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I assume that the place TurboTax is trying to expand the install files to has some permission accumulated over the years blocking writing to that directory.  Nothing else is having that issue, so once installed I changed the settings back.   Saw the suggestions to install as a newly created user or on another machine which would have been very inconvenient! Just the mysteries of Windows, happy to find an old post with the work around that worked. 

OH MAN! Thank you!   You hit the nail on the head with #1... the extra taxes I owed on last year's return were automatically added to what I paid in 2025.   Thank you so much for the quick help with this!

To enter, edit or delete estimated taxes paid (Federal, State, Local) - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Deductions and Credits Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid On Estimates, click on the start or update button

Wait until your original return has been fully processed before you amend, and make sure you have saved a pdf of the original return before you amend. (If you do not save it as a pdf, the amended return will overwrite the original, and the original will be lost forever)   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-already-filed/L4VjJ9BA2_US_en_US?uid=m76mq6z2       Do not expect quick results from amending. It can take four months or more for the IRS to process an amended return.     You can watch for information here: https://www.irs.gov/filing/wheres-my-amended-return      

Launching TurboTax 2024 now takes 2 minutes 27 seconds to start. It looks like the app is scanning your C: drive. The larger your disk storage, the longer it takes.   2 minutes 27 seconds to scan a high performance 2 TB SSD containing 1.41 TB with 4,296,087 file and folders. Disk usage spikes to about 76%.   Brutal.

To add a dependent on the 2024 tax return you will need to amend the 2024 return.   See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a prior year tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-already-filed/L4VjJ9BA2_US_en_US?uid=ld1n99kr

  I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE IRS/STATE     TurboTax does not receive any information from the IRS or your state after your return was filed, so no one at TurboTax knows about a letter you received from the IRS or the state.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-audit/turbotax-audit-support/L6AcMoNFD_US_en_US?uid=m5z7by9u     https://intuit.taxaudit.com/audit-defense/help/contact     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/got-cp2000-notice-irs/L7Da6em2t_US_en_US?uid=m4of6ngd

If you are age 65 or older and meet the requirement, the additional deduction is automatically added on your federal tax return.   Standard deductions for 2025 Single - $15.750 add $2,000 if age 65 or older Married Filing Separately - $15,750 add $1,600 if age 65 or older Married Filing Jointly - $31,500 add $1,600 for each spouse age 65 or older Head of Household - $23,625 add $2,000 if age 65 or older   New Bonus Standard Deduction (OBBB): An additional $6,000 deduction for taxpayers 65 and older. This is per eligible individual, meaning a married couple both over 65 could get $12,000. Important: This bonus deduction is temporary, lasting from 2025 through 2028. Income limitations: It phases out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $75,000 for single filers and $150,000 for joint filers. The amount is calculated on Schedule 1-A, Part V, with that amount flowing to Form 1040 Line 13b Look at your Form 1040 - You can view your Form 1040 plus Schedules 1, 2 and 3 at any time using the online editions. Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

Is this your first year filing a tax return, or have you filed before? If you have filed before, and it was accepted by the IRS, what name did you use?   This rejection usually occurs when the name or Social Security number is either incorrect, or doesn't match what's on file with the IRS.

To enter partnership income from a K-1 in TurboTax Online Premium, follow these directions.   Down the left side of the screen, click on Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click on Wages and Income. Scroll down to S-corps, Partnerships and Trusts and click the down arrow to the right. Click Start / Revisit or Edit / Add to the right of Schedule K-1. At the screen Tell us about your Schedules K-1, click Start / Update to the right of Partnerships/LLC. Enter the K-1 information as requested. Dividend income is reported on the lines 6.