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So I went back to Turbo-Tax telling them again that they own this problem - not the Wisconsin DOR.  They agreed and asked me to wait until tomorrow (Friday February 27, 2026) as the fix may not have been put in today.  They really dig their heals in when trying to get to management so I am going to call them back on Friday.  My wife and I both grew up on dairy farms in Wisconsin and I had a career in IT hardware, software, problem management, change management and customer support.  So I know the tactics they use and based on working from the back side of a cow while milking in a diary barn, and I know exactly what the Turbo-Tax response smells like so far.

You need to enter the 2024 AGI from the 2024 federal tax return that was filed.  It is on the Form 1040 Line 11. This is so you can e-file the 2025 tax return. The TurboTax online editions do not know you used the desktop edition for the 2024 tax return unless you transferred the 2024 return from your computer when you started the 2025 online tax return.   Additionally,  if the Social Security benefits is the Only income to be reported on the tax return and there is no federal income taxes being withheld, then there is no reason or need to file a tax return. Unless you also received a Form 1095-A for your health insurance through one of the State Marketplace Exchanges or from healthcare.gov then you must file a tax return.

Do each of you have HSAs or just one of you? Just me, but we both are eligible. How did you contribute the $5,500? Through an employer or directly to one of your HSAs? Employer  Did you both have Self-only coverage? Yes. I am over 55+   The family contribution limit is $8,550.  So why are they trying to tax me on 250 of the 5500? Thanks.