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If you are age 65 or older and meet the requirement, the additional deduction is automatically added on your federal tax return.   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   New Bonus Standard Deduction (OBBB): An additional $6,000 deduction for taxpayers 65 and older. This is per eligible individual, meaning a married couple both over 65 could get $12,000. Important: This bonus deduction is temporary, lasting from 2025 through 2028. Income limitations: It phases out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $75,000 for single filers and $150,000 for joint filers. The amount is calculated on Schedule 1-A, Part V, with that amount flowing to Form 1040 Line 13b Look at your Form 1040 - You can view your Form 1040 plus Schedules 1, 2 and 3 at any time using the online editions. Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

Contact Support: https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/turbotax-phone-number/L0Od33nMQ_US_en_US   OR    Post what you believe to be a bug in the software on this board.

Since you received the Form 1099-S for the sale of your primary home the sale has to be reported regardless.  You will not pay any taxes if your gains are excluded from being taxed.   If you sold your primary personal residence and you lived in and owned the home for at least two years in the five year period on the date of sale, you do not have to report the sale if your gains are less then the exclusion amounts of $250,000 if filing Single or $500,000 if filing Married Filing Jointly (and both lived in the home for two years). Gain or Loss = Sales Price minus Sales Expenses minus Adjusted Basis (Purchase Price plus the cost of improvements prior to the sale) Selling cost can include escrow fees, legal fees, real estate agent commissions, advertising costs, and even home staging fees. If you had a gain greater then the exclusion amounts then you would have to report the sale. Also, if you received a Form 1099-S for the sale either with a gain or a loss, the sale has to be reported. You will need the online TurboTax Premium edition to report the sale if you are using the online editions. Make sure that you indicate that you want the sale of the home reported on your tax return.   Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business) Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Less Common Income On Sale of Home (gain or loss), click the start or update button

I am going to assume you earned income and paid taxes in MA but live somewhere else. If the tax paid is on a form - like the w2, MA and the tax will be listed. You always want to prepare your nonresident state first and the program will either automatically calculate the credit or ask questions about it. The credit will be the lower of the two states tax on the same taxable income- with differences in how tax is calculated and different tax rates. You can view your return to see if the credit is showing.   See: How do I preview my TurboTax Online return before filing?   If you would like to reply with more information - which state you live in and type of income or forms, and any other relevant information, we can be of more help.

Where did you work?   Did you also work in TN?    Or did you work in GA, and live in TN?    If you worked in GA, then you must file a non-resident GA tax return and you will be subject to paying GA tax.

Situations not covered by TurboTax Free Edition   Itemized deductions claimed on Schedule A, like charitable contributions, medical expenses, mortgage interest and state and local tax deductions Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G Business or 1099-NEC income (often reported by those who are self-employed, gig workers or freelancers) Stock sales (including crypto investments) Income from rental property or property sales Credits, deductions and income reported on other forms or schedules  

If you stored your .tax2024 file on a cloud-type environment, it may be corrupted and not transfer properly.  Look for a back-up copy with a tilde sign in Documents > TurboTax.   If you still have TurboTax for 2024, you could also try opening it, letting it update, and re-save your 2024 file for transferring.   @patronan 

In my opinion, no tax preparer, including Turbotax, should use the term "major purchases" since it is misleading.    The correct list of qualifying items is a home, major renovation of a home, motor vehicle, or airplane. 

Unemployment compensation is not supported by the Free Edition, so yes, if you are preparing a tax return using online TurboTax you have to upgrade to Deluxe in order to enter a 1099G for unemployment you received in 2025.   Examples of situations not included in a simple Form 1040 return: Itemized deductions claimed on Schedule A, like charitable contributions, medical expenses, mortgage interest and state and local tax deductions Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G Business or 1099-NEC income (often reported by those who are self-employed, gig workers or freelancers) Stock sales (including crypto investments) Income from rental property or property sales Credits, deductions and income reported on other forms or schedules        Or—-Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free.  There are 8  free software versions available from the IRS Free File site   https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/