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For Hurricane Beryl, check if your county is included in the federally declared disaster area here: Designated Areas: Disaster 4798   If you qualify, you claim the deduction disaster deduction in TurboTax Online: 1. Upon opening TurboTax, choose Deductions & Credits 2. Scroll to Other Deductions and Credits 3. Start/Revisit "Disasters, theft, and other property loss or damage" 4. The interview will ask you questions to report the loss

@tenniseric98  "Amounts paid under Social Security for Medicare" applies to people who are collecting Social Security benefits. It means Medicare premiums that are deducted from your Social Security benefits, as shown under "Description of amount in box 3" on your Form SSA-1099. It does not refer to anything on a W-2.  

Form 5498 is your IRA Contribution Info. Form 5498 doesn't get entered into TurboTax.  It's for your records.   Refer to the TurboTax articles for more information .What do I do with Form 5498 and What Is IRS Form 5498: IRA Contributions Information?

 When your filing status changes to Single, it is best to start a new account with a new user ID.   It is too difficult to delete the embedded information from a spouse if you use the same account that was used for past joint returns. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25596

When you are entering income on a joint return, every income entry screen will either have a spot with both spouse’s names there, or when you click to enter a W-2, 1099R, etc. it will ask you by name which spouse it is for.  You do not have to wait for the software to “ask” you for your spouse’s income. Go to the screens to enter your spouse’s W-2’s, 1099’s, etc. just like you did for your own income.  Then look for your spouse’s name there.

Both you and your parents need to enter a copy of the Form 1095-A that you received on your tax returns. TurboTax will ask you questions about if the policy was shared with someone and how to allocate the costs and credit.    Login to TurboTax. Select Federal  and Deductions & Credits. Scroll down to Medical and select Show More. Select Start/Revisit next to Affordable Care Act (Form 1095-A). Answer yes, I received Form 1095-A. Enter the information and select Continue. Select I shared this policy with another taxpayer who’s not on my taxes and Continue. On the next screen you will enter the SSN for the other person and the start and end months that you shared the policy with the other person.  Make sure all of the percentages for  your premium, your SLCSP, and your advance payment add up to 100% for everyone who shares the policy and enters it on their tax return. It should be an amount that everyone agrees on. It could be 50/50, 100/0, or another amount. TurboTax will calculate the information that should be on your return based on your answers.   Review this TurboTax article I'm on my parents' 1095-A form. What do I do on my return? so they can correctly enter the 1095-A  

Do you mean your w-2? -  There is no box 12 on Form 1099-SA.    For your 1099-SA, TurboTax will ask if you used all of the distribution on medical expenses.   If you answer Yes, the amount is not taxable.       You don't have to enter anything in the additional contributions box unless you make contributions to your HSA outside of your employer.   The contributions you (and your employer) made are already included from your W-2, so don't duplicate that amount.