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Dental expenses, including dental implants, are considered deductible medical expenses if you itemize your deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040). These expenses can include fees paid for dental care such as dental implants, crowns, braces, and other dental treatments necessary for medical reasons. However, the total medical and dental expenses must exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income (AGI) to be deductible. Only the unreimbursed portion of these expenses can be deducted. So, if insurance or other sources reimburse you, you can only deduct what you actually paid.   To enter dental expenses including dental implants in TurboTax Online, follow these steps: 1. Go to the Federal section. 2. Select Deductions & Credits. 3. Scroll down to the Medical Expenses section and click Start or Revisit. 4. Answer the questions about your medical and dental expenses. 5. When prompted, enter your dental expenses including implants under the dental care subsection. 6. Include only the unreimbursed amounts you paid during the tax year. TurboTax will help calculate if your total medical expenses exceed the deduction threshold. Remember: You must itemize deductions on Schedule A to claim these medical and dental expenses.

@lynncave98 only you would know how much you contributed to your Roth IRA over time.  Go back through all your financial records to determine that.   Look on form 5498 which you received each year you contributed to a Roth IRA. 

Yes, the difference between an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN, 6 digits) and an e-File PIN (5 digits) is confusing and the difference isn't explained clearly by the TurboTax software or the IRS. However, the instructions that other responders have provided here are correct for entering the IP PIN. Note that if you do enter an IP PIN, I found that its first 5 digits were automatically entered as the e-File PIN when I was walking through the steps to file electronically.

Once your tax return is released to the IRS, TurboTax has no control over it. However, the IRS has published an article because delays happen so frequently. Why it may take longer than 21 days for some taxpayers to receive their federal refund The IRS states, "To check the status of a refund, taxpayers should use the Where's My Refund? tool on IRS.gov."  

If you are referring to the document number for your New York return, make sure that you are using the correct number.  The number is a 9-digit number located on the front top of your driver's license, diver's permit or state ID.     Where do I find my document number so that I can e-file my New York return? Sample New York DMV Photo Documents

That depends on how you are related to her granddaughter.  the code says to claim the child as a qualifying child, they must be your  (A) child or a descendant of such a child (such as a grandchild), or (B)brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister or a descendant of any such relative.   the higher agi test for who can claim the child only applies if the child is your qualifying child.    your wife has the right to claim her regardless of your income because her granddaughter would be her qualifying child, not yours, it would seem. 

@gcestaro  @CesarJ - - please review the accuracy of the response.    Since these are estate assets, the cost basis would be market value as of the date of death.  What Dad originally paid for the items is irrelevant.      If the assets were sold shortly thereafter, there would be no gain to report as the cost basis and the market value would be the same.     Whether the estate or the beneficiary sold the items, there is no reporting required as these were personal items sold at no gain.    Why would this be reported on a tax return at all?