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Nothing about Social Security has changed. It can still be taxable. For 2025 there is a new Enhanced Deduction for Seniors of $6,000 for each spouse 65 or older if you qualify. It starts to phase out if your AGI is 75,000 (150,000 Joint). Then it is reduced by 6 cents for every dollar of income over. That is listed separately on your return and is in addition to the Standard Deduction or your Itemized Deductions and is after any Social Security taxable amount on line 6b. The deduction for seniors will be allowed for 4 years, from 2025 through 2028. It is automatic based on your age. It is not part of your Standard Deduction and not connected to getting Social Security. The new Senior Deduction (it's not a Credit) is separate and in addition to the Standard Deduction or your Itemized Deductions on 1040 line 12e. The 6,000/12,000 senior deduction will be calculated on 1040 Schedule 1-A page 2 Part V Enhanced Deduction for Seniors which goes to 1040 line 13b with any other Sch 1-A amounts. Turbo Tax automatically includes it if you qualify. If you are married you have to file a Joint return.

ADDENDUM: At the Tax Home, if TurboTax thinks you were finished, the return interview may be closed.   If that's the case, then to open it back up look for a link "Add a State."   That doesn't really add one, but will open the interview back up so you can go through the Review sections and move to the FILE tab.

What method do you want to use to file the Federal and state returns?   If at the Tax Home your state return says "Ready to mail", that means TurboTax thinks you are electing to file it by mail.  If that's indeed your filing choice, then you have to print, sign, date, and mail it yourself.  TurboTax does not mail it for you.   OR you can go back to the FILE tab and change the filing option to efile, if you wish.   If you want to efile both of them, then open your return interview and check to be sure everything is OK.  Go through the Federal review and state review sections to be sure each has no issues.   Then go the REVIEW tab and look there, too.   Then when you move to the FILE tab, you should be able to choose the filing method for each one.  If you had initially chosen "file by mail" for the state return, you can change it there to "efile" if desired.  The FILE section will also have you choose any refund option (if applicable), and ask you to pay your product fees, etc.  A later screen will ask you to verify your efiling by entering your 2024 AGI.   And a signature screen will ask you to "sign" the return by entering your birth date, today's date, and a 5-digit PIN (it will say you can use any 5 digits of your choice, except it can't be all zeros.)   As you proceed through the efile section, be sure you go all the way to the final screen and click on a big orange button "Transmit Returns Now."    After that you should get emails that your return has been transmitted, followed by later emails (up to 24-48 hours, but can be much sooner) saying if the efiled returns were accepted or rejected.    You can also check your efile status at any time by logging in and looking at the Tax Home screen.

It is automatic based on your age. It is not part of your Standard Deduction. The new Senior Deduction is separate and in addition to the Standard Deduction or your Itemized Deductions on 1040 line 12e. The 6,000/12,000 senior deduction will be calculated on 1040 Schedule 1-A page 2 Part V Enhanced Deduction for Seniors which goes to 1040 line 13b with any other sch 1-A amounts. Turbo Tax automatically includes it if you qualify. If you are married you have to file a Joint return. 
For Online version You can preview the 1040 or print the whole return https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/accessing/help/how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing/00/26160 What do you have on 1040 or 1040SR line 13b?

I’m seeing a lot of people updating this morning… even 05 they have DDD of 3/9 I didn’t update so I know mine will be Friday with a DDD of probably 3/11 I checked my transcripts from last year it said 3/10 and I got it on the 25th so I assume it’ll be the same setup this year… I used chime this year tho just so I can get it early so I’m hoping to see something by Friday evening or at the latest Monday

I'll ask Expert @ BillM223 who has special interest in health programs if he can assist you in this thread when he is next in the forum, likely today.  It's also possible someone else will see this thread during the day and help you.