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Schedule 1-A is the IRS form that is used to calculate the Enhanced Deduction for Seniors in Part V.  The form is here:  Schedule 1-A.   Line 31 of the form uses your income - in your case $180,000 Line 32 is the beginning of the phaseout range - for you $150,000 Line 33 is line 32 minus line 31 or $30,000 Line 34 you multiply line 33 by 0.06 which is $1800 Line 35 you subtract line 34 from $6,000 to get $4,200 Line 36a is line 35 if you are 65 or older - or $4,200 Line 36b is 0 if you are single or is the same as line 36a if you are married filing jointly and your spouse has a valid SSN - in your case this would also be $4,200 Your enhanced deduction for seniors is the sum of line 36a and 36 which would be $8,400   So if your senior deduction is calculated at $8,400 for an income of $180,000, then it is correct.

Maybe.  He doesn't have to live in the same home with you in order to claim him.   Whether you can claim him or not depends on his age, income, and a few other things.  Enter his information in TurboTax and let the software figure out if you can claim him.   This article below has all of the requirements listed.   Who can I claim as my dependent?    

While that is correct for the $1,000 seed money. All children who are under the age of 18 are eligible for a Trump account, as long as they have a valid Social Security number.  I would like to register my children (ages 5-10) for a Trump Account, just not check the box for the $1,000 seed money, as shown on the form. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4547.pdf

It depends.  A military pension is generally taxable on the federal return but may be nontaxable on the state level.  There are two instances where the pension isn't taxable. The exemption may be available because of a retroactive VA disability rating or because it's a disability pension for a combat-related injury.   If it's a regular military pension, it's taxable. If not, look in Box 2A of your 1099R.  If the amount reported in Box 2A is zero or less than Box 1, then the pension is exempt or partially exempt. Then you can submit 1040X for each year you report your military pay as taxable.   Your pension might be exempt from state income tax depending on the state where you live.   @user17691997932 

IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed: https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent   WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?   You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2025 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements: Qualifying child They're related to you. They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else. They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident. They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse. They're under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students). No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children. They lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply). They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year. Qualifying relative They don't have to be related to you (despite the name). They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else. They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident. They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse. They lived with you the entire year (exceptions apply). They made less than $5200 in 2025 (not counting Social Security) You provided more than half of their financial support.  

Im having the same issue. I have a w-2 and 1099-g in my hands. I redid it twice on different devices and it’s also stuck in a loop where it won’t let me sign the final step. After the second banking info it says continue but only lets me click on option 1 review. I doubled checked everything. I also go back and click the review and it says everything is perfect. What do you mean my files arnt ready when they are in my hand? I don’t get it please help thanks 

  You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.    https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start a 2025 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m5y4ch1y   Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx Account Recovery     Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VNGm33S_US_en_US?uid=m6guhab0   You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf       SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS ! EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file   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?uid=m6guk3xl   NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.      

Huh?    You are required to enter the information from every 2025 tax document you receive.   Many of those are also sent to the IRS.  The IRS likes to see if what you entered matches what they got from the financial institution that issued the 1099B.   And....if you are filing by mail, you are required to attach copies of any W-2's or 1099's that show tax withheld.

@Curt14 wrote: personal use for only 20 days ... an estimate of 200 days for 2025.     It becomes a "residence" when it is used for personal use of the GREATER of (a) 15 days or (b) more than 10% of the rental days.   If you used it for personal use for 20 days, hypothetically if it was used for 201 rental days, that would be over 10%, making it a "residence" and would use the Vacation Home carryover.  With that said, I'm not sure how if the program rounds things, so I'm not sure if 201 rental days would trigger the program to change things or not.   The amount of personal use dictates what KIND of loss carryover is involved ("Vacation Home" loss versus "Passive Loss").  

You may have received an automated email indicating that Form 5695 was available.  While the form has been finalized, the final software update is still being deployed, and some customers may not yet see the form available in their product. The update is actively rolling out across all platforms, and full access will be available once deployment is complete.  No action is needed from you at this time.  Check again tomorrow and/or this weekend to complete filing 5695.  If you continue to see this form blocked after this weekend (1/25/26), please tell us in the replies below.  Thank you.  

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