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The Form 5695 for Home Energy Credits is available when using the TurboTax online editions.  If you are currently signed onto the online account, sign off and then sign on again.   The Form 5695 has not yet been finalized for the TurboTax desktop editions.  It may be available sometime next week.

If you switch to the Online version for 2025…..You will notice several differences and may not like the online version.  It has less features and no Forms Mode.   The Online web version is only good for one account and one return.  Although you can use the same email address for 5 separate accounts.  Your return is only saved online so be sure to save both the .tax2025 data file and the pdf file to your computer when you are done.   You can log in and access your return from any computer. You only can see the forms after you pay and download the pdf. And you might need to upgrade to a higher version to enter different kinds of income.   If you can't  install Turbo Tax Desktop program you can transfer from your 2024 return from your computer into the online version. You need to have the file ending in.tax2024 on your computer.   If you used the Desktop program last year here’s How to transfer into the Online version, https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/entering-importing/help/how-do-i-transfer-last-year-s-return-into-...     There are 3 Online versions. And you can add LIVE service or Full Service for expert help. In Online the fees are to prepare the federal and state returns (State is a separate charge) whether you efile or print and mail. Efiling is free and included.

there's an offer for 2025 where you can switch a desktop license to ONLINE PREMIUM for FED+STATE for no extra cost (any version so just buy deluxe I assume).  This offer shows up when you install the s/w on Win 10 machine and get the dialogue below (not tried it as I am on Mac and not sure if there's another way to activate it).   Note online is not the same as desktop, there is no Forms mode and you can only prepare 1 return per account.  Normally it's more expensive but this offer mitigates that for 2025 unless you have multiple returns.   As for Win 11 being low use, it's twice the size of Win 10 in the US.  Win 10 is 25% of the US user base if you assume Mac is 25% and Win is 75%.  Desktop is less than 1% of Intuit revenues and in decline, while online is 10x desktop in users and 20x revenue and growing 8-10% annually.  Win 10 amounts to a $50mil revenue decision for a $21bn company.  They've also cut ItsDeductible and desktop basic, and offered multiple incentives this year to switch to online - clearly that is their focus.   See offer details here   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/download-products/end-support-windows-8-...   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/articles/community-news-announcements/turbotax-windows-10-desktop-...   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/marketing/ty25-ttd-direct-offer/L0aUgksJ...  

Who Must File In general. If you are a citizen or resident of the United States, you must file a gift tax return (whether or not any tax is ultimately due) in the following situations. • If you gave gifts to someone in 2025 totaling more than $19,000 (other than to your spouse), you must generally file Form 709. But see Transfers Not Subject to the Gift Tax and Gifts to Your Spouse, later, for more information on specific gifts that are not taxable. • Certain gifts, called future interests, are not subject to the $19,000 annual exclusion and you must file Form 709 even if the gift was under $19,000. See Annual Exclusion, later. • Spouses may not file a joint gift tax return. Each individual is responsible to file a Form 709. • You must file a gift tax return to split gifts with your spouse (regardless of their amount) as described in Part III Spouse’s Consent on Gifts to Third Parties, later. • If a gift is of community property, it is considered made one-half by each spouse. For example, a gift of $100,000 of community property is considered a gift of $50,000 made by each spouse, and each spouse must file a gift tax return. • Likewise, each spouse must file a gift tax return if they have made a gift of property held by them as joint tenants or tenants by the entirety. • Only individuals are required to file gift tax returns. If a trust, estate, partnership, or corporation makes a gift, the individual beneficiaries, partners, or stockholders are considered donors and may be liable for the gift and GST taxes. • The donor is responsible for paying the gift tax. However, if the donor does not pay the tax, the person receiving the gift may have to pay the tax. • If a donor dies before filing a return, the donor’s executor must file the return. Who does not need to file. If you meet all of the following requirements, you are not required to file Form 709. • You made no gifts during the year to your spouse. • You did not give more than $19,000 to any one donee. • All the gifts you made were of present interests. Gifts to charities. If the only gifts you made during the year are deductible as gifts to charities, you do not need to file a return as long as you transferred your entire interest in the property to qualifying charities. If you transferred only a partial interest, or transferred part of your interest to someone other than a charity, you must still file a return and report all of your gifts to charities   Transfers Not Subject to the Gift Tax Four types of transfers are not subject to the gift tax. These are: • Transfers to political organizations, • Transfers to certain exempt organizations, • Payments that qualify for the educational exclusion, and • Payments that qualify for the medical exclusion.  

No, en TurboTax no necesitas corregir la dirección en el W-2 de el empleador. Las únicas razones para corregir el W-2 son si tu información de numero de seguro social, o información financiera no es correcta.

If you are using an affiliate discount, you have to start the return from the affiliate's site.   You cannot just start your return and swap out the code from one affiliate to another.   AFFILIATE DISCOUNT https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/get-turbotax-affiliate-partner-discount/L4ViVaZOr_US_en_US?uid=m5xwx28k     HOW DO I GET AN AFFILIATE DISCOUNT? https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/get-turbotax-affiliate-partner-discount/L4ViVaZOr_US_en_US?uid=m9hx2p93  

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Real estate property taxes paid and vehicle registration fees paid, based on the value of the vehicle, are itemized deductions reported on Schedule A.   The total of all your itemized deductions on Schedule A must be greater than the standard deduction for your filing status to have any tax benefit.   Standard deductions for 2025 Single - $15.750 add $2,000 if age 65 or older Married Filing Separately - $15,750 add $1,600 if age 65 or older Married Filing Jointly - $31,500 add $1,600 for each spouse age 65 or older Head of Household - $23,625 add $2,000 if age 65 or older