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Since you are using a desktop version of TurboTax, there is something you can try.  Use the following steps:   Go to Forms in the upper right corner of the TurboTax screen Click on Info Wks in the upper section of the list of forms in your return shown on the left side Scroll down the page to Part VI Additional Information for your Federal Return Click the first box in the Standard Deduction/Itemized Deduction section That selection will force the itemized deductions even if they are lower than your standard deduction.   @Bridget23611   

TurboTax does file a Schedule C, but only if you specifically entered self-employment income (like freelance work, a side business, or 1099-NEC income). If you are looking for the extra benefit for being over 65, you are likely actually looking for the Senior Deduction, which is a newer benefit (part of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act) that appears on Schedule 1-A rather than Schedule C. While Schedule C is for reporting business profits and losses, Schedule 1-A is where TurboTax automatically calculates the additional $6,000 per person ($12,000 for a couple both over 65) deduction that seniors qualify for in 2025.   Note, this deduction has income limitations.  It begins phasing out at income of $75,000 for a single filer (or $150,000 married) and is completely phased out at income of $175,000 for a single filer (or $250,000 married).   You can check this in TurboTax Online by navigating to Tax Tools on the left of your screen, choose Tools, then View Tax Summary. On the left of the screen, select Preview my 1040, and scroll to Schedule 1-A Part V.

Does Form 4797 appear in your list of forms? You can check this as follows: Log into TurboTax Online and open your return. In the left column, choose Tax Tools >> Tools >> Delete a Form. Scroll through the list of forms to see if Form 4797 appears. If you entered no other Sale of Business Property, you can delete Form 4797 from this list. If Form 4797 isn't in the list, then your entries were either not saved or you have successfully removed them. Click Back to return to the main screens.   To re-enter the sale, follow DianeW777's previous instructions to Add a Sale.

If you want to avoid being redirected to the tax payment worksheet, you should delete the form completely to resolve this issue.   To do this: If using TurboTax Online: select Tax Tools, then Tools, and click Delete a form. Find Tax Payments Worksheet (or similar, such as 1040-ES or Estimated Tax Worksheet) in the list. Select Delete next to it and confirm the deletion.   If using TurboTax Desktop (Windows/Mac): Click the Forms icon, select the form.  Select the Tax Payments Worksheet. Click the Delete Form button at the bottom of the screen. To see more detailed instructions, please open the link below: How do I view and delete forms in TurboTax Online? How do I delete a tax form in TurboTax Desktop?  

Yes, it worked great!  Here's the steps I noted for myself for next year:   Log into TurboTax. Navigate to your Schedule C business. Edit Business info to indicate that you pay W-2 employees. Under Expenses >> Less Common, check the boxes for Employee pension plan startup costs. Go to Employee Pension Plan startup costs and answer questions: Startup Cost $1 1 employee received at least $5K compensation 1 employee was eligible to participant in pension plan Yes, eligible for auto-enrollment credit No, not qualified for Pension Startup Credit Go to Income Summary | Edit Business Credits | Update Pension Plans Jump to form 8881 (using search), follow instructions Pay for tax return so I can get PDF of latest return, search for Form 8881 and confirm everything looks good except the $1 Go back and edit startup costs, make it $0. Re-generate PDF of latest return, search for form 8881, see $1 disappeared

Yes.TurboTax and TaxAct handle the Home Mortgage Interest (HMI) Worksheet differently because the IRS gives clear instructions for Line 3d, but not for Line 4a. That’s why you’re seeing a difference.   As you noted, the IRS is explicit here. Even if you have "Adjusted" your income on Line 1a (reducing it because of the lower tax rate on qualified dividends/capital gains), Line 3d must use the unadjusted, full gross amount. This line is used to create a ratio for general expenses (like the standard deduction). The IRS wants that ratio based on real-dollar flow, not the "adjusted" lower number used to calculate the tax limit.   Line 4a (Mortgage Interest) is calculated via its own separate worksheet. Because the IRS instructions for that specific worksheet don't explicitly say "use the unadjusted amount" (unlike Line 3d), software companies have to interpret the law. TurboTax takes a conservative approach by saying "If the IRS wants gross income for the Line 3 ratio, they want the same consistent denominator for the Line 4 ratio."    Tax Act may interpret this differently by saying "Line 1a is the official 'Foreign Gross Income' for the form; unless told otherwise, we use the value on the form."    You could make a case either way, but TurboTax uses the unadjusted gross amount to keep things straightforward and avoid extra attention from the IRS.   @lambell 

This may help.  You can correct both your information, including  Email and Phone number.    On the left sidebar. Scroll down and select Intuit Account Six boxes will appear Click Sign in & security Your account information, including Phone number and Email are available to be updated. If the email address is no longer active and you are unable to log in, you can complete the Account Recovery Request Submission Form.  

"What does the US consider to be a bona fide resident, the immigration status resident or tax resident?" Tax residency, basically, once you move to the country and take the steps to establish a permanent home and truly live there, that is when your Bona Fide clock starts counting.  Your immigration status does not change the days for you to start counting.   However, you must be in the country for an entire tax year, not just a year.  This means since you did not move there until October of 2025, you would not qualify as a Bona Fide Resident for 2025 even if you did choose to file an extension.     To qualify for bona fide residence, you must reside in a foreign country for an uninterrupted period that includes an entire tax year. An entire tax year is from January 1 through December 31 for taxpayers who file their income tax returns on a calendar year basis. During the period of bona fide residence in a foreign country, you can leave the country for brief or temporary trips back to the United States or elsewhere for vacation or business.     Instead of the Bona Fide Residence test, you could potentially qualify for the Physical Presence Test which requires you to be in the foreign country for 330 FULL days during a full 12 month period.  So under this test, if you moved to New Zealand on October 1, 2025 and remained there for 330 days, you would be considered to have met the Physical Presence Test by the October 15th, 2026 extension deadline which would then allow you to claim the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion if you filed an extension using form 2350.    Remember, even if you do qualify for the Physical Presence Test, you only get to exclude the income earned during the qualifying period on your 2025 return.       

Pennsylvania may ask for Unemployment Expenses on the state tax form even if you didn't report or receive unemployment on your federal return. Some states have specific reporting requirements or questions related to unemployment compensation, regardless of whether benefits were received or taxable federally. Since you have been retired since 2013 and have no unemployment income, it's very likely you can enter zero or leave this section blank if TurboTax allows. This question may appear due to Pennsylvania's tax form design and doesn't necessarily mean you must report unemployment benefits. Check carefully for any related entries in TurboTax for Pennsylvania and help make sure no unemployment income is entered. You may be asked to make sure this data to complete your state return.

To remove a duplicate copy of TurboTax from your Mac,  Quit the application completely, then  Open your Applications folder in Finder.  Locate the duplicate TurboTax icon, right-click it Select Move to Trash.  Your tax return data files are stored in your Documents folder and won't be deleted by removing the application.  Empty the Trash and restart your computer to clear any lingering references

The Illinois Property Tax Credit is a credit on your individual income tax return (Form IL-1040) equal to 5 percent of Illinois Property Tax (real estate tax) you paid on your principal residence.   Please refer to Illinois Department of Revenue Illinois Property Tax Credit Publication 108 here.

If you have entered an asset for depreciation and TurboTax is automatically selecting something other than what has been used in the past, try using the instructions below to make the selections:   Start from the Schedule C or Schedule E section of your return until you get to the Assets/Depreciation section. Proceed to the point where you are adding an asset on the page titled Describe This Asset. In order to enter the asset exactly as it has been reported in the past, choose the last option on the list, Intangibles, Other Property, then click Continue. On the next page titled, Tell Us a Little More, select Other asset type, then click Continue. Enter the detailed information about the asset:  description, cost, date purchased or acquired.  Click Continue. Move forward with additional details on the next screen, then click Continue. Select the appropriate Asset Class, then click Continue. Choose the MACRS Convention, then click Continue. Select the Depreciation Method, then click  Continue. Answer the question regarding Listed Property, then click Continue.  There may be some additional background questions as well, keep going. You will eventually come to a screen to confirm the Prior Depreciation, enter the data and click Continue. Finally, you will see an Asset Summary screen with the current year depreciation amount listed.  There is also a check-box here to Show Details.  This will open a full description for the asset so you can verify that it matches the previously reported information.  If it does not, you can choose to go Back and re-enter the data that needs to be changed.