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Medical insurance premiums you paid out of pocket can be entered as a medical expense if you are itemizing deductions.   MEDICAL EXPENSES The medical expense deduction has to meet a rather large threshold before it can affect your return. The amount of medical (including dental, vision, etc.)  expenses that will count toward itemization is the amount that is OVER 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. You should only enter the amount that you paid in 2025—do not include any amounts that were covered by insurance or that are still outstanding.  Of course, your medical expenses plus your other itemized deductions still have to exceed your standard deduction before you will see a difference in your tax due or refund.   To enter your medical expenses go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Medical>Medical Expenses       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)  

If you have no FTC, only carryover, you are not required to file the 1116.  The IRS holds the carryover information. If you want to force file the 1116 using the desktop version: Open to Forms mode Locate Info Wks on the left side Scroll down to part VI Check the box to force file 1116 Form 1116 instructions state: Use Schedule B (Form 1116) to reconcile your prior-year foreign tax carryover with your current-year foreign tax

The depreciation section is working properly in the Rental section.  Go to your Asset Summary and Edit your asset details to verify all info is correct.  Since you're using TurboTax Online, close the program, close the program, clear your Cache and Cookies and step through the depreciation section again.   If you can give more details about your issue, we'll try to help.  We can't see your return in this forum.   @rlsteeb 

This is untrue. The software is reverting it back to Yes on its own. TurboTax needs to fix this. We should not have to go back and correct what they changed without our knowledge. The IRS will catch it as a math error and send you a way to pay. They did this quickly and I set up a payment online. No need to file an amended return.

I am sorry to say that I never received any help at all on this question/problem.  I ended up copying the TT file and opening new copy and going through steps quickly again and it generated the 8895 form - no idea why!! 

In TurboTax, interest received from a private individual (like your son) is reported as if you received a Form 1099-INT, even if you did not actually receive one.  Where to enter the Interest: Open your tax return and go to the Federal section, Income category. Scroll down to the Interest and Savings section and select Start or Revisit next to Interest on 1099-INT. On the "Save time and connect your financial accounts" screen, choose Enter a different way. On the "How do you want to add your docs?" choose Type it in myself. On the "OK, let's start with one investment type" click on Interest, then Continue Complete the information on the "Let's get the info from your 1099-INT" even though you do not have a 1099-INT.  

I just figured out solution - if you click on line 20 of form 1041, a magnifying glass will show up and if you click on it, a Form 8995 (and a QBI Ded Summary) will be added to your form list, and it will be populated with any REIT dividends, and the relevant deduction will appear on the 1041

Hi @RogerD1 ,   Here is a screenshot of what I was referring to. I don't know how to fill out (1) "What type of investment did you sell?" (none of the options were valid) and (2) "How did you receive this investment?" (My sister does not remember purchasing this; she does receive 1099-DIV every year but not in 2025). Is the information below appropriate?     Thank you, Tulane

The refund meter at the top of the screen may not always keep up with your entries as soon as they are made.    This may have to do with your Internet connection. A hardwired connection works best. You might try logging out of TurboTax and back in again, or changing browsers. Also, the refund meter may disappear and reappear. Clicking on the " <  " symbol next to the display causes the refund meter to disappear: Clicking on the reversed " > " symbol should bring the refund meter back up again. You can still preview your return before filing to find out how your taxes were calculated. See here for details. You can also view the Tax Summary under Tools on the left-side menu in TurboTax Online.  

Thanks sincerely. I will keep this info in the event it is necessary later. I may have tried your solution previously. My difficulty was deleting/cleaning turbotax download info prior to re-download. I would always find something after I deleted. Thanks again!

A $40 fee sounds like the "refund processing fee" that is incurred if you choose to pay your TurboTax fees by having the fees deducted from your federal refund instead of paying with a credit card or debit card before you file your return.   If you chose to pay from your refund, that extra $40 went to the third party bank that received your refund from the IRS, paid TurboTax from your refund, and sent the rest of the refund to you.   That $40 fee could have been avoided by paying before you e-filed.   How can I see my TurboTax  fees?      https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/review-fees-turbotax-online/L1XnIzgzg_US_en_US?uid=m682vq7k     What is Refund Processing Service?  

Include your ambulance fees as part of any section of your medical expenses except health care premiums. You will have your records should you ever need them if you actually itemize your deductions. The key is to have all of your medical expenses accounted for.   The standard deductions are listed here for you should you want to review that after entering your itemized deductions.   For single taxpayers and married individuals filing separately, the standard deduction is $15,700 in 2025 For married couples filing jointly or a Qualified Surviving Spouse, the standard deduction  is $31,500, and For head of household, the standard deduction is $23,625   If you're at least 65 years old or blind, you can claim an additional deduction in 2025 of: $2,000 for single or Head of Household $1,600 for married or Qualified Surviving Spouse. If you're both 65 and blind, the additional deduction amount is doubled.    Furthermore, the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act" introduced a new, separate deduction for seniors:  An additional $6,000 deduction for individuals age 65 and older, or $12,000 for married couples if both spouses qualify. This new deduction is available to both itemizing and non-itemizing taxpayers, but it phases out for those with a modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) over $75,000 for single filers ($150,000 for joint filers). For more information, see What's my standard deduction for 2025?

The Second Lowest Cost Silver Plan (SLCSP) premium in column B of your form 1095-A is incorrect if:   Part III, Column B has a “0” or is blank for any month someone in your household had the Marketplace plan You had changes in your household that you didn’t tell the Marketplace about — like having a baby, moving, getting married or divorced, or losing a dependent   If either applies to you, you’ll use the government's tax tool to get the premium for your second lowest cost Silver plan and fill that cost in column B of form 1095-A. Failure to do this will result in a wrong calculation of the premium tax credit.

If your 2026 quarterly estimates are not showing, you can try the steps listed below. The 2026 vouchers are for your own planning and are not submitted to the IRS with your 2025 return. If the software continues to show "something went wrong," you can also manually fill out Form 1040-ES using your 2025 tax data as a guide.    Clear you browser's cache and cookies and log back in. Please click here for instructions on how to clear your cache. Please click here for instructions on clearing your cookies. If you are using TurboTax Desktop, check for any updates. You can manually check for updates for  your TurboTax program by clicking on "Online" in the black bar near the top of your screen and selecting "Check for Updates." Sometimes going away from the screen and going back to it or deleting and re-entering can fix the error. Try going back to Other Tax Situations, Other tax Forms, Form W-4 and estimated tax forms and click start or update and go through the screens again. If you are self-employed, you may have to complete your 2025 Schedule C (E, F) for these to generate.   Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

If you separate from service during or after the year you turn 55, your early 401(k) distribution is exempted from the 10% penalty (but not from income tax).   Please read this TurboTax Help topic.   In TurboTax Online, please follow these steps: After you have entered all your forms 1099-R, on the 1099-R summary page, click Done Follow the interview until you arrive at the page titled Let's see if we can lower your tax bill. Click Continue On the next page, click the pen icon next to your name Continue the interview to the page These situations may lower your tax bill Enter the amount of the distribution in the box next to Separation from Service and click Continue Your early withdrawal penalty will be waived.