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I discovered that after entering my charitable donations one-by-one then clicking on 'Done', the full list was displayed. I could capture a screenshot of this to print for my review before I get to the final PDF stage.  I found this helpful and replaces the need for a worksheet for donations. I expect there will be a similar capability for entering medical expenses.  It would be helpful if the Turbo Tax software provided the function directly to print the current screen.  

The percent of business use of the home office is missing from the calculation and therefore the result is that the calculation shows a loss for your business.   When you go through the Federal Review of your return, this error will be flagged and you can enter the amount on that review screen.  The amount to enter is the percentage of time that you spend in your home office making money for your business.  If all of your time is spent working in your home office for your business, then enter 100%.   You can also make the correction to the calculation using Forms Mode.  Use these steps:   Click Forms on the top row of TurboTax. Go to Form 8829. Scroll to the section titled Line 8 Calculation Smart Worksheet and enter your percent of business use of the home office on line B. Click Step-by-Step at the top of the screen to go back to the input screens.

Is it telling you why you didn't qualify?   Go back and double check your answers to be sure you do qualify.  To qualify the following must apply: You lived in your home 2 out of the last 5 years You did not take the home sale exclusion in the past 2 years

Per this except from IRS publication 529, you can't deduct legal fees that are associated with personal injury cases, so the $52,000 would be the taxable amount, if you decide it is taxable:     You may find this IRS article helpful in determining if the award is taxable based on the nature if the injury.

Working in Forms mode in Turbotax Desktop, you'll instead lookup the T1A form, selecting "Request for Loss Carryback" from the list. Your net capital loss available for carryback is found in Part 5, on line R, and below you will indicate the respective year adjustments. @jimcar 

Did you live in and owned the home for at least two years in the five year period on the date of sale?   Did you sell another home less than two years from the date of sale of the current home?   Go back through the sale of home section and review your answers - 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 Less Common Income On Sale of Home (gain or loss), click the start or update button