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The new Senior Deduction is separate and in addition to the Standard Deduction or your Itemized Deductions on 1040 line 12e. The 6,000/12,000 senior deduction will be calculated on 1040 Schedule 1-A page 2 Part V Enhanced Deduction for Seniors which goes to 1040 line 13b. Turbo Tax automatically includes it if you qualify.

NO.   If you efiled you can not cancel it.  Now you have to wait until Jan 26 when the IRS opens and they either Accept or Reject it. If they reject it you can fix it.   But if they accept it, you have to wait until the IRS fully processes it and sends the refund or you have to pay any tax due.  THEN you can amend it to change it to be right.   When you efile you get back 2 emails. The first email only confirms the transmission. The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile.

Sorry, Online is only for 2025 now. Online for 2024 and prior is closed now so you can not start a new 2024 or prior return or finish one. You have to do each year separately How to prepare a prior year return https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-prepare-a-prior-year-tax-return/00/25984 To do a prior year return you have to buy the Desktop program here, https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products You will need Windows 10 or Mac Ventura 13 to install it on. If you can't install the Desktop program or if you have a simple return and want to file for free, you can fill out the blank IRS forms by hand. Here are some basic forms….. Here is the IRS 2024 Form 1040 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040--2024.pdf OR if you want bigger type use 1040SR for Seniors, https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s--2024.pdf And 2024 Instructions https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040gi--2024.pdf Sch 1 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s1--2024.pdf Sch 2 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s2--2024.pdf Sch 3 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s3--2024.pdf Then when you do file 2025 enter 0 for the 2024 AGI since you are filing 2024 late. You have to print and mail prior year returns. When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s. Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS received the return. Don’t forget state.

Did you go all the way to the end, though the 3 steps and hit the big Transmit Returns Now button?   If you efiled you can not cancel it.  Now you have to wait until Jan 26 when the IRS opens and they either Accept or Reject it.  If they reject it you can fix it or leave.   But if they accept it, you have to wait until the IRS fully processes it and sends the refund or you have to pay any tax due.  THEN  you can amend it to change it to be right.    When you efile you get back 2 emails. The first email only confirms the transmission. The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile. When you log into your account you should also see the status and if it was Accepted or Rejected, Started, Printed, Ready to Mail, etc. What does it say?   Why do you need to cancel?       

Same thing happened to me.  I’ve been trying to enter it for the last two weeks.  I called TurboTax customer service, and the agent didn’t even know.  At the very least they should email their customers and give them an estimated completion, date.  

To report your self employment income you will fill out schedule C in your personal 1040 tax return and pay SE self employment Tax. You can enter Self Employment Income into Online Deluxe but if you have any expenses you will have to upgrade to Premium version. Or any of the Desktop programs. But you will get the most help in the Home & Business version. How to enter income from Self Employment https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/26653 Where to enter business expenses https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/entering-importing/help/where-do-i-enter-my-self-employment-business-expenses-like-home-office-vehicle-mileage-and-supplies/01/27109   Self Employment tax (Scheduled SE) is automatically generated if a person has $400 or more of net profit from self-employment. You pay 15.3% SE tax on 92.35% of your Net Profit greater than $400. The 15.3% self employed SE Tax is to pay both the employer part and employee part of Social Security and Medicare. So you get social security credit for it when you retire. You do get to take off the 50% ER portion of the SE tax as an adjustment on 1040. The SE tax is already included in your tax due or reduced your refund. The SE tax is in addition to your regular income tax on the net profit.   Here is some IRS reading material…… IRS information on Self Employment https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employed-individuals-tax-center IRS Guide to Business Expense Resources https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/guide-to-business-expense-resources Turbo Tax Self Employed Tax Hub https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/self-employment-taxes Turbo Tax Self Employment info https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/self-employment-taxes/beginners-tax-guide-for-the-self-employed/L2HLojrj5

You can't enter a 1099R now.   It won't be ready until Jan 21.   But yes if you don't owe tax on 1040 line 16  on  your total income you should get a refund of the withholding.    Do you have any other income?  

For 2025 the max for Social Security is $10,918.20 on $176,100 of wages.      First of all try leaving the cents off box 4. Check boxes 3 & 4 on your W2. Box 4 should be 6.2% of box 3 up to a max of $10,918.20. So take the amount in box 3 and multiply it by .062. If box 4 is more than that you need to get a corrected W2 from your employer. But also go back and double check your W2 entries, you may have entered box 3 & 4 wrong. A lot of people who have asked this found they did enter an amount wrong. Or check W2 box 12. You may have entered Code A by mistake. A sure way to fix this is to delete the W2 and re-enter it. That may clear something out. Or post back with the amounts in boxes 3&4.