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Income from Social Security is reported to you on Form SSA-1099 instead of a W-2.  If you are trying to enter this income in the W-2 section of TurboTax, that is not the correct section.     Take a look at the following TurboTax help article for detailed instructions to enter your Social Security income:   Where do I enter an SSA-1099, SSA-1099-SM, or SSA-1099-R-OP1?  

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.

Well, actually, I just looked it up in my area and it states that storm water it is not based on the assessed value of the home, but rather on the impervious surface area. I was told-in previous years- to just enter the total amount I paid and that is what I have been doing for years, which includes the storm water. What about all the other years that I did include the storm water? 

You are in the wrong section of the program to enter a SSA-1099   To enter Social Security benefits reported on form SSA-1099 Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business) Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security On Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099), click the start or update button   However, if the Social Security benefits is the Only income to be reported on the tax return and there is no federal income taxes being withheld, then there is no reason or need to file a tax return. Unless you also received a Form 1095-A for your health insurance through one of the State Marketplace Exchanges or from healthcare.gov then you must file a tax return.

A backdoor Roth is a traditional IRA contribution followed by a Roth conversion.  It does not involve a recharacterization of the traditional IRA contribution.  When entering the traditional IRA contribution, answer No when asked if you recharacterized (or "switched") the contribution.   If TurboTax is flagging an excess contribution, either you mistakenly indicated that you did such a recharacterization or you separately entered a Roth IRA contribution.

You are trying to enter the SSA-1099 in the wrong section of the program   To enter Social Security benefits reported on form SSA-1099 Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business) Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security On Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099), click the start or update button   However, if the Social Security benefits is the Only income to be reported on the tax return and there is no federal income taxes being withheld, then there is no reason or need to file a tax return.   Unless you also received a Form 1095-A for your health insurance through one of the State Marketplace Exchanges or from healthcare.gov then you must file a tax return.