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It is applied automatically.   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.

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)     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 $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  

No. There has not been a change.    When this happens after you have entered all of your business income and expenses, it may be due to a combination of your income attributable to the home office and your other business expenses decreasing the amount of the total home office deduction.     Review the questions in the home office section and double check your answers. Remember that if you perform all of your work in the home office, then you would put 100% of your time was spent there.  

@KathyHe , I am not sure  that I understand them situation --- because of your reference to schedule-E.  Here is what I  think the situation is : (a) you acquired a residence ( single -family ?) sometime prior to  2015 (b) you rented out the property for  a  period  ( 3 years  ) from 2015 through 2018 (c) you used the property  for personal use from 2019 through 2025 ( main residence ? ) (d) in 2025 you sold the  property   Assuming that  the above is substantially correct,  1. you report the sale of the asset on form  8949  telling TurboTax that you have a 1099-S 2. While filling out the details of the sale ( and  using   HUD-1 / settlement statement and your 2015  federal return back-up sheets, especially the depreciation details) you provide the   adjusted basis ----( acquisition basis PLUS cost of improvements during personal period(s) LESS accumulated depreciation during business use period) ,  Sales Proceeds ( sales Price LESS sales expenses such as  sales prep expenses, commission, transfer tax , title work etc.) .  TurboTax will then compute the gain 3.  Of the total gain, the portion due/equal to accumulated depreciation is  given ordinary  income/gain tax treatment.  The rest of the gain is either capital gain and/or eligible for  "main residence sale" exclusion up to maximum allowed. Given the above, can you please tell me where you are in the  TurboTax  sales  entry process ?    

NO! When you use online TurboTax software you get one return per fee.   Each return needs its own account and user ID.   If you use the same account and user ID for a second return, the second one overwrites the first return and it is lost forever.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25596