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First of all---you can never claim that a spouse is your dependent.   You can file a joint return with a spouse, or you can file married filing separately.    Or....if you lived apart for the last six months of 2025 and you had custody of the children, you might be able to file as Head of Household.   The information that has you confused is all entered in MY IFO.     If you were legally married at the end of 2025 your filing choices are married filing jointly or married filing separately when you prepare your 2025 return.   Married Filing Jointly is usually better, even if one spouse had little or no income. When you file a joint return, you and your spouse will get the married filing jointly standard deduction of $31,500 (+ $1600 for each spouse 65 or older)  for 2025. You are eligible for more credits including education credits, earned income credit, child and dependent care credit, and a larger income limit to receive the child tax credit.    If you choose to file married filing separately, both spouses have to file the same way—either you both itemize or you both use standard deduction. Your tax rate will be higher than on a joint return.    Some of the disadvantages of filing separately include:    You cannot get earned income credit,  You cannot get education credits or deductions for student loan interest.  You cannot get the childcare credit You have a lower amount of income on which to base the refundable additional child tax credit 85% of your Social Security benefits will be taxable even with no other income  The amount you can contribute to a retirement account will be limited. Capital loss deduction is less than if you file jointly You cannot get the $6000 senior deduction You cannot get the deductions for overtime or tips    If you live in a community property state, you will be required to provide additional information regarding your spouse’s income. ( Community property states:  AZ, CA, ID, LA, NV, NM, TX, WA, WI) and your returns become very complicated.    If  you are using online TurboTax to prepare your returns, you will need to prepare two separate returns and pay twice since with online, you get one return per fee.     https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/marriage/should-you-and-your-spouse-file-taxes-jointly-or-separately/L7gyjnqyM?srsltid=AfmBOopGqCNexowW0pYgvsf7ycIkrx4VjO_63UXv6vSnfu3UEGQiKQTh   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/income/getting-married-mean-taxes/L2RgmagpE_US_en_US?uid=m69on7t0     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/married-filing-separately-community-property/L11CeLUMs_US_en_US?uid=m69ousyh  

If you are legally married as of 12/31/2025 , you cannot claim your spouse as a dependent.  You can only file as either Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately.  If you were living together at any time during the last six months of the year you cannot file as Head of Household.   To change your status click on My Info on the left side of the online program screen.  Edit your information.

All the items I purchased to donate to Samaritan's Purse Chistmas boxes can not be deducted because I didn't receive a "receipt" or acknowledgement from SP that I donated?  I just turned the boxes into my church. 

Thanks for answering my question. I'm not going to give up $57K in loss carry forwards and in my opinion it's not worth the price of premium (each and every year) to report something from the far past. Thanks but OLT.com offers this schedule and e-filing for free. 

The app is just a portal to the online browser version so you can go back and forth.  I don't know about importing to the app but maybe your forms aren't ready to import yet.  If you need to log into your account using the browser to import then you can go back to the app and continue.     Differences between Online and the Mobile App https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/choosing-a-product/help/what-s-the-difference-between-turbotax-online-and-the-mobile-app/00/26806   How to use the Mobile App https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-use-the-mobile-app/00/26828    

SSI and Social Security benefits are not the same thing----it is not possible to have $75000 of SSI.   WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND SSI? https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-over-ussi.htm   That being said.....if Social Security is your only income it is not taxable and you do not even have to file a tax return unless you had tax withheld from the benefits or have a 1095A for marketplace health insurance.      If you have OTHER income in addition to the SS, then your SS can be taxable.     Up to 85% of your Social Security benefits can be taxable on your federal tax return.  There is no age limit for having to pay taxes on Social Security benefits if you have other sources of income along with the SS benefits.  When you have other income such as earnings from continuing to work, investment income, pensions, etc. up to 85% of your SS can be taxable.     What confuses people about this is that before you reach full retirement age, if you continue working while drawing SS, your benefits can be reduced if you earn over a certain limit. (For 2021 it was  $18,960.  For 2022 it was  $19,560  —  for 2023 $21,240)  For 2024, $22,320.  For 2025 it will be $23,400; 2026   $24,480   After full retirement age, no matter how much you continue to earn, your benefits are not reduced by your earnings; your employer will still have to withhold for Social Security and Medicare.  If you work as an independent contractor then you will pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.   To see how much of your Social Security was taxable, look at lines 6a and 6b of your 2025 Form 1040   https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/are-my-social-security-or-railroad-retirement-tier-i-benefits-taxable   You need to file a federal return if half your Social Security plus your other income is   Single or Head of Household      $25,000 Married Filing Jointly                  $32,000 Married Filing Separately            $0   Some additional information:  There are 9 states that tax Social Security—Colorado, Connecticut,, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont  and West Virginia These states offer varying degrees of income exemptions, but two mirror the federal tax schedule: MN and VT.    

The Form 5695 for Home Energy Credits is available when using the TurboTax online editions.  If you are currently signed onto the online account, sign off and then sign on again.   The Form 5695 has not yet been finalized for the TurboTax desktop editions.  It may be available sometime next week.   To enter Home Energy Credits - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Deductions and Credit Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Under Your Home On Home Energy Credits, click the start or update button