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You cannot file a joint return with a parent.   A joint return is only filed with a legal spouse.   Your mom might be your "qualified relative" dependent for whom you can get the non-refundable $500 credit for other dependents, and perhaps Head of Household filing status.   IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed: https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent       Qualifying relative They don't have to be related to you (despite the name). They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else. They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident. They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse. They lived with you the entire year (exceptions apply). They made less than $5200 in 2025 (not counting Social Security) You provided more than half of their financial support. When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent. Related Information: What does "financially support another person" mean? What is a "qualifying person" for Head of Household?         

Found a reply from Hal_Al "Type letme (no space between let & me) in the search box. Then press enter. Then  click  on the link "jump to letme''.  TT will give you the option to select the other tuition  credit"

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)     If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.   Go to this IRS website for free transcripts of a federal tax return - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript   For a fee of $30 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

The TurboTax Free online edition is for very simple tax returns that do not require any other form or schedule other than the Form 1040.  If your tax data requires entry on any other form or schedule then you must upgrade to the Deluxe edition or higher.   If you have not paid for the online edition you are using, have not filed your tax return or registered the Free edition, then you can clear your return and start over with a lower priced edition. Click on Switch Products on the lower left side of the program screen while working on the 2025 online tax return. Click on Clear & Start Over.   Go to this TurboTax website for the Free online edition - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/free-edition.jsp

Go to the following link for instructions. How do I view, download, or print a prior-year tax return? NOTE: 1. You must sign in to the same TurboTax account that you used to file the tax return. 2. A TurboTax Online account can only be used for one tax return. If you used the same account to file your daughter's tax return and another tax return, such as your own tax return, only the one that you filed last will be there.  

@DumbDadLTG    I tend to agree with @AmeliesUncle on almost all issues that arise. The IRS does say the following in a Publication.   Example. You repair a small section on one corner of the roof of a rental house. You deduct the cost of the repair as a rental expense. However, if you completely replace the roof, the new roof is an improvement because it is a restoration of the building. You depreciate the cost of the new roof.   HOWEVER, in my opinion (which counts only as that) I think the overlay changes the calculus here, After all, you're not tearing off the old roof and replacing it; you're just covering the existing roof with some new material as a remedial effort of sorts. Again, my opinion only is that you could go with a repair.

Using your example numbers, the February distribution that was deposited into the Roth IRA satisfied half of your RMD and the distribution in December more than satisfied the other half of your RMD.   Because the distribution from the traditional IRA in February was entirely RMD, this amount deposited into the Roth IRA constitutes an ordinary Roth IRA contribution despite you intending it to be a conversion.  If you are eligible to treat the amount deposited to the Roth IRA in February as an ordinary Roth IRA contribution, you could just leave that money in the Roth.  Otherwise it's an excess contribution that needs to be removed by an explicit return of contribution before the due date of your 2025 tax return, including extensions, otherwise it's subject to an excess contribution penalty.   Because it has been less than 60 days since the date of the December distribution, you can accomplish the the intended Roth conversion by indirectly converting that portion of the December distribution as you suggest.  This will leave you with a net, non-converted distribution of an amount equal to your RMD.   The downside of having to do this is that the Roth IRA has probably increased in value since February, so the amount needed to be distributed to accomplish the return of contribution must include the net income attributable to the amount deposited in February.  That attributable net income will be taxable on your 2025 tax return.   If you do the indirect conversion of a portion of the December distribution, you'll want to make a note in your tax records that the portion deposited into the Roth IRA in February was a failed conversion due to not completing the RMD first.  Because the IRA custodian has no way of knowing if your RMD had been completed (by taking it from some other traditional IRA that you might have), they are going to report that portion on Form 5498 as a conversion.  You want the note in your tax records in case the IRS ever questions the amount converted since the amount actually converted will be half of what is reported on the Form 5498 from the Roth IRA.

Did you file your return using the online or desktop version?   Do you recall receiving a Netfile confirmation number from CRA after filing your tax return with TurboTax? That number confirms that CRA received your return and is generated only after your return is successfully submitted.   If you used the Desktop version, I recommend opening the software to check the status of your return and locate the Netfile confirmation number. For the Online version, use this link to access Tax Year 2024: Tax Year 2024— Be sure to use the right credentials while logging in so you can get access to your return.    You can also contact CRA to check the status of your return or log into CRA My Account as it can reflect any payments that you have made and also can confirm if your return for the tax year 2024 was received and assessed by CRA or not.   Thank you for choosing TurboTax. 

I totally agree.  The business edition of this software is specifically for users needing a schedule C.  I have seen the recommendations to use 2024 software to estimate 2025 taxes, but frankly I don't have time to do the work twice.  Don't sell this version of the software with this critical component missing.  Last year's nightmare with filing missing business forms I had hoped was a one and done issue.  This has left me shopping for a better option.  Extremely frustrating.