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Hi,    Yes, I need it for my State Schedule A for KY due to a large non cash donation. I didn't have enough deduction for federal and it took the standard deduction.  The form is in there, if I look it up, but it won't add the 8283 to my return. I tried printing it like some suggested to see if it included it, and it didn't. I have even tried starting a new return, this is horrible software this year. 

A new, temporary additional deduction of $6,000 for those aged 65 and older (or $12,000 for a married couple if both qualify) is available for tax years 2025 through 2028. The deduction begins to phase out at income greater than $75,000 and $150,000 if you’re married filing jointly. This is in addition to the standard deduction or itemized deductions.    The senior deduction is automatically calculated by TurboTax based on the dates of birth you entered for each spouse.   The senior additional deduction is not included in the standard deduction but appears on line 37 of Schedule 1-A of your form 1040, with that amount flowing to line 13b of your form 1040.   In TurboTax Online, you can only view Schedule 1-A after registering and paying the TurboTax fee.   But you can preview your form 1040 and check line 13b of your form 1040 which includes the senior deduction among other deductions if applicable, such as the tip deduction, the overtime or the car loan interest deduction.   to preview your form 1040 in TurboTax Online, follow these steps:   Open your return In the left-hand column, locate Tax Tools, click on the drop-down arrow then click on Tools On the Tools Center page, click on View Tax Summary In the left-hand column, click on Preview my 1040 Your form 1040 will display. Scroll down to line 13b   and you should see the amount of this deduction included in this line.

I created a tax return using Jan 1, 1962 as the date of birth. and was able to  to add the ROTH 401k with the catch up as a SEP IRA. I went through the review section with no error. Since you started earlier, you could have a piece of data stuck and  need to clear your cache (that is, remove these temporary files). Online version: Delete the Keogh/ SEP worksheet see How to Delete   Log out of your return and try one or more of the following: Don't use Internet Explorer. Clear cache and cookies, Sign in using a different browser. Sign in using a different device. Log back into your return. Enter the information again. Desktop version:  Delete the Keogh /SEP worksheet Save your return while closing the program. Update the program Open Enter the information again. @Mdlotts 

Received a credit from my bank for opening it and Box 7 on the 1099-INT is blocking me from finalizing it although it is US money. Although there are a few more questionable options of various, other, RIC, HTKO and 909 Income. Don't know what any of those codes mean and cannot find a google search answer for them? Trying to figure out what to click?

This is ridiculous! Today in 2/18/26 and still the Depreciation and Amortization section of Turbo Tax is not ready. I am beginning to wonder if I should switch to a competitor! I have been using Turbo Tax for well over 22 years but am seriously considering trying a competitor who may have this section ready to use in a more timely manner!  

The NY inflation refund checks are not exactly a refund of your NY income taxes.  These one-time payments provide relief to New Yorkers who have paid increased sales taxes due to inflation.    See this NY Revenue document.   Your NY inflation refund check is taxable at the Federal level.   You need to report this income as Other Reportable Income.   In TurboTax Online, open your return and follow these steps: Click on Federal in the left-hand column, then on Wages and Income Navigate to the list of Income categories Locate the Less Common Income section and click on the arrow on the right Click Start next to Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C at the bottom On the next page, click Start next to Other Reportable Income.

This is clearly a bug in TurboTax which no TurboTax employee will acknowledge.   If you have a loss on Box 2 (real estate losses), TurboTax 2025 automatically assumes it's passive. However, in many cases, Box 2 losses CAN be non-passive - for example, with short-term rentals (where you materially participate). The other big one is REPS status. There's no way to get around this.   I think you can override this behavior by pretending that the loss was on Box 1 - because after all, at least on the federal return the Schedule K-1 is not electronically sent as part of the personal return. But really, it's a bug in TurboTax - incorrectly typing in the K1 is obviously not a proper solution.

Thank you for the reply. But Its not the answer I was hoping for.    I have been using the desktop version of TT for years. I really wanted to switch to the online version for several reasons. But I am concerned about all this sensitive data being stored in any other location than my own PC. I think if Intuit / Turbotax allowed the option to store user data on their on devices you would see a significant user base switch from the Desktop version to the online version.     Thank you for your time. 

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.  Where do I enter my estimated tax payments?

When you are entering the 1095-A into the system the easiest way to avoid receiving the credit is to change the amount in column B to 0 (or to 0.01) so that it shows that you were not entitled to a credit for any of the months that that is zeroed out.

If you are a non-resident of Iowa and a resident of some other state, then your Iowa income is income that is "effectively connected" to Iowa.  Generally, that means money that is earned or paid for work you perform in Iowa, or for gambling (casino, state lottery, etc) in Iowa.  Unemployment compensation would be Iowa income if it was paid by the state of Iowa, but it would not be Iowa income if it was paid by some other state even when you were temporarily living in Iowa.