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Follow these steps to enter your SEP IRA Contributions:   Go to the Wage & Income section. Scroll down to Other Business Situations. Click Start on Self-employed Retirement Plans. Follow the prompts to enter your contribution amounts. Here's a helpful link that gives more information on entering SEP contributions in TurboTax; Where do I enter my SEP IRA contributions?

How did you select standard deduction?   Are you filing married filing separately and filing the same way as your spouse?   Ordinarily you do not "select" standard deduction or itemized deductions.  But if you somehow clicked on a choice:   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/change-standard-deduction-itemized-vice-versa/L7evWtHhv_US_en_US?uid=m6cpww6g   Go to Federal>Deductions and Credits to explore the various deductions etc.  

Exactly what you wrote---there must be a bug in this year's software as there is no screen that I can navigate to in order to enter other (e.g., room & board, required fees, etc) non-book/materials, non-tuition expenses.

When you enter your information in MY INO you will be asked what state(s) you lived in and will get the chance to enter that you made money in two different states.  You will later prepare a part year return for Virginia; Washington does not have a state income tax.     MOVED OR NEED TO FILE PART-YEAR STATE https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/file-moved-different-state-last-year/L3ljAGBw6_US_en_US?uid=me08b0gq   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/printers-printing/file-part-year-state-return/L82I8dCHS_US_en_US?uid=m68cki50   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/printers-printing/file-part-year-state-return/L82I8dCHS_US_en_US?uid=m68cdx44     ALLOCATE PART YEAR https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/allocate-split-income-part-year-state-return/L8KzwwBCQ_US_en_US?uid=m5y1ulrh     https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/returns-and-forms/help/when-would-i-have-to-file-returns-in-more-than-one-state/00/25821  

I've spent the last 2 hours attempting to resolve the same issue!!  It's always been a little cumbersome in the past TurboTax desktop versions but for 2025 as described by bcaldwe1, I can't for the life of me find a spot to enter the room & board this year for off campus housing.  In the past, there has always been a simple spot to input it on the same screen / page where you are able to enter book.  Also, in the past there was a simple spot to enter expenses related to a computer & related purchases.    So I have the same question for someone who can help, How do we go about entering off campus room & board (rent & food) , not captured as part of the school's 1098-T in order to get the proper netting of 1099-Q and total college expenses?

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 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