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It looks like all UT forms are ready except for The request to opt out of efile. If you are getting the snag error I would say it sounds like something got stuck. I understand you are using the desktop software, but the desktop software can still cache things, so you can try these things:   Log Out Completely: Before doing anything else, click Sign Out in the TurboTax menu. Clear Cache and Cookies: This removes old, "corrupted" data that might be confusing the website. If that doesn't work, I would try a manual update. Try clearing your Cache and Cookies and then try this link instructions.

If you aren’t getting the new Enhanced Senior Deduction on Schedule 1-A which goes to 1040 line 13b  these should be the only 3 reasons… Check your date of birth under My Info If you are married you have to file a Joint return not Separate Is your AGI over 175,000 Single or 250,000 Joint?   If you are expecting it to be part of the Standard Deduction, it’s not, it is separate.  

Yes.  If you are both doing individual gig work, you will both need to file your own Schedule C which will include the income and expenses individually for each of you.   Yes and no for expenses. If you are taking the actual expenses instead of mileage you would first need to determine business versus personal use.  So if you had expenses of $1,000 and drove 10,000 miles and 5,000 of those miles were personal miles and 2,500 miles were your business and 2,500 was their business, the you would enter $250 on your return and $250 on their return, and the other $500 would not be deductible since it would be personal expenses.   Now if the vehicle was driven 10,000 and 50% of the miles were personal and 20% of the miles were yours and 30% of the miles were theirs, then you would enter $200 on yours, $300 on theirs and again the other $500 is not deductible.   Your other option would be take the standard mileage deduction then you would enter the total miles driven for work on your schedule C and they would enter the total miles for business on their Schedule C   You cannot take both mileage and actual expenses.  You can enter everything into TurboTax and it will tell you which is best.

Can you give more information about your situation?   Was this previously your personal home, then converted to AirBnB use in December? Will you be using the home for personal use when it is not rented? Do you live there at the same time while people are renting part of the home? How many days was it AVAILABLE to be rented in 2025? How many days was it ACTUALLY rented in 2025? Are "services" provided to the tenants, such as meals, daily maid service or anything beyond just renting space? You mentioned food.  Were you providing meals to the tenants, or was it just a few complimentary snacks?

The rule to not use Sch E is that you used your Airbnb more than 14 days or more than 10% of the total days rented for personal use. Fixing a place up is not personal use. If you did not use the unit as a home - a place to relax and live,  you can use Sch E unless your provide substantial services and really are a Sch C filer. A sch C is required when it is more like a hotel, average stay is less than 7 days and you provide regular cleaning, meals, tours, transportation, etc.   Whichever way you go, you will have depreciation on the home and the basis of the home is the lower of fair market value or basis. All those upgrades are usually added to what you paid originally to create your new basis. If filing sch C, you may want to make them start up costs.   The sch C allows a write off up to $5000 for start up costs. The rest is amortized and depreciated over 15 years.  You can list the food as supplies since they are for the guests.

I'm ready to file, but at least the desktop version of TurboTax does not ask in step 2 when filing anything about applying for the Trump Account Election. I can find form 4547, but it does not allow me to fill in all the boxes.