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Error code 606 means you are entering an invalid license code. Did you purchase Desktop Software or Online Software? There is a difference between a License Code (for Desktop) and an Activation Code (for Online). You are trying to enter a Code for TurboTax Online in a Desktop software (or vice-versa).    They are not the same software, and codes from one cannot be used in the other.     If your box is for TurboTax Online, you can activate your code to your account on this link.   If your box is for TurboTax Desktop, you can download/install your software from this link. 

She must file her own tax return. This income was earned by her and is not part of your income.    Her self employment income requires her to file (Form 1099-NEC) to show any expenses that she might have that will reduce the gross income. As indicated by @LeticiaF1 enter the 1099-C using the link provided: How do I enter a 1099-C?   Enter your self employment income and expenses by using the link below. Expenses will also be available for her to use if she has any. How do I enter my self employment income? Unless she has a business name or separate business address she will use her name and her home address for the business when asked. You must start a new account for her if you are using TurboTax Online (only one return per account).  You can add another return (up to 5) if you are using TurboTax Desktop.   @Loladoby 

No need to remove medical expenses that you entered.   Unless you have enough itemized deductions to exceed your standard deduction, the software will just default to using standard deduction anyway.  The medical expenses have no effect at all.

I would like to take a deeper look at this. However, I need a diagnostic file, which is a copy of your tax return that has all of your personal information removed. You can send one to us by following the  directions below:   TurboTax Online:   Sign into your online account. Locate the Tax Tools on the left-hand side of the screen.  A drop-down will appear. Select Tools   On the pop-up screen, click on “Share my file with agent.” This will generate a message that a diagnostic file gets sanitized and transmitted to us. Please provide the Token Number that was generated in the response.   TurboTax Desktop/Download Versions:   Open your return. Click the Online tab in the black bar across the top of TurboTax and select “Send Tax File to Agent” * This will generate a message that a diagnostic copy will be created.  Click on Send and the tax file will be sanitized and transmitted to us. Please provide the Token Number that was generated in the response.     *(If using a MAC, go to the menu at the top of the screen, select Help, then, Send Tax File to Agent”)  

No, you do not have to enter your Chapter 35 Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance for your 1098-T entry.   In TurboTax, look for the "Did ____have any of these common situations in 2025?"- you can indicate that you received a scholarship. grant or other aid here.     The IRS treats Chapter 35 as tax- free subsistence allowance- it is a general benefit as opposed to education-specific, so it does not have to be used specifically for Tuition or even Room & Board.  See Veterans' Benefits.     [Edited 02/03/26|8:35am PST]

@ky690600      If you should have a taxable amount of Social Security on 1040 line 6b. You get 0 on 6b if you didn't answer the Foreign question right. Or if the amount on 6b is too low and you are married you answered it wrong for one spouse.   Go back though the Social Security entries and double check the questions. There is one that asks… Are you a U.S. citizen who lived abroad in one of these countries in 2025?  Should pick NO.

Although the forms availability table indicates that Form 4562 is ready to e-file, the final update for depreciation calculations within the software has not been released.   We anticipate the depreciation calculations within the software should be updated after February 13, 2026. Our tech team is working hard to release the updates before that date.    Please be aware that this update will affect depreciation for Schedule E (Rental Properties) only. Schedule C (Self-Employment) was updated previously and should be working in all versions of TurboTax.

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Some people got an email saying it had been fixed.  But that appears to have been a separate issue (entering R&B when reporting scholarship taxable). Reading between the lines, it's gonna be later, not sooner. 

The “senior deduction” is added automatically by the software based on the date of birth and filing status you entered into MY INFO.  You do not need to take any extra steps to enter it. (And…the new senior deduction has nothing to do with whether you are getting Social Security)   The deduction is not on the same line as your standard deduction.  It is shown separately.     2025 STANDARD DEDUCTION AMOUNTS SINGLE $15,750  (65 or older/legally blind + $2000) MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY $15,750  (65 or older/legally blind +1600) MARRIED FILING JOINTLY $31,500  (65 or older/legally blind + $1600) HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD $23,625 (65 or older/legally blind + $2000)     For 2025 through 2028 there is an extra  deduction amount of up to $6000 per individual 65 or older filing Single, MFJ, or HOH which is phased out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $75,000 for single filers and $150,000 for joint filers.   (The deduction phases out completely at $175.000 Single or HOH, or $250,000 joint)   The $6,000 senior deduction will be calculated on 1040 Schedule 1-A page 2 Part V Enhanced Deduction for Seniors which goes to 1040 line 13b. It is separate and in addition to the Standard Deduction or your Itemized Deductions on 1040 line 12e.  Turbo Tax automatically includes it. IRS Schedule 1-A https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f1040s1a--dft.pdf   Need to see it? https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr

You can transfer a PDF tax file into your new return, but it can sometimes be problematic and lacking complete info.  The best solution is to find your .tax2024 file on your computer and transfer it.   Here's more info on Finding a Tax File on Your Computer.   @santamaria415