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Since it was paid in 2025 as part of your SS benefits, it will be on the SSA-1099 that you receive from the Social Security Administration.  You enter the amount from box 5 of the Form SSA-1099 on your federal 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

@gunner5 wrote: Might be a good time to short Intuit stock.. You might have missed the boat on that one (i.e., your timing is off). Best time to have shorted INTU would have been middle of summer last year.

@penguinjaw wrote: I do qualify, so why am I not seeing it? 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 with the 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.

@gunner5 wrote: What is the support plan for TT on Linux?   There is no support plan for ANY tax preparation software, whether it be TT, other DIY software, or professional tax preparation software.   If you're dead set on running Linux, you'll have to use a browser-based solution (i.e., hosted in the cloud) as do many tax professionals at this point. 

To enter, edit or delete estimated taxes paid (Federal, State, Local) - 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 Estimates and Other Taxes Paid On Estimates, click on the start or update button Or enter estimates paid in the Search box located in the upper right of the online program screen. Click on Jump to estimates paid

Since a W-2 does not have a Line 23, what is being asked does not refer to a W-2.   What form or schedule is being indicated for you to enter something on Line 23?  What section of the TurboTax program on you using?

See this TurboTax support FAQ for information regarding the 2025 TurboTax federal tax refund advance - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/offer-details-disclosures-refund-advance-program/L4ljXp6TI_US_en_US