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If your 2024 tax return was rejected for Identity theft it will have to be re-filed by mail. Mail both the original tax return (not amended) and the completed 14036 affidavit to the IRS. How do I file my return by mail? Where to file paper tax returns with or without a payment

No.  A bonus is not overtime.   Your bonus will be on your W-2 in box 1.   The software will reconcile whether you  owe tax or get a refund based on the amount in box 2 that shows how much tax was withheld from all of your income including the bonus.

Your other option is to delete the California State return and start over. This time, don't check the box for "Final" return. Open or continue your return. Select State Taxes from Tax Home. On the Status of your state returns screen, select the trashcan icon next to your state, then select Delete. If you’ve already paid your state fees, you can’t delete your return, but you can start over by selecting Start Over next to your state return on the Status of your state returns screen.

Distribution code from 1099-SA in Box 3 is 2.  W-2 had code W in Box 12 but excess was not added back to Other income in Schedule 1040, line 8f.  That appears to be the problem and I do not know how to resolve.  Also, does TurboTax determine the excess contributions or use the amount from 1099-SA.

The “senior deduction” is added automatically by the software based on the date of birth and filing status you entered into MY INFO.  You do not need to take any extra steps to enter it. (And…the new senior deduction has nothing to do with whether you are getting Social Security)   The deduction is not on the same line as your standard deduction.  It is shown separately on line 13b.     2025 STANDARD DEDUCTION AMOUNTS SINGLE $15,750  (65 or older/legally blind + $2000) MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY $15,750  (65 or older/legally blind +1600) MARRIED FILING JOINTLY $31,500  (65 or older/legally blind + $1600) HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD $23,625 (65 or older/legally blind + $2000)     For 2025 through 2028 there is an extra  deduction amount of up to $6000 per individual 65 or older filing Single, MFJ, or HOH which is phased out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $75,000 for single filers and $150,000 for joint filers.   (The deduction phases out completely at $175.000 Single or HOH, or $250,000 joint)   The $6,000 senior deduction will be calculated on 1040 Schedule 1-A page 2 Part V Enhanced Deduction for Seniors which goes to 1040 line 13b. It is separate and in addition to the Standard Deduction or your Itemized Deductions on 1040 line 12e.  Turbo Tax automatically includes it. IRS Schedule 1-A https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f1040s1a--dft.pdf   Need to see it? https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr   If you are not getting the senior deduction it is because Your date of birth in MY INFO shows that you were not 65 by the end of 2025 Your income is too high You are filing married filing separately  

I think you mean you rented the room to an individual and while he was away you also rented it to someone else. There are a maximum of 365 rental days in a year. Any day the room was rented would be one rental day, regardless of how it was rented.         

@MrMikeS wrote: Windows 10 Enterprise is still in support. What the blazes is wrong with you people? Did Microsoft incentivize you to do this? Support ends in October and I would suspect that very few TurboTax users run Enterprise.

During this process, the program should've asked you for a date you wanted the payment to be debited -- that will be the date the IRS processes the payment. You should look at the printed PDF copy of your extension (Form 4868), and check the cover sheet for the date of your payment. Instructions:   TurboTax Online Open or continue your return. Select Continue or Start on Tax Home to enter your return. Select Tax Tools from the menu. Select Print Center, choose Print, save, or preview this year's return, and follow the instructions. If you haven't yet paid your TurboTax Online fee (or registered, if you're using a free version), you'll need to do so before you can save the PDF.   TurboTax Desktop Open or continue your return. Select File. Select Print/Save for Your Records. Choose to either Save As PDF or Preview Print Copy.

A TurboTax desktop license is only linked to one Intuit account which is entered when the license is installed the first time.   You have to use the same account credentials to install the same license code on up to 5 computers.

The combined maximum contribution is calculated on lines 1 through 6 of the worksheet.  It's a pretty simple calculation.  If you're married filing joint it is your (MAGI - $236,000) divided by $10,000 = percentage reduction.   The lower part that you are referring to is a calculation of how much of the maximum contribution each spouse can make based on their individual income.  

I'm assuming that this 1095-A has been issued to you with your social security number as the primary as well as your adult children who are not claimed on your tax return.  If any of that is incorrect then the following advice doesn't apply and you need to correct my assumptions.   If your children are going to file their own tax returns then you should allocate the 1095-A with your adult children.  They will not be able to file a tax return without information from a 1095-A on their tax returns because their social security numbers are registered with the health care marketplace.  If they are not filing and you are not claiming them you will most likely receive a notice from the health care marketplace regarding them.