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If you were insured through one of the State Marketplace Exchanges or through healthcare.gov at any time in 2025, you should be receiving a Form 1095-A for that coverage.  The Form 1095-A must be entered on your tax return.   To enter, edit or delete your Form 1095-A - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Deductions and Credits Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Medical On Affordable Care Act (Form 1095-A), click the start or update button Or enter 1095-a in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to 1095-a   Social Security Retirement/Disability/Survivors benefits are reported on a form SSA-1099 and the benefits received are to be entered on a federal tax return. The benefits may be taxable depending on the amount of other income you have entered on your tax return.   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   Or enter ssa-1099 in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to ssa-1099  

If you had health insurance from the marketplace for any part of 2025, you need to file a tax return and enter your 1095A.     How to find your 1095-A online Log in to your account. Under "Your Existing Applications," select your 2025 application — not your 2026 application. Select “Tax Forms." Download all 1095-As. Get screen-by-screen directions, with pictures (PDF, 504 KB).  

You must have entered at least $2,500 of earned income to be eligible the Child Tax Credit on your tax return.   Go back through the dependent section in My Info.  Look at each question carefully and make sure you answered each one correctly.  Also, when asked for the Social Security of the child make sure that the box that states Not Valid for Employment is NOT checked.   If everything looks correct and you are still getting not qualified for child tax credit, delete them as a dependent and re-enter.

You wrote that he had rented it for 20 years, so you need to know the fair market value at the time of conversion to rental use for depreciation purposes. His gain, however, appears to be substantial based upon the purchase price.    Obviously, he has owned it for far longer than the rental period. Regardless, if he started renting it in 2005 or 2006, his accumulated depreciation is substantial, and he will be subject to Section 1250 (i.e., recovery of accumulated depreciation deductions).

I did finally locate where to go to upload last years TurboTax from desktop to this years online version.  However, it took 40 minutes of trying to ask the same question 100 different ways.  the help & FAQ are horrible!   I finally had to go ask ChatGPT and it spelled out exactly how to find where to upload. I don't need anyone to respond to this, but wanted to note the problem that exists.

Or if you are referring to the TurboTax 2025 Federal Refund Advance, see this TurboTax support FAQ for information on this program - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/offer-details-disclosures-refund-advance-program/L4ljXp6TI_US_en_US   The IRS will not be accepting 2025 tax returns until January 26, 2026   When will I get confirmation about my Refund Advance approval? You will receive a final decision of whether you are approved for a Refund Advance after you file your taxes and the IRS accepts your return. You will receive an email from Credit Karma when your Refund Advance funds are deposited, if you are approved. The IRS accepts returns starting in late January. The time it takes to accept your return varies, but most customers get approval and can get money within 15 minutes of the IRS accepting your return. If your Refund Advance is denied, you will receive an email from WebBank (the bank issuing the Refund Advance loans) with the reason for the decline.