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Here's where you enter Form W-2G (Certain Gambling Winnings) in TurboTax:   Locate the W-2G section: TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to W-2G under Wages & Income. TurboTax Desktop: Go to Federal Taxes. Go to Wages & Income. If asked, How do you want to enter your income?, select I'll choose what I work on. Under Less Common Income, select Start or Update next to Prizes, Awards, and Gambling Winnings. Answer Yes on the Did you win money or other prizes in 2025? screen and follow the instructions to enter your W-2G. See this help article for more information. See this tax tips article for more information on reporting gambling winnings with TurboTax. You're required to report all gambling winnings—including the fair market value of noncash prizes you win—as “other income” on your tax return.   You can’t subtract the cost of a wager from your winnings. However, you can claim your gambling losses as a tax deduction if you itemize your deductions. Your deductions for gambling losses can’t exceed the gambling income you claimed. You can’t use gambling losses to reduce your other taxable income. @denisefagalde 

First determine if your son has a filing requirement. Scholarship income greater than education expenses is considered earned income to determine a filing requirement. . Once the student has a filing requirement based on that income (and assuming they don’t have unearned income from investments) only then is the scholarship amount considered unearned income. So if the scholarship income in excess of tuition and books is less than the $15,750 standard deduction he has no filing requirement and the scholarship differential can be ignored by both of you. In any case any amount that would be taxable (if he has to file because of other earnings or income) that amount would be taxed on their return not yours. If the amount is substantial Kiddie tax would apply so some of it would be taxed at your rate. But again, it’s on his return in that case, not yours. 

Although the 1099-R section is available, Form 8915 relating to Disaster Distributions is most likely your issue.  There have been some changes (as each year) that are not ready yet.    @GoSeeKen     

To enter, edit or delete a form 1099-R - 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 Retirement Plans and Social Security On IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R), click the start or update button

To enter, edit or delete Gambling Winnings and Losses - 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 Gambling Winnings, click the start or update button

Gambling To enter the W-2G  or other documents For your Gambling winnings--   Go to Federal>Wages & Income>Less Common Income>Gambling Winnings You can enter your winnings, and then keep clicking through the interview to enter gambling losses.   https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/how-do-i-claim-my-gambling-winnings-and-or-losses   Gambling winnings are taxable income.  Losses are an itemized deduction.  If you do not have enough itemized deductions to exceed your standard deduction, your losses will have no effect. https://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/income-and-investments/how-are-gambling-winnings-taxed-8891/

To enter, edit or delete a form 1099-R - 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 Retirement Plans and Social Security On IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R), click the start or update button

If she is age 19 or older and is not a full time student under the age of 24 and her total income is $5,200 or more, she cannot be claimed as a dependent.   To be a Qualifying Relative - 1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld. 2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household. 3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $5,200 (social security does not count) in 2025 4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year. 5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year. 6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.