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Only the custodial parent can claim the childcare credit.     Are you the custodial parent?  Do you have an agreement with the other parent to allow the other parent to claim them--due to divorce or that you live apart and share custody?  Did one of you sign a Form 8332?   If there is a signed 8332 then the custodial parent retains the right to file as Head of Household, get earned income credit and the childcare credit.  The non-custodial parent gets the child tax credit for children under the age of 17.  If the child is 17 or older the non-custodial parent gets the $500 credit for other dependents.   If you and the other parent have a signed agreement, you need to indicate in MY INFO that you have such an agreement.   As far as the IRS is concerned, the custodial parent is the one with whom the child spent the most nights during the tax year--at least 183 nights.    

It's advised to enter all income and expense information in Step-by-Step view in the desktop software, that's how I was able to get it to add back automatically. Then, switch to Forms view for edits and detail entries after entering most of your tax return information in Step-by-Step. I'm glad you got everything working in the end!    By the way, no, this is not on our list of investigation issues at all, there isn't a particularly good reason that ChatGPT would respond with that.

Whether the income came from your former job or from retirement income is irrelevant.   All of your income must be entered; the software will reconcile the amount of income you received and the tax that was withheld to determine if you get a refund or owe more tax.   As for saying that you are retired---the only place to indicate that is "occupation" in MY INFO.   You can say you are retired in MY INFO if you choose to.   The IRS only uses occupation for statistical purposes; it has no effect on your tax due or refund.

The credit is allowed for your main home and secondary/ vacation homes (not a rental property). The credit is used to reduce your tax liability.  The credit is 30% of the total. There is not a good way to enter a second home and address. You can enter the full expenses for one address that you select.   For a rental property, enter the solar installation as a depreciable asset in the Rental section or use Form 3468 in Wages & Income > Business Deductions & Credits >Other Business Credits.   @user17737679674     

Please note that the IRS publication also says, "Deduction over $500 for certain clothing or household items. You must include with your return a qualified appraisal prepared by a qualified appraiser of any single item of clothing or any household item that is not in good used condition or better and for which you deduct more than $500." This refers to single items over $500. You're saying the IRS wants appraisals and detailed info when someone donates dozens of pieces of clothing or other household items, purchased over many years, each now worth $5, $10, maybe $50 at most? I used Deductible Duck to enter my donations (now that ItsDeductible is gone), and it says the $500 rule only applies to single items worth that much or more. Why doesn't TurboTax abide by this?

  If you already e-filed you are stuck with "5 days early" if the return is accepted.  If it rejects you can try to remove that option in the FILE section before you re-file.       "5 days early" means you are supposed to receive your federal refund from one to five days sooner than the refund date shown on the IRS refund site.   If it does not meet that "at least one day sooner" date, they are supposed to refund the $35 fee.   You have to pay attention to the date on the IRS refund site. You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds