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That will be available after you have either paid for the TurboTax account or e-filed your return and it was accepted by the IRS.   Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen.  Then click on Print Center.  Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return.  Choose the option Include government and TurboTax worksheets

ACA Fraud is happening more and more. Check your account on healthcare.gov to see if you have a 1095-A.   If you did not sign up for ACA Insurance, here's what you need to do: Contact the Marketplace at 800-318-2596. Tell the representative you received a 1095-A for a plan you never applied for or authorized. Use the phrase "unauthorized enrollment fraud." Request a Voided 1095-A. If they agree it was unauthorized, they will issue a new form showing $0.00. Once the voided 1095-A is processed, you will be able to resubmit the return for efile. Very Important: Ask if there is an active 2026 policy currently in place. If there is, cancel it immediately. In 2026, there is no cap on how much of the premium tax credit that needs to be paid back, so if you don't cancel it you could be responsible for the full cost of the plan next year. Appeals to cancel coverage retroactively must generally be made within 60 days of discovering the fraud. 

 Go to Federal> Wages & Income>>Retirement Plans and Social Security  (SSA1099 and 1099RRB) to enter your SSA1099.     USER ERROR WITH SOCIAL SECURITY ENTRY We have seen a lot of people who made a user error with the entry of their SSA1099.   The screen right after you enter the SSA1099 asks you if you lived in certain foreign countries in 2025.   If you skipped past that screen or answered incorrectly, your Social Security was not taxed correctly.   Look at your Form 1040 and see if line 6b was left blank due to that mistake.  The IRS is catching those mistakes and correcting them by reducing your refund or increasing your tax due.   It is really so important to read every screen slowly and carefully from top to bottom as you prepare your tax return to avoid errors.  

Dependents are added in MY INFO.   When you went though the screens for your own name you were asked if you supported anyone else---by saying yes to that question you will trigger the follow up screens that allow you to enter your dependents.

It's possible you did not have enough US tax liability to offset the full amount of the foreign tax credit. The Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) is a non-refundable credit. This means it can only reduce your tax liability to zero; it cannot result in a refund of money you didn't actually owe the IRS. The IRS limits the credit to the lesser of:   The actual foreign tax you paid ($153.33). Your U.S. tax liability on that same foreign income. If your total U.S. tax (Form 1040, Line 16) is only $69—perhaps due to a lower income or other large deductions like the Standard Deduction—TurboTax will automatically cap the credit at that amount. You can’t "use" the remaining $84.33 this year because there is no U.S. tax left for it to offset.   You can verify this by looking at your Form 1040, Line 16. If that number is $69 (or if Line 18, your "Tax after credits," is $0), then the credit is doing its work.

"No tax on Social Security" is not the reality of the tax law changes, although Donald Trump is still trying to claim that it is.   Instead, there is a "senior deduction" in effect that increases the standard deduction for people who are 65 or older for the next several years.  The senior deduction is unrelated to whether you are receiving Social Security.   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       TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY Up to 85% of your Social Security benefits can be taxable on your federal tax return.  There is no age limit for having to pay taxes on Social Security benefits if you have other sources of income along with the SS benefits.  When you have other income such as earnings from continuing to work, investment income, pensions, etc. up to 85% of your SS can be taxable.     What confuses people about this is that before you reach full retirement age, if you continue working while drawing SS, your benefits can be reduced if you earn over a certain limit. (For 2021 it was  $18,960.  For 2022 it was  $19,560  —  for 2023 $21,240)  For 2024, $22,320.  For 2025 it will be $23,400; 2026   $24,480   After full retirement age, no matter how much you continue to earn, your benefits are not reduced by your earnings; your employer will still have to withhold for Social Security and Medicare.  If you work as an independent contractor then you will pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.   To see how much of your Social Security was taxable, look at lines 6a and 6b of your 2025 Form 1040   https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/are-my-social-security-or-railroad-retirement-tier-i-benefits-taxable   You need to file a federal return if half your Social Security plus your other income is   Single or Head of Household      $25,000 Married Filing Jointly                  $32,000 Married Filing Separately            $0   Some additional information:  There are 9 states that tax Social Security—Colorado, Connecticut,, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont  and West Virginia These states offer varying degrees of income exemptions, but two mirror the federal tax schedule: MN and VT.    

The tax on Social Security was not eliminated per statute; instead, it was reduced for many taxpayers by the introduction of a new deduction.   The previous paradigm of paying tax on up to 85% of Social Security still exists. Only taxpayers who are on the edge of Social Security tax thresholds will go from paying some tax on Social Security to no tax.

The total permissible contribution between you and your your wife is $7,838.  However, your contribution to your own HSA is limited to $4,988 based on your 7 months months of eligibility.  The remaining $2,850 of the overall contribution limit would have to be contributed by your wife to your wife's HSA.  With your wife's employer having already contributed $1,167 on behalf of your wife and you having contributed $4,988 to your own HSA, that leaves $1,683 that can be contributed to your wife's HSA without exceeding contribution limits.   Alternatively, the entire $7,838 contribution limit could be allocated to your wife, so she could make a $6,671 additional contribution to her HSA if you contribute $0 to your HSA.

@mrthom74 You must be a top 12% of seniors income earners if you are not seeing no tax on social security.  For tax years 2025–2028, most seniors (65+) pay no federal tax on Social Security due to a new $6,000/$12,000 deduction, provided income is below $75,000 single/$150,000 joint. While not fully eliminated for all, this deduction significantly reduces tax liability, aiming to exempt 88% of seniors.   Review FORM 8582 to see the calculations TT did for you. The vast majority will have no tax on their social security,  which once again is not a benefit to the richest.