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Were you 65 at the end of the year?   The $6,000 is a separate line from the standard deduction. It is above the line so it comes off before your standard deduction or itemized deduction is factored in. If eligible you will find this on Schedule 1-A Part V and line 13b of your form 1040.  TurboTax will automatically calculate it based on your date of birth and your income.  For Tax Year 2025 through 2028, seniors may claim an additional deduction of $6,000 per taxpayer over 65.  This is NOT a refundable credit.  This is a deduction of your income.  If your income is above $75,000 ($150,000 if Married filing jointly) the bonus deduction decreases by $.06 for every dollar over the relevant amount.  This deduction is available whether you itemize or take the standard deduction. If your filing status is married filing separately you are not eligible for this deduction. This bonus deduction is ONLY for those over 65, it does not apply to those who are blind and under 65 TurboTax will automatically calculate it based on your date of birth and your income.  There is not a special section or box to check.  Just enter your correct information and TurboTax will take it from there.  If eligible you will find this on Schedule 1-A Part V and line 13b of your form 1040.   Here are the instructions for how to preview your Form 1040 in TurboTax: TurboTax Online Version Select Tools. Go to Tax Tools. Select Preview My 1040 (or go to the print center). TurboTax Desktop Version You can simply switch to forms mode.  

If you have filed your 2025 tax return and it has been accepted by the IRS -   To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF) Or - When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state.  This will take you back to the 2025 online tax return. Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen.  Then click on Print Center.  Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return.  Choose the option Include government and TurboTax worksheets

You can enter your car loan interest by selecting the following: Deductions and credits Cars and Other things you own Start next to Car Loan Interest You will need to enter the VIN and information from the lender In order to claim this interest the following criteria must be met: The car was purchased not leased Final assembly occurred in the US It is NOT a business use, but was purchased for personal use It has a GVWR of less than 14,000lbs (car, truck, SUV, mini van or motorcycle) Loan was originated in 2025 and must be secured by a lien on the vehicle or the title Your income must be less than $100,000 if single or $200,000 if married filing jointly to receive the full deduction.   If your income is over $150,000 if single or $250,000 if Married filing jointly, you are not eligible Note:  The interest deduction is capped at $10,000.  This is an above the line deduction, not a credit meaning it will lower your AGI and taxable income.  It will not be an amount that is refunded to you, but it could result in a refund by lowering your taxable income.    

Yes, that is where you are supposed to enter that info.  The most common reason one gets this message when claiming the child and dependent care credit, is because one of the W-2's was not properly assigned to the correct spouse.  Meaning, when you walked through the first steps of entering the W-2 both of your W-2's were assigned to ONE spouse so the other is showing as not having income. To fix this, go back to the W-2 section and be sure to select the correct spouse for each W-2. If both spouses did not work, then you would not be able to claim the deduction unless the non-working spouse was  a Full-Time Student   Mentally or physically incapable of taking care of themselves Actively looking for work You would be asked these questions while walking through the Dependent Care Credit section.   In order to claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit you must meet the following: You and your spouse (if married) must have earned income from a job or were using the child care to look for a job You must file a joint return if married It is a nonrefundable credit so you must have a tax liability in order to benefit from the credit You must have paid for child care to someone other than your spouse, the child's other parent or someone claimed as a dependent on your return.

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.

Thanks - because the Roth TSP and traditional TSP must be invested identically, and distributions are taken on a pro-rata basis across all investments, I think I'm going to keep moving TSP money to an IRA, then converting (I do it with this intermediate step because of reports that the TSP has messed up direct rollovers to a Roth IRA, and also because it gives me more flexibility to keep money in the traditional IRA if we're close to a tax cliff by the end of the year, or even send it back to the TSP though that means it's not earning anything until the TSP processes the incoming rollover).  The Roth 401K and traditional 401K also have to be invested the same way, though I'm not sure if distributions are pro-rata or can be directed.  So my husband should probably just roll his 401Ks to IRAs when he retires, even though they got rid of RMDs on the Roth 401Ks.  But given the liability protection differences between IRAs rolled over from employer plans and contributory IRAs, I will advise him to start a separate traditional and Roth IRA for his 401K rollovers.

The HSA interview has ben updated a lot in the last year so in many places it is quite different from last year.   If you checked that the spouse had a health-related account and marked that it was an HSA at the beginning of the HSA interview, the TurboTax should at least ask if the spouse had HDHP coverage on an annual basis. TurboTax has no need to ask for coverage on a month-by-month basis if you indicated that there was coverage all year, but the interview has been acting strangely after the updates, so sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't.   But if the spouse had an HSA, then TurboTax should indeed be asking for the HDHP coverage, either annually or monthly.

The sales tax deduction populates automatically into your return if you itemize deductions and don't take a deduction for state taxes paid.   The union dues should definitely carry over to your state tax return.  Which state return are you preparing?

Since the loss of the vehicle occurred in 2025 through an "involuntary conversion", the loss on the business portion used of the vehicle will get reported on your 2025 taxes.  Since the proceeds occurred in 2026, the amount of the proceeds for the business use portion of the vehicle would get reported as income in 2026.   If you had your vehicle information input in TurboTax for prior years, TurboTax will be able to determine the amount of loss that you had.  If using TurboTax Desktop for Home and Business, on the screen for the vehicle that was totaled, you would report that you stopped using the vehicle in 2025 and several screens later you could input the Sales Price as 0 since it was totaled.   For your 2026 return, you will report the insurance proceeds portioned to the business use as Miscellaneous income/Other reportable income.

Yes, the credit is being denied on my end.  The binding contract date was 9/24/2026. Once I enter "the date placed in service" of 10/6, it denies/reverses the credit.  Only if I enter anything on or before 9/30 for "the date placed in service", it allows the credit; once I put the 10/6 "place in service date", it reverses it.   I am entering the exact dates from the Clean Vehicle Seller Report 15400.   Date of Sale and Date Place in Service are 10/6, but the Date of Written Binding Contract is 09/24, which, based on the IRS document, the credit should be allowed, assuming all other requirements are met.