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Yes. You can go through the interview and remove the entries you've made. However, that may be tedious, so I recommend manually selecting to use the itemized deduction instead.   If you want to manually switch, here's how, from How do I change from the standard deduction to itemized (or vice-versa)?   "Go to the screen: Based on what you told us, [either Standard Deduction or Itemizing deductions] is right for you, and select Change my deduction. (Instead of using the link, you can also manually navigate to Federal > Deductions & credits > Deductions & credits Summary > Continue > If applicable, continue through any summaries> Now you will arrive at Itemizing/ standard deduction summary screen.) On the Which deduction do you want to take this year? popup, you'll see the dollar value of each deduction type. Select the type of deduction you want and Continue."

The $1,500 and $750 add-backs on your South Carolina returns are not errors. They are mandatory adjustments because South Carolina does not conform to the increased federal standard deduction amounts enacted by the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in mid-2025.  South Carolina uses your Federal Taxable Income as the starting point for its own tax calculations. Because your federal taxable income was reduced by a higher standard deduction than what South Carolina allows, you must "add back" the difference to reach the correct state taxable income.   See South Carolina Information Letter #26-4.  

Not everyone will see this option.  If none of your contribution can be deducted because your income is too high,  the full amount of your contribution will automatically be nondeductible.   To get to this point in the interview (from: How do I enter a backdoor Roth IRA conversion?), go to Deductions & Credits and scroll to the Traditional and Roth IRA Contributions section. Click Start.  On the screen, Tell us about your IRAs, check the Traditional IRA box and select Continue. After selecting that you contributed to a traditional IRA in 2025, you will be asked Is This a Repayment of a Retirement Distribution?, select No and select Continue. Enter the amount contributed and select Continue.. You will be asked Did you recharacterize any of the traditional IRA contributions for 2025 over to a Roth IRA contribution? Select No and Continue. Continue through the interview and answer the questions on the following screens. You will arrive at a screen labeled [Your name’s] Traditional IRAs, with a box labeled Deductible contributions elected non-deductible. Enter the amount you contributed. Select Continue. Note: If none of your contribution can be deducted, you'll see the message Based on what you've entered you don't qualify for an IRA deduction, and the full amount of your contribution will automatically be nondeductible.

Not sure where you saw a free upgrade to Premium---which is a paid version of online TurboTax.  You will need to sort this out with customer support.   No one in the user forum can resolve a billing issue.  If you have a question about your TurboTax fees or billing, make sure you use the word “billing” in your request for help.  Do not use the word “refund.”   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/contact-turbotax/L2y9ZKpQB_US_en_US?uid=m5s9l2vh  

Your spouse should file using the standard deduction.  If she won't, you can file an amendment and change from using the standard deduction to itemize your deductions.   if you file Married Filing Separately (MFS) and your spouse itemizes their deductions, you cannot use the standard deduction. According to IRS rules, if one spouse itemizes on a separate return, both spouses must itemize. The only exception to this rule is if you qualify to file as Head of Household.    Refer to the IRS Tax Tips Tax basics: Understanding the difference between standard and itemized deductions for more information.   Please see the TurboTax article Should You and Your Spouse File Jointly or Separately? For more information.  

You are kind of confused.    Everyone files their tax return on a federal Form 1040.    Certain kinds of income are reported on tax documents that are various kinds of 1099's.   You enter your 1099's into the software so that that income goes on your Form 1040.     A 1040 is the tax return form you prepare here to send to the IRS.   If you start entering data in this software you are preparing a Form 1040.   Please look at it so you will know what you are sending to the IRS:   PREVIEW 1040   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr