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Wait until your original return has been fully processed before you amend, and make sure you have saved a pdf of the original return before you amend. (If you do not save it as a pdf, the amended return will overwrite the original, and the original will be lost forever)     See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a tax return -   CURRENT YEAR https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-federal-tax-return-current-year/L7eS6o1qh_US_en_US?uid=lfunevhk     Do not expect quick results from amending. It can take four months or more for the IRS to process an amended return.     You can watch for information here: https://www.irs.gov/filing/wheres-my-amended-return    

You must obtain a Form 1095-A to successfully e-file your tax return.   Before trying to file again,  contact Tricare to make sure whether or not they issue Form 1095-A. If they double-check that they don't issue this form, you will need to paper-file your return.   For instructions on how to file your return by mail, use this link.  

Go to Wages and Income > Interest and Dividends > Interest from Seller-Financed Loans and click Start to enter your information about the interest income you received for the mortgage that you hold.   If the interest was received as part of an Installment Sale, then it needs to be entered in Wages and Income > Less Common Income > Installment Sales instead.

@ghegewald wrote: So are you saying FMV will be based on todays value (2026) based on the life tenant just passing? Yes, that is precisely what I am saying since your stepfather was granted a life estate. You and your siblings had a remainder interest, not full ownership and control, as a result of the provision in the will.    Frankly, I think you should have a local attorney at least look over the will to ensure the foregoing is actually the case. You and your siblings did not technically have possession if a life tenant was occupying the house under a valid provision in the will granting a life estate.

I don't believe the right answer is to make entries that provide the correct results in this case.  This is a federal return issue, not a specific state return issue.  The IRS has provided guidance on how to deduct charitable contributions that are also state tax credits in the instructions for Schedule A.  There is a safe harbor that you can qualify for allows you to apply the state tax credit as state taxes paid in the year the credit is applied.  This is independent on your state of residence.   It is too late for this year so the workaround that AmyC suggested is all that can be done for 2025 taxes.  For future years I recommend Turbotax is updated to allow the user to apply this safe harbor rule when entering itemized deduction data in Turbotax.      

I have tried these things and none of it brings back the history of my rental. Could it be the version of online turbotax? It is do it yourself premium. Clearing browser data Clearing browser data then clearing my return and starting over Clearing browser data then clearing my return, saved last years return as a .tax file, loading it from the file Installing a completely different browser, clearing my return, and starting over

I just noticed your questions.  We were on the deed and shown as owners for property taxes, but based on the will he (my Mom's husband) was allowed to live for his life in the house.  He maintained control and we could not sell or restrict his usage of the house.

I found my mistake.  On the “Let Us Enter Your Bank and Brokerage Tax Documents” page, I should have clicked on the Skip Import button (and not the Continue button).  I wish TurboTax stayed with the old button description that said something like:  I will enter the data myself.