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If you didn't claim Special "Bonus" Depreciation on the assets in the year they were placed into service, you would leave both the SDA and AMT SDA boxes blank. If the SmartCheck process requires an entry, try zero.

The section 25D credit on form 5695 that applies to homeowners is not allowed for business property.  Specifically, if the home is used less than 80% for personal use, you can only claim the percentage of the credit that applies to personal use (which would be zero for a full time rental).    I believe there is a separate credit under section 48 that is allowed for business property, but I don't know anything about how to claim that credit.  

Try deleting the Form 8915-F and the 8915-F worksheet and a Form 1099-R using this procedure -    Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen Click on Tools Click on Delete a form   Note - There may also be a "Qualified Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions" and/or a "2020 Disaster Distribution" form listed that has to be deleted.

Your refund could be offset. The IRS and State Governments have the ability to offset a refund to pay for certain past due debts.  You generally will receive a letter stating what the offset was for.    The IRS provides a toll-free number, (800) 304-3107, to call for information about tax offsets.

There is no guidance on this I can give you.  If you are audited, you are not entitled to any tax break you can't prove with adequate, reliable records, and the auditor has a certain amount of discretion in what to accept, but they are going to want to see something.  Of course, most taxpayers are not audited. 

If you claim the standard deduction there is no deduction for your mortgage interest. Mortgage interest can only be deducted when you itemize your deductions.   You can try manually switching to itemized deductions. This worked for someone else that I helped with a similar situation.   If you are using TurboTax Online to switch to Itemized Deductions from the Standard Deduction you will do the following: In your left panel scroll down to "Tax Tools" Click on "Tools" Click on the box "Topic Search" In the Box "I'm looking for:" type in "standard deduction" This will take you to the page "Based on what you told us..." Here you can change your deduction by clicking the box "Change my Deduction"   If you are using TurboTax Desktop to switch to the Standard Deduction you will do the following: Go to "Federal Taxes" tab in the gray bar at the top of your screen Select the "Deductions & Credits" tab (under Federal Taxes in the gray bar at top of your screen Click on "I'll Choose What to Work On" Select "Continue" at the bottom of page Select "Continue" on the next page that says "Let's Check Your Deductions and Credits" Select "Continue"  on the next page that says "Here Are Your 2024 Deductions & Credits" The following page will give you the opportunity to change your deduction by clicking on the box "Change my deduction"   You could also try deleting your Form 1098's and re-entering them. Sometimes this works. Also, you must answer the question, "Is this loan secured by a property of yours?" as "Yes" in order for your mortgage interest to be included.   You can get back to your entry screens in TurboTax for Mortgage Interest to check that your entries are correct as follows:    Click on "Search" (magnifying glass) at the top right of your screen and  Type "1098" in the search bar. ‌ Click on "Jump to 1098."  This will allow you to review your entries for your mortgage interest from Form 1098 and delete your Forms 1098.   Click here for "Where do I enter my 1098 mortgage interest statement?"   Click here for additional information on the Mortgage Interest Deduction   Click here for additional information on mortgage interest.

It depends.  What were they for? If it is for your job as an employee or personal travel, it is not deductible. If it is for your self employed business, then it would be under travel or miscellaneous expenses.