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To enter your SSA-1099 Social Security benefits in TurboTax Online when you have no W-2 and are stuck at the income start, follow these steps: 1. Go to the Wages & Income section. 2. Select I'll choose what I work on when asked how you want to enter income. 3. Scroll to Retirement Plans and Social Security. 4. Select Start or Update next to Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099). 5. Answer "Yes" to receiving Social Security benefits. 6. Enter the amounts exactly as they appear on your SSA-1099. This lets you report your Social Security income even if you have no W-2 entered.

Thanks. That seems to be working. I will check again though.   But this is very confusing with TT. Can the product be improved to avoid this confusion? Users who are not tax savvy may end up paying lot more taxes.

Seniors get benifits such as the 1040-SR form or additional standard deductions.  These are applied automatically by the software based on age.  There are no publicly available service code or discount specifically for senior citizens.

Dental expenses, including dental implants, are considered deductible medical expenses if you itemize your deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040). These expenses can include fees paid for dental care such as dental implants, crowns, braces, and other dental treatments necessary for medical reasons. However, the total medical and dental expenses must exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income (AGI) to be deductible. Only the unreimbursed portion of these expenses can be deducted. So, if insurance or other sources reimburse you, you can only deduct what you actually paid.   To enter dental expenses including dental implants in TurboTax Online, follow these steps: 1. Go to the Federal section. 2. Select Deductions & Credits. 3. Scroll down to the Medical Expenses section and click Start or Revisit. 4. Answer the questions about your medical and dental expenses. 5. When prompted, enter your dental expenses including implants under the dental care subsection. 6. Include only the unreimbursed amounts you paid during the tax year. TurboTax will help calculate if your total medical expenses exceed the deduction threshold. Remember: You must itemize deductions on Schedule A to claim these medical and dental expenses.

@lynncave98 only you would know how much you contributed to your Roth IRA over time.  Go back through all your financial records to determine that.   Look on form 5498 which you received each year you contributed to a Roth IRA. 

Yes, the difference between an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN, 6 digits) and an e-File PIN (5 digits) is confusing and the difference isn't explained clearly by the TurboTax software or the IRS. However, the instructions that other responders have provided here are correct for entering the IP PIN. Note that if you do enter an IP PIN, I found that its first 5 digits were automatically entered as the e-File PIN when I was walking through the steps to file electronically.