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Yes, you can access it here Intuit Free Edition Start Here for Free.   About 37% of taxpayers can use TurboTax Free Edition. TurboTax Free Edition is intended for taxpayers who file a simple Form 1040 only (no schedules except for Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Student Loan Interest).   If TurboTax detects that your tax situation requires additional coverage, like deductions for owning a home, unemployment income, or self-employment income, you will be prompted to upgrade to a version that supports the forms you need so that you can maximize your tax deductions and file an accurate return.   Examples of situations included in a simple Form 1040 return (assuming no added tax complexity): W-2 income Interest, dividends or original issue discounts (1099-INT/1099-DIV/1099-OID) that don’t require filing a Schedule B IRS standard deduction Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Child Tax Credit (CTC) Student loan interest deduction Taxable qualified retirement plan distributions Examples of situations not included in a simple Form 1040 return: Itemized deductions claimed on Schedule A, like charitable contributions, medical expenses, mortgage interest and state and local tax deductions Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G Business or 1099-NEC income (often reported by those who are self-employed, gig workers or freelancers) Stock sales (including crypto investments) Income from rental property or property sales Credits, deductions and income reported on other forms or schedules Some things that are not covered in the free edition are as follows:   Unemployment income Retirement Savings Contribution Credit for 401(k) and IRA contributions Education credits Child Dependent Care Credit   Click here for Why do I have to upgrade from Free Edition?

Only if that tax payment would make your Itemized Deductions more than the Standard Deduction would that payment make a difference on your return.    Questions about Personal Property tax payments are asked in the  "Cars and Other Things You Own" section. 

What type of error message you are receiving?   Currently, am finding myself and others receiving the error message listed below.  For me, this message is received after efiling only one tax return.  There should be four efiles remaining, but the below error message is being received.  Spent over 8 hours with Tech Support last year, with no resolution.  This year spent one hour and was referred to the IRS to confirm how many returns have been filed under my phone number.  Craziness?  Yes, as IRS representative advised individual tax returns are not tracked by phone numbers.  Yes, figured they were not, but tried anyways.   ERROR MESSAGE:  The IRS allows taxpayers to electronically file a maximum of 5 federal retuns with the same phone number.  This phone number has already been used to file 5 returns.  By selecting continue, you can print and then mail your return(s). Professional tax preparers should use a professional product to e-file multiple returns.    Feel that I am very tech savy, as work in the field and support a very large group of end users.  However, the items that were asked of me to troubleshoot seemed a little off with the last indicating the IRS is tracking federal tax returns by phone numbers.  The Tech Support was not able to resolve and truly feels this is a TurboTax issue, not the IRS.  After 10 years of using TurboTax and this being the second year of similar issues, will choose another tax preparer software for next year.   Good Luck!

I'm having a similar problem trying to report my wife's maternity leave. She was paid through a benefit provider who issued a 1099-MISC. I tried following these instructions but never got an option to select whether it involved an intent to earn money. We are married filing jointly; I am self-employed but my wife gets a W2. TurboTax went straight from asking which year the income was earned in to asking which business to associate the income. Is there any way to force it to ask that question, or to go directly into the form and correct it?

What do you mean by 'In 2024 I added to the balance of of my home acquisition debt'. Did you do a cash-out refinance or did you take out a second mortgage? If you refinanced and took out cash, the limit on the new loan is $750K. If you took out a second mortgage, your existing mortgage limit is still $1.1M and the limit on the second mortgage is $750K. Note, however, that the $750K limit on the second mortgage is reduced by the limit amount used up on the existing mortgage.