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Yes, you should review your tax return before submitting it!   And yes, you can make any changes you need as long as you do it BEFORE you hit the orange Submit button.     How do I preview my TurboTax Online return before filing?     How do I preview my return in the TurboTax Desktop software?

Interest income earned on a bank account would be sourced in the state in which you reside. Since you are not a resident of California, you would not have to pay tax on it there. However, the Form 1099-INT reporting the interest may list the income as taxable in California since you have an address there. So it may be wise to submit a non-resident tax return if you are concerned about getting notices. Also, it may be difficult to explain to the California Franchise Tax Board why you have an address there if you don't reside there. They may default to the entry on the Form 1099-INT and assume you are a resident and require you to pay any tax due.   Your income would have to be over certain thresholds to be required to file, you can see the applicable tables here from the California Franchise Tax Board.

I have used H&R Block, TaxAct, MilTax, etc. The reason I've returned to Turbo Tax was for features they are slowly losing. If you don't have consistency and keep taking away desirable features, Turbo Tax will be comparable to the other platforms and not better. This year I feel like I have to continually check over my forms because my inputs or lack of inputs are not updating correctly (education). If I wanted to do my taxes myself, I wouldn't purchase Turbo Tax. 

As long as you meet the qualifications for this deduction, it is automatically applied to your tax return. You don't need to take any additional steps. Qualifications: -Age: You must be 65 or older by the end of the tax year (e.g., born before Jan 2, 1961, for 2025 returns). -Income Limits: Your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) must be below certain thresholds (e.g., $175k single, $250k joint for 2025), with deductions phasing out above those levels. Benefit: Up to $6,000 (single) or $12,000 (joint) Additional standard deduction to reduce taxable income.  You can see the information for the Senior Deduction is reflected on Schedule 1A, Part V, Line 37 For more information, see Deductions for Seniors.  

Are you still using his account?   Online is only good for 1 account and 1 return.   Did you claim  any dependents in 2021 and 2022? You can file a Joint return as normal the year of death.   For the next two years following a husband's or wife's death, the surviving spouse can file as a qualifying widow or widower if they have a qualifying child. That basically lets you continue to use the same tax brackets that apply to married-filing-jointly returns. After the year of death if you don't have a child you file as Single. To file Single you need start over with a new return and new account. And don't transfer from the Joint return.   Did you log into the wrong account?  How to view all your accounts https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx It's common to end up with multiple accounts. First LOG OUT of whatever TurboTax account you're logged into right now. Then use this TurboTax account recovery website to get a list of user ID's for an email address. Run the tool against any email addresses you may have used https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery/