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Sorry it's too,late to start a 2023 or prior online return or use the mobile app, either on Turbo Tax or the IRS.  And too late to efile 2023.   If you need to do 2023 or prior you can buy the Desktop download here, TurboTax 2022 Prior Year Tax Prep - File Past Years' Taxes You will need a full Windows or Mac to install it on.   If you have a simple return and want to file for free you can fill out the forms by hand.  Here are some basic forms.....   Here is the 2023 1040 return https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040--2023.pdf   or if you want bigger type use 1040SR for Seniors, https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s--2023.pdf   2023 1040 Instructions https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040gi--2023.pdf   2023 EIC and Tax Tables https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040tt--2023.pdf   Schedules 1-3 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s1--2023.pdf https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s2--2023.pdf https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s3--2023.pdf     Don’t forget your state.  And you will have to print and mail your returns.  So be sure to attach copies of your W2s and any 1099s that have withholding on them.  You have to mail federal and state in separate envelopes because they go to different places.  Get a tracking number from the post office when you mail them for proof of filing.

Hi, I just double-checked in the TurboTax Home and Business edition, and the enhanced senior deduction is working correctly for 2025. This is calculated automatically based on qualifying DOB's (before January 2, 1961) entered for the taxpayer / spouse in the "Personal Info" section.    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 or 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

To go back to a lower version or the Free Edition you can try to clear and start over https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-clear-and-start-over-in-turbotax-online/00/26444 If you started your tax return in TurboTax Free Edition (Form 1040 with limited credits; roughly 37% of taxpayers qualify), you won't need to clear and start over. You can select Switch to Free Edition instead. In the Turbo Tax Free Edition, information that you can enter is limited now.  Why do I have to upgrade from the Free Edition? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/upgrading/help/why-do-i-have-to-upgrade-from-free-edition/00/26379 Or try the IRS Free File program https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free A couple reasons it could be saying you need to upgrade…. You might be seeing this because of form 8959, that goes to Schedule 2. The amount of Medicare taxes withheld in W2 box 6 is not exactly 1.45% of the Medicare wages in box 5, due to rounding. I read a post that said to try leaving the cents off of the Medicare tax on your W2 box 6. Box 6 has to be exactly 1.45% of box 5 or less. If it is saying you need Schedule 3 and can't use the Free Edition it might be giving you the Retirement Savings Credit. You can say you are a student to decline the credit. You must answer Yes when asked in the Retirement Savings Contributions Credit section if your were a full-time student. The answer to this same question asked in the personal-information section is not the answer that is used.

To file a 2023 tax return with TurboTax you have two options:   Purchase and download that year's TurboTax software for PC or Mac, as TurboTax Online and the mobile app are only available for the current tax year. Choose TurboTax Full Service to file your 2024 or 2023 tax return together with a 2025 return, subject to eligibility.

Just to add: your entire HSA area is messed up. I should not be getting asked about my plan each month if I just stated it didn't change all year. I'm also keep being asked about 2024 on that screen, when it should indicate 2025.

Hello,   I have been getting the same error message, and t doesn't seem to be fixed.  I am using hte web based version of Turbo Tax.  It is past 2/27.  Is there something I need to do to be able to refile?

If your main residence and close family ties are in Canada, but you also live or travel outside Canada for work, you are a factual resident for tax purposes. You would file your taxes in Canada and report foreign income.

It depends.  It is possible that removing the dependent caused some other changes to your tax return.  If you had no other dependents, you would no longer qualify for Head of Household status. Going from Head of Household to single would make your standard deduction decrease from $23,625 to $15,750.    Also, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is based on the number of children.  The removal of one could cause the EITC credit to decrease, depending on the number of children remaining on your tax return, if any.   The best course of action would be to compare the new tax return to the one you previously filed to see what changed.