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Try using the steps in the TurboTax help article below to choose to use itemized deductions instead of the standard deduction.  Then, if your overall refund or balance due does not change, that could mean that the standard deduction was chosen so that you could file a less complicated return that did not include Schedule A.     How do I change from the standard deduction to itemized (or vice-versa)?   @UKTOLA   

It may be due to the Code in Box 7 of your Form 1099-R. To correct this rollover so that it is not considered income and you receive the additional over 65 credit, do the following:   Review your Form 1099-R information by going to Wages & Income and clicking on IRA, 401(k) Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R) Click the pencil to the right of your Form 1099-R entry and Continue If the code is G in Box 7, the system will then ask follow-up questions because Code G indicates a direct rollover If the code is 7 or 1 in Box 7, however, you must answer follow-up questions carefully, especially when you're asked, "Tell us if you moved the money through a rollover or conversion" The next question will be, "Did you roll over all of this $ to another retirement account?", to which you will answer, "Yes, I rolled over $ to and IRA...", then Continue

You would have to ask the IRS.   Maybe because they do not want a whole pile of amended returns at the very beginning of the tax season from people who rush through their original returns and then want to amend right away,  they delay making that form available.    It is typically not available until late February.     The Form 1040X is scheduled to be available on February 19.   The date is subject to change, so check on 2-19 to see if it is ready.   Before that, do not change anything at all on your return.  

The net capital gains tax rate of 0% only applies if your net long-term gains exceed your net short-term losses. This means you had to have held the assets for over a year before selling to qualify for the 0% rate. If you had net positive gains on assets that you held for less then a year, then that would be a net short-term capital gain, which is taxed at your ordinary income tax rate.    See - IRS topic 409, section Capital gains tax rates TurboTax, "A Guide to the Capital Gains Tax Rate: Short-term vs. Long-term Capital Gains Taxes"