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If you have entered all of the information from your 1099-R correctly and are certain that you have taken your RMD, then do the following:   Go to Wages & Income and click on Review to the right of your 1099-R information On the "Review your 1099-R Summary", click on the pencil to the right of your 1099-R information Select the 1099-R box that applies to you (first is most common) and Continue  Select Continue until you reach "Let's go over any required minimum distributions (RMD)" Click on the pencil to the right of your name On the "Let's check if you missed any required distributions", it will ask "Did you miss taking the RMD...?" select "No" and Continue    

See my answer on your other post.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/turbotax-2025-is-incorrectly-calculating-taxable-income-in-what-if-form-line-42/00/3755220    Do you have an amount on line 41e for the Senior Deduction?  If you have a high income you do not get the 6,000 or 12,000 subtracted.    I see the 12,000 shows up on my What-If in columns 2-4 but is not  subtracted because line 40 income is over the max.    For Single the deduction starts to phase out at 75,000 and maxes out at 175,000 For Joint the deductions starts to phase out at 150,000 and maxes out at 250,000

Phone support is not provided with the Free Edition.  If you are using a paid version of the software or if you purchased PLUS you can get phone support when customer support is there.  Otherwise, post your question here and someone will try to help.   To call TurboTax customer support https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/contact-turbotax/L2y9ZKpQB_US_en_US?uid=m5s9l2vh

If you are sure that you have satisfied all RMD requirements, then in TurboTax, on each form 1099-R for RMD withdrawals, answer that The entire distribution was an RMD then on the following page, to the question What is the RMD for your account? enter the amount of the distribution from that IRA account.   By doing this, you are telling TurboTax that all RMDs are satisfied and TurboTax will not calculate any penalty. The information you entered in TurboTax is to enable TurboTax to calculate any penalty where applicable, and is not reported to the IRS.

MRCOOL products are sometimes listed under different manufacturer names on official paperwork. The QMID you use must match the Manufacturer Name exactly as it appears on your receipt or certification statement.   Try using D0G0 MRCOOL or 05Y7 HVAC DISTRIBUTING LLC.

Same.  And I will contact Costco's CEO to explain the full history informing them that TurboTax is no longer the best product on the market.  TurboTax has now abdicated the top spot to H&R Block.  Google it.  There are already rating systems that give H&R Block the top position.  I'm giving TurboTax some time (maybe ME March 2026?) to reconsider this terrible customer unfriendly decision before moving forward on my plan with Costco, which is where I bought the now downgraded TurboTax product. TBH, I would grumble but keep going if TurboTax would just charge extra for ItsDeductible.  Which I seem to recall is what they did years ago before it was integrated into the software package.

Yes, a car wash attendant is listed by the IRS as an occupation customarily receiving tips. Therefore tips received are excluded from taxable income.   See this TurboTax article on No Tax on Tips.   See also this IRS document.

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)   The deduction is not on the same line as your standard deduction.  It is shown separately.     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   Need to see it? https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr

No, the software is not glitched. You are required to report the amount of the money used to pay the attorney even though it didn't actually come into you hands.  It is part of the award you received regardless of your payment for attorney fees.   Treatment of Payments to Attorneys - IRC 6041 and 6045 state that when a payor makes a payment to an attorney for an award of attorney's fees in a settlement awarding a payment that is includable in the plaintiff income, the payor must report the attorney's fees on separate information returns with the attorney and the plaintiff as payees. Therefore, Forms 1099-MISC and Forms W-2, as appropriate, must be filed and furnished with the plaintiff and the attorney as payee when attorney's fees are paid pursuant to a settlement agreement that provides for payments includable in the claimant's income, even though only one check may be issued for the attorney's fees. Click the link above for more information. Can I deduct legal fees on my taxes? Review the information here to see if you qualify for any deduction of those fees. Typically it's only if it's for business use. @Taxed2026 

You can delete the Form 1099-Q by following these instructions:   1. Choose the Tax Tools option on your left menu bar while working on your return 2. Choose Tools 3. Choose the Delete a form option under Other Helpful links  4. Find the Form 1099-Q in the list and delete it