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If you are filing as Married Filing Separately you are not eligible for the deduction.  If you are Single and your AGI is over $175,000 or Married Filing Jointly and your AGI is over $250,000 you are not eligible for the deduction.   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.

@stephencrosby23    When you returned to the home page when you logged back in....   did you try clicking on the "Add a State"? That gets you back into your file  (and you don't really need to add a state)   ___________________ I can't help any with a possible refund....nor can anyone here in the Forum. IF you call Customer Support to try to deal with that...don't ever use the word "Refund" in your prompts.....use the words "Billing Issue". How do I contact TurboTax?

If he is a Green card holder then he would file a form 1040.  Depending on how long he held his green card in 2025 (are we talking about 24 or 25- I see 2 different years now) he may have to file as a Dual Status Resident which he would still file the 1040 form for his time in the US as a Green Card Holder, and write that on the top of his return.     Since he has no income, his return will need to  be printed and mailed.   For the 2025 return, they are due April 15th.    Yes, he would need to sign it unless he appoints you as power of attorney for his return.   

The section 179 option allows you to deduct up to 100% of the cost of the assets, but is limited to your net income after expenses in the current year. Any deduction not allowed gets carried over to the next year and again will be limited to the net income that year and that situation repeats until you use up the full deduction.   With the bonus depreciation, depending on when you place the assets in service during 2025, you can also deduct up to 100% of the cost of the assets, but the full deduction applies to the current year, even if you have a net business loss.    So, if you want a carryover of depreciation to future years and your net income is zeroed out by the special depreciation, you would be better off with the section 179 choice. You also have an option to select normal MACRs depreciation where you get the cost of the assets spread out more evenly over the useful life of the asset, with more be applied in the earlier years though.   You also have the option of choosing an amount less that the cost of the asset for section 179 treatment and then have the balance depreciated using special deprecation or normal (MACR's) depreciation.  

Hello. I am in a jam. I bought the premier turbo tax which I think I meant to buy deluxe. But the real problem is that I can’t update my computer to windows 11. Can I return the product and do the online version??  Please help!

Yes, you will need to file an FBAR if you file form 8938, since the max value of the account is likely over $10,000.  Canadian retirement accounts — including RRSPs and TFSAs — are explicitly treated as foreign financial accounts for FBAR purposes.   Here is a link to file an FBAR.

Thanks for the clarity, Now that it's getting clear that I have to file the tax on his behalf, the following questions came up: 1. What is the form for filing his taxes(1040...?XXX) 2. He does not have or had any income when he stayed with us during 2024, as we supported him 100%, How will I denote this situation to the IRS? 3. Is it too late for filing on his behalf? and He has to sign the form?( I believe so)

If you are using desktop software you may need to do a manual update. Try clearing your Cache and Cookies and then try this link instructions.   If you are using the online software, Clear Cache and Cookies. 

it depends. You must report the highest balance each individual account reached at any point during the year, even if funds were transferred between accounts, causing double-counting. FBAR is informational, not taxable, so inflated totals due to transfers do not cause penalties. Report the max value per account, not the total net value

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