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  "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  

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    

To enter your stock sales:   Open or continue your return.   Navigate to the 1099-B section:   TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to the 1099-B screen under Wages & Income.   TurboTax Desktop: Go to Federal Taxes >> Wages & Income >> If asked How do you want to enter…?, select I’ll choose what I work on. >> Under Investment Income, select Start or Update next to Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other. >> If asked How do you want to enter…?, select I’ll choose what I work on. >> Under Investment Income, select Start or Update next to Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other.   Follow the onscreen instructions. When you reach Let's import your tax info, choose how you want to enter your 1099-B:   To import your form, select your brokerage or financial institution from the list. Enter your sign-in credentials for your account, then select Get my form.   If you don’t want to import, select Enter a different way, and on the How do you want to add your investment docs? screen, you can upload a copy of your 1099-B.   If you want to enter your 1099-B manually, select Type it in myself.   On the following screens, answer the questions about your 1099-B. When you reach the Review your sales screen, the form you just entered should be listed.

If it continues after the above, you would need to describe exactly what you are doing and on what screen when you get this error, and maybe someone can make a suggestion.   This is a public Internet forum, so don't post any personal info.

The same thing is happening with form 8915-F, they’re all a bunch of compulsive liars that have zero understanding of the infrastructure to Turbo Tax. You can call them and you’ll get a different answer every single time, they’re all illiterate scapegoats to please you for a temporary amount of time until you come back asking for questions, and the “Tax Experts” refuse to respond to these types of threads. 

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Can you clarify if you have already filed or not and what kind of taxes you need to add?    If you already filed, you will need to amend once your original return has been processed.     If you made estimated or quarterly tax payments in 2025 toward your federal, state, or local taxes, enter them in the Estimates and Other Income Taxes Paid section.   TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to estimated tax payments under Deductions & Credits. TurboTax Desktop: Go to the Federal Taxes, then Deductions & Credits. Select Estimates and Other Taxes Paid.  Select Start or Revisit next to the type of estimated tax payment you'd like to enter under Estimated Tax Payments. Enter the amount of estimated tax you paid at each of the quarterly due dates. If you paid 2025 estimated taxes in 2025, you'll enter just one amount for each state or locality.