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The “senior deduction” is added automatically by the software based on the date of birth and filing status you entered into MY INFO.  You do not need to take any extra steps to enter it. (And…the new senior deduction has nothing to do with whether you are getting Social Security)     2025 STANDARD DEDUCTION AMOUNTS SINGLE $15,750  (65 or older/legally blind + $2000) MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY $15,750  (65 or older/legally blind +1600) MARRIED FILING JOINTLY $31,500  (65 or older/legally blind + $1600) HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD $23,625 (65 or older/legally blind + $2000)     For 2025 through 2028 there is an extra  deduction amount of up to $6000 per individual 65 or older filing Single, MFJ, or HOH which is phased out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $75,000 for single filers and $150,000 for joint filers.   (The deduction phases out completely at $175.000 Single or HOH, or $250,000 joint)   The $6,000 senior deduction will be calculated on 1040 Schedule 1-A page 2 Part V Enhanced Deduction for Seniors which goes to 1040 line 13b. It is separate and in addition to the Standard Deduction or your Itemized Deductions on 1040 line 12e.  Turbo Tax automatically includes it. IRS Schedule 1-A https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f1040s1a--dft.pdf  

It is automatic based on your age. It is not part of your Standard Deduction. The new Senior Deduction is separate and in addition to the Standard Deduction or your Itemized Deductions on 1040 line 12e. The 6,000/12,000 senior deduction will be calculated on 1040 Schedule 1-A page 2 Part V Enhanced Deduction for Seniors which goes to 1040 line 13b with any other sch 1-A amounts. Turbo Tax automatically includes it if you qualify. If you are married you have to file a Joint return. 
For Online version You can preview the 1040 or print the whole return https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/accessing/help/how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing/00/26160 See the 1040…….

@wyxzzy wrote: I am no longer a customer of theirs after many years. I hope MS paid them handsomely to goose the Win 11 adoption.  I highly doubt MSFT paid Intuit anything for Windows 11 support. If that were the case, then Intuit wouldn't support any Mac OS for TurboTax.

@UncleSamPayer wrote: ...Now it wants me to enter my 16-digit activation code????   Yes, you need to enter that code to activate the software. You should have received that code when you purchased the software.

Do like me and vote with your feet to H&R Block software.   Intuit is unethical in that they lobby Congress to shut down the free government site so they can force us to use their product. Enough is enough.   I am no longer a customer of theirs after many years. I hope MS paid them handsomely to goose the Win 11 adoption. 

Since the IRS only opened this season on January 26, it may take longer for the IRS to deal with accepting/rejecting the large backlog of returns filed prior to 1/26.   As long as it's "pending", you at least know it was submitted.  You'll just have to keep checking each day at your account's Tax Home, or you may get an email when it changes to accepted/rejected.

Did you already file your return?   If you did not file yet, the changes will be applied but if you already filed, you can't make changes - you will have to amend and you can't amend until next month.