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Keep a record of your 2024 Form 8829 which shows the amount of home office expense you are able to carry forward to a future year where you claim home office expenses and do not use the Simplified Method.  Since you did not have a home office in 2025, and therefore there is no Form 8829, there is no place to enter that carryover amount.     Looking at the IRS Publication 587 - Business Use of Your Home, there does not seem to be a limitation for when the carry over amount must be used.  It just states that the unused expense can be carried forward to the next year when you use actual expenses.  It does not say it must be the next year only (2024 carried to 2025, for example).     If you need extra time, filing an extension by April 15, 2026, moves your submission deadline to October 15. But remember any taxes owed are still due in full by the original April 15 date.

Sign in to your TurboTax Online account. Select Start or Continue on Tax Home to enter your return. Select Tax Tools and then Tools from the left menu. In the Tools Center pop-up, select Save your 2025 return to your computer. The file will download with the name taxReturn.tax2025. (Optional) Locate the downloaded file and change the default filename to something more recognizable, for example JohnDoeTaxReturn.tax2025 (just make sure you don't change the filename extension to the right of the dot). You can find additional information here: https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US  

Yes, you have a clear understanding of your requirements for paying estimated tax payments. If you feel secure then you are not required to file, however if you decide to make any estimated tax payments during the year, you can always pay an amount using the federal form below. 1040-ES 2026

The message about "enrollmentstatus" typically refers to there being a student on the return whose enrollment status needs to be verified in the Form 1098-T section, or an issue with Form 1099-Q. The recommended solution is to delete the Form 1098-T and/or 1099-Q that has the error and enter the information again correctly.   Steps to Fix "Enrollment Status" Error (Online & Desktop):   Delete the Form/Worksheet: Navigate to the Tools center and select "Delete a form." Find and delete the "Person on the Return Worksheet" or any erroneous 1099-Q or 1098-T forms. Re-verify Personal Info: Go to the "Personal Info" section and edit your information to ensure student status questions are answered correctly (e.g., changing "Yes" to "No" if not a student). Check 529 Distribution (1099-Q): If you are using 529 funds for private K-12 education, the 1099-Q might cause this issue. Deleting the 1099-Q form, if the distribution is not taxable, often clears the error. See this help article for more information about entering Form 1098-T. See this tips article for more information about Form 1099-Q. If you need extra time, filing an extension by April 15, 2026, moves your submission deadline to October 15. But remember any taxes owed are still due in full by the original April 15 date.  

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/    Sometimes people get confused by the “summary” given by TurboTax and use the wrong amount for the federal refund.  Make sure you are only using the federal refund amount, and not an amount that combined your federal and state refunds.     Your federal refund amount is on line 35a of your Form 1040   https://www.irs.gov/refunds

If you entered your real estate tax in the interview, check your Schedule A, Line 5b to confirm the amount.  If you're using TurboTax Online, you'll need to pay for your return and save a PDF copy of your return to view this.    Your total itemized deductions show on  Line 17 and includes this amount, unless your deduction is limited by the SALT limits, which you will see on the State and Local Tax Deduction Smart Worksheet on this page.    @nliebermann1         

If you supported your son for 2025 and he had less than $5200 of income--not counting any Social Security--you can claim him as a qualified relative for the non-refundable $500 credit for other dependents.    If you are the one who paid his medical expenses you can enter those expenses as a medical deduction if you are itemizing deductions.     IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed: https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent   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)    

I still can't figure this out. I can't choose "converted to personal use," so when I put that I disposed of the asset in July, it assumes I sold it. If I leave the amount blank, it gives me a huge loss. I have been working on this for hours, and I just can't figure it out. 

If you would like to print your full return with government and TurboTax worksheets included, follow the instructions below: Navigate to Tax Home. Scroll to the bottom and select Tax returns & docs to expand the options. For the year you're interested in, select Start your amend (change) XXXX return. XXXX represents the year in question. Confirm by selecting Start amendment online. On the next screen, look to the tool bar on the left side of the window. There should be an option for Tax Tools. Select this to expand options, then select Print Center. Select Print, save or preview this year's return. Confirm your identification type and enter in your state identification details, if applicable. If not, select I don't have any of these forms of ID to bypass. Select the checkbox for Federal return (and any other return you want to save), plus the option to Include government and TurboTax worksheets (optional).

You have to print your return and mail it.  You can't attach a document to TurboTax (with a few exceptions for 1099-B).  You can also attach it to an extension.  You could mail an extension with election attached and then e-file your return.  It must be post marked today if you want the election to go into effect for this year.     If you mail an extension or your tax return, be aware: Recent USPS regulations clarified that mail dropped at a local post office or placed in a collection box may not receive a postmark until it reaches a regional processing center — often a day or more after deposit.  You should take inside and ask for it to be postmarked, send certified, or send by third party like UPS or FedX.   According to the IRS: You can make the election by attaching a statement either to your income tax return if filed without an extension or to a request for an extension of time to file your return.