extension. In addition, Free Federal tax extension is available here.

That is correct.  Because the water heater is one item, you only get one credit.  If you would have purchased both a heat pump furnace and a heat pump water heater, being two separate items, you could claim 2 credits.  

If you added a car (EV) credit on your tax return that is not correct you can go back and review your TurboTax screens as follows:   To review your screens in TurboTax Desktop  Go to "Deductions & Credits", Scroll to "Cars and Other Things You Own",  click "Start or Update" next to "Energy-Efficient Vehicle"  Review your screens and make sure everything has been answered correctly   To review your screens in TurboTax Online: "Continue where you left off" Click on "Deductions & Credits" in the left panel of your screen Scroll down to "Cars & Other Things You Own" Click on the (down-facing) caret Select "Energy-Efficient Vehicles" Review your screens and make sure everything has been answered correctly   If you completed the screens for "Energy Efficient Vehicles"' it will be reported on Form 8936 which is included as part of your tax return. A Form 8936 and Schedule A (Form 8936) should be included with the tax return you completed using TurboTax.     Click here for additional information on Form 8936.   Click here for "Understanding the New Clean Vehicle Credit"   Click here for "What's a clean vehicle credit?"  

If you are using the desktop software, click on Forms in the upper right corner.    It is in the form list as Carryover Wks.    If you are using TurboTax Online, you can print it, but you will need to go back to the interview to make changes.  

Yes.  You add your wife's social security to her taxes.  You will enter it in the retirement section form SSA-1099. There is not a age limit for filing taxes or the type of income to include.  Even if you are over 65, your social security can be taxable if you have other income. Depending on your situation, up to 85% of it is taxed.     If you fall into the following, 85% of your social security is taxable income Single with income above $34,000 Married Filing Jointly with income above $44,000 Married Filing Separate regardless of income If you fall into the following, 50% of your social security is taxable income Single with combined income between $25,000-$34,000 Married Filing Jointly with combined income between $32,000 and $44,000 Your combined income is calculated by adding your AGI plus Nontaxable Interest plus 1/2 of your social security Benefits Social Security Benefits Taxes  

Per the State of Ohio, modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is your Ohio adjusted gross income (Ohio IT 1040, line 3) plus your business income deduction (Ohio Schedule of Adjustments line 12). If you did not take a business income deduction, your modified adjusted gross income matches your Ohio adjusted gross income.