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Medicare and Social Security are FICA.    You do not enter your son's income on your own tax return.  If no other tax was withheld -- federal tax in box 2 or state tax in box 17, he does not need to file a tax return at all.

No. I did not figure out how to tell Turbo Tax 2025 the difference between an IRA and a pension distribution. Did not have this problem in past years with Turbo Tax.   Solution was H&R Block. Their software was much clearer. Worked like a champ.

No he doesn’t have to file a return and you don’t add it to your return.    You don't have to file if you only have W2 income under 15,750 but you can file to get back any withholding taken out in boxes 2 or 17.  But you don't get boxes 4 or 6 back.   ps….FICA is the Social Security and Medicare 

Thanks for replying. It is very helpful. When looking over tax returns (1040), what line is for itemized and for standard deduction. There is a rectangular box with the standard deduction amounts that correlate with a line -say line 12- and on that line is the standard deduction amount that I claimed. I have always claimed the standard deduction, but you mention line 5b...is that for itemized deductions? 

Hi,   The problem I am having is that I have itemized my Federal return using some of my gambling losses, which exceeds the standard deduction, however it didn't transfer over to the NYS return.  The NYS is set to using the standard deduction and I can't change it to itemized.  How do I fix this so that I can itemize my state return as well.

Sorry---downgrading also means starting over.     TO REMOVE TURBOTAX LIVE https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-subscriptions/remove-turbotax-live/L3WW5jwOM_US_en_US?uid=ma8s9fn5  

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/charges-and-fees/help/why-can-t-i-deduct-my-turbotax-fees-from-my-refund/00/25621   If your refund is enough to cover your TurboTax fees PLUS the extra “refund processing” fee of $40 ($45 in CA) and your forms are ready then when you are in the FILE section you can choose to have your fees deducted from your federal refund by a third party bank, who will take out your fees and send you the rest of your refund after the IRS issues the refund.    Please make note that if your refund takes too long to arrive (IRS delays, etc.) then you will also be agreeing that the TurboTax fees can be extracted from your bank account even before your refund is issued by the IRS.  This comes as an unpleasant shock to many people every year.      If you can possibly pay your fees upfront using a debit or credit card, it will save you that extra fee and even more importantly, the possible aggravation and delays that are often the result of poor handling/poor customer service by that third party bank.  We see way too many instances where refunds are delayed for months when users choose refund processing. There have been lots of complaints; there are a number of things that can go wrong when you use refund processing.  I suggest avoiding that situation if at all possible.     And....you can never pay state tax due from a federal refund, so do not expect that.   The state tax due has to be paid directly to your state.     What is Refund Processing Service?     How can I see my TurboTax  fees?      https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/review-fees-turbotax-online/L1XnIzgzg_US_en_US?uid=m682vq7k         Please see these links for form availability dates Federal form availability   Forms availability