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I appreciate the information however if this is non-employee compensation can I just enter it into box 1 since turbotax is not making box 3 available for some reason and hasnt fixed in two year 2020 and 2021. they really need to get there **bleep** together

To make sure if you were charged for health insurance premiums past June, follow these steps:   Review Bank Statements: Check your bank statements for similar charges incurred since June. Marketplace Insurance Verification: If your health insurance was obtained through the Health Insurance Marketplace, go to Healthcare.gov. Download Form 1095-A: Download your Form 1095-A from the website. Check Coverage Dates: Refer to Part 1, lines 10 and 11 to make sure the coverage start and end dates. Review Monthly Premiums: Look at Part 3 to see a breakdown of the monthly premiums.

We see people get confused and they keep logging in to online software which will require them to pay at the end.   You need to use the desktop software.   One way to tell if you are using the right software---your tool bar.   Online software has the toolbar in a black vertical column on the left side of the screen.   Desktop software has the tools up on the top of your TT screen.     You appear to be posting from online software instead of the desktop download software that the license code is for.  If you are using online, you are using the wrong program.  You need to switch to the desktop software to get what you paid for.  You have to download it, update it and open it up from your own hard drive to use it.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/choosing-a-product/help/how-do-i-switch-from-turbotax-online-to-the-turbotax-software/00/26129  

@MonikaK1 Let’s be honest. The form has been ready to be accepted by the IRS since Dec, so you all had plenty of time to update whatever it is on the software side of things. My best friend’s husband could have recoded this whole website in the amount of time you all have had on this one form.

No, your taxes should not decrease. Distributions from IRA's that have a basis from non-deductible contributions are partially taxed based on the ratio of their basis to the value of all non-Roth IRA accounts. That is why you had to enter the value of your IRA accounts in TurboTax. So, a portion of your distributions are taxed even though you contributed after-tax dollars to the IRA. That is why your tax went up, because you added taxable income.

Return to My Info down the left side of the screen.     Click the down arrow to the right of your name under Your info.   Check the Filing status to see whether an incorrect filing status has been entered.

Please be sure your TurboTax Desktop is up to date with the latest changes and you can initiate if you are unsure. Manually update TurboTax Desktop for Windows -  When your return is open you can select in the black menu bar Online > Check for Updates Updates for TurboTax Desktop for MAC TurboTax Online updates automatically each time you sign back in.   @bill records

In your tax return viewable PDF copy, search for a form titled Schedule 1-A Additional Deductions. The total on Schedule 1-A Line 37 is your enhanced senior deduction for the year. The sum of these additional deductions (on Line 38) should flow to Line 13b on your federal Form 1040-SR (not the standard deduction).   To see or print a PDF of your tax return, select your product and follow the instructions.   TurboTax Online Open or continue your return. Select Continue or Start on Tax Home to enter your return. Select Tax Tools from the menu. Select Print Center, choose Print, save, or preview this year's return, and follow the instructions. If you haven't yet paid your TurboTax Online fee (or registered, if you're using a free version), you'll need to do so before you can save the PDF. TurboTax Desktop Open or continue your return. Select File. Select Print/Save for Your Records. Choose to either Save As PDF or Preview Print Copy. See also: 2025 IRS Form 1040 instructions, What's New

The agents could not help. I got the message today after I tried for the 15th time, over about a two week period, to correct the error by going through their correction process. I submitted my return using the online Turbo Tax and it was rejected in about 10 minutes due to the error on the 5695 form. 

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.on line 13b.     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   If you are not getting the senior deduction it is because Your date of birth in MY INFO shows that you were not 65 by the end of 2025 Your income is too high You are filing married filing separately

When you use online TurboTax software you get one return per fee.   Each return needs its own email, account and user ID.   If you use the same account and user ID for a second return, the second one overwrites the first return and it is lost forever.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25596 https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/file-your-own-taxes/

I was informed by management yesterday, February 23rd, that the additional programming still needed to enable filing for Form 8915-F will be completed this Thursday, February 26, 2026. In the meantime, the form is disabled from filing.    You should be able to revisit Form 8915-F by Friday, February 27, 2026. If you are using TurboTax Desktop, be sure to restart the program and run updates.    See the updated IRS instructions for Form 8915 for more information.    See this help article for information about how filing Form 8915 may affect your state return.