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Thanks and appreciate the screenshots. I'm 100% certain this is a bug from Turbotax side. When I was working on it yesterday, the "Tell us about this asset" page only has "Looks good" button, when you click it you basically go back to the previous screen. Today I was about to file my tax but came back to this page just to be sure, and the "Looks good" button is somehow magically replaced with "Continue" and now I can move along and enter the selling date.    For anybody who's struggling with this.... maybe try clearing your browser cache, restart, or wait for some time and re-do it. Very bad, and potentially problematic user experience. 

"5 days early" means you are supposed to receive your federal refund from one to five days sooner than the refund date shown on the IRS refund site.   If it does not meet that "at least one day sooner" date, they are supposed to refund the $35 fee.   You have to pay attention to the date on the IRS refund site. You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds

I do still have some previous years Foreign Taxes Paid for both 2023 & 2024 the TT missed. Congrats go out to Intuit for the new 2025 Tax Program Premiere version - they finally carry over the CURRENT Foreign Taxes PAID Credit from my brokerage 1099 statement to my Schedule A when you itemize but they still FAILED to provide the 10 years back simple 1116 Form spreadsheet to enter any past year's TT failed to pick up. I found it once and entered the amounts for both 2023 & 2024 but then the TT SW ignored ALL completely and did not pick it up anywhere. Is there supposed to be a Form 1116B for this fix? I hope someone from TT/Intuit is monitoring this feed.

The tax return for your father would be created in TurboTax just as you would prepare any other return.  In the My Info section, there will be a box to check that the taxpayer passed away before filing the return.  This will allow you to enter the date of death.  After this is entered, TurboTax will guide you through any other special considerations.   All income received for the year up to the date of death will be reported on his final tax return.  Any income received after the date of death will be reported on his estate tax return.     To learn more, take a look at the following TurboTax help articles:   What forms will I need when filing a tax return for someone who's deceased?   Death in the Family   My condolences for your loss.   

@francesheinig    You shouldn't have to delete them  (I "think")..   I believe what is happening is that you have to edit each one...not particularly to change anything...but in one of the stream of questions about each one....the Charity address may need to be entered.   I think (not sure) that the charity address is required only when the grand total Item donation $$ for all the Charities combined, reaches some limit  (again...I think $500)  

What does it say on the IRS refund site?   FROM THE IRS WHERE’S MY REFUND SITE: https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund How it works Where's My Refund shows your refund status: Return Received – We received your return and are processing it. Refund Approved – We approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown. Refund Sent – We sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.  

Yes, you are correct. If you already have a taxable amount of social security income, and you add more income to your return, such as the New York State (NYS) inflation refund check, it will increase the taxable amount. This means more social security is being taxed along with your rebate/refund from NYS.    For these reasons the tax would be more than you were expecting.   @BrooklynJeff 

If you are filing as Married Filing Separately you are not eligible for the deduction.  If you are Single and your AGI is over $150,000 or Married Filing Jointly and your AGI is over $250,000 you are not eligible for the deduction.   If you are age 65 or older and meet the requirement, the additional deduction is automatically added on your federal tax return.   Standard deductions for 2025 Single - $15.750 add $2,000 if age 65 or older Married Filing Separately - $15,750 add $1,600 if age 65 or older Married Filing Jointly - $31,500 add $1,600 for each spouse age 65 or older Head of Household - $23,625 add $2,000 if age 65 or older   New Bonus Standard Deduction (OBBB): An additional $6,000 deduction for taxpayers 65 and older. This is per eligible individual, meaning a married couple both over 65 could get $12,000. Important: This bonus deduction is temporary, lasting from 2025 through 2028. Income limitations: It phases out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $75,000 for single filers and $150,000 for joint filers. The amount is calculated on Schedule 1-A, Part V, with that amount flowing to Form 1040 Line 13b Look at your Form 1040 - You can view your Form 1040 plus Schedules 1, 2 and 3 at any time using the online editions. Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

Unless I read this wrong, this is a pretty confusing solution, and I don't believe it's correct.  I had previously entered the Room and Board into the field "Other Books and materials not required by the school" and this is what happened.  Not only did it eliminate the expense correctly, it gave me the full $2500, "American Opportunity Tax Credit".   I went from owing an additional $1800 which I should not be, to a very sizable refund.   Talk about a RED FLAG.