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1. No, there isn't a form.  2. You will need to keep your own records. Your record keeping should include things like: add a fence, plant a garden, build a porch, etc as all these costs add to the basis of the property, for when it is sold.  3. Yes, reimbursed expenses are nontaxable.  Let's talk about the rent.  If your daughter is reimbursing you each month for actual out of pocket costs like utility bills and property tax it could be a nontaxable reimbursement. This is the offset David mentions above. If your daughter is paying a flat rate each month, it is rent and should show on Sch a line 8z. Label it rent from family member for personal use property. Prior to 2018, insurance, repairs, utilities, etc were deductible as an itemized deduction for this situation.    One  point of caution: since you are charging below market value, the IRS views this as foregone rent. As long as the difference between fair market value and what she pays is less that the gift tax limit, there is no need to file a gift tax return. For 2025, the first $19,000 given to each recipient is excluded from gift tax. Since your daughter is married, that would be $19,000 to your daughter and another  $19,000 to her spouse. 

The Second Lowest Cost Silver Plan (SLCSP) premium in column B of your form 1095-A is incorrect if:   Part III, Column B has a “0” or is blank for any month someone in your household had the Marketplace plan You had changes in your household that you didn’t tell the Marketplace about — like having a baby, moving, getting married or divorced, or losing a dependent   If either applies to you, you’ll use the government's tax tool to get the premium for your second lowest cost Silver plan and fill that cost in column B of form 1095-A. Failure to do this will result in a wrong calculation of the premium tax credit.

Yes if you are filing Schedule C for self employment income.   Enter materials and parts under Supplies.  Or you can enter them under Other Miscellaneous Expenses on Schedule C lPart V Other Expenses line 48.     You can enter 1099NEC or cash Self Employment Income into Online Deluxe  but if you have any expenses you will have to upgrade to the Premium version or use any of the Desktop programs.   Where to enter expenses in the Online Premium version https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-self-employment-business-expenses-like-home/L1k6HJY4A_US_en_US

The SS 1099 lists each of the amounts paid in 2025 for years 2024 - 2021. I can enter these in Turbo Tax and provide and enter the additional AGI and taxable SS amounts requested for those tax years. The problem is there is another amount listed, $1,049.00, described as “Paid in 2025 for Other Tax Years”. TurboTax doesn’t seem to allow an entry unless it is for one specific year. How can I enter this amount covering multiple years? Enter the $1,049.00 as if it relates to 2020?

Retail Forex traders fall under Section 988, which covers short-term foreign exchange contracts like spot Forex trades. Section 988 taxes Forex gains and losses like ordinary income.   You do not report your Forex gain/loss on form 8949 which is for Capital gains and losses.   Forex gains and losses are reported on your tax return as Other Income. A loss is reported as a negative number.   To report your Forex gain/loss, please follow these steps: Click on Federal, then on Wages and Income Navigate to the list of income categories Locate the Less Common Income section and click on it Click Start next to Miscellaneous Income at the bottom On the next page, click Start next to Other Reportable Income. Describe your gain/loss as Section 988 Forex gain/loss.

There is a difference between a license code (for Desktop) and an Activation Code (for Online). These codes are interchangeable.   If you have bought TurboTax Online, please go to turbotax.ca/activate to use your code before you start your returns. You can see this TurboTax FAQ for step-by-step instructions: In TurboTax Online, how do I use a prepayment code?    Please keep in mind that the code can only be used once per account. Using the code again will result in an error message. It can only be linked to one account. Additionally, TurboTax Online and TurboTax Desktop codes are not interchangeable.       

The IRS defines HOH using three core tests. These are consistent across authoritative sources, including IRS Publication 501 and tax guidance from major preparers.   1. You must be unmarried or considered unmarried on the last day of the year You meet this if: You were legally single, or You were separated and lived apart from your spouse for the last 6 months of the year. 2. You must have paid more than half the cost of keeping up your home.    3. You must have a qualifying person who lived with you more than half the year   This is the most complex part. A qualifying person must meet the IRS relationship and residency tests. According to IRS rules and tax guidance:  A qualifying person can be your child, stepchild, foster child placed by a court or agency, sibling, parent, or certain other relatives. A dependent parent does not need to live with you, but children and most other dependents do The IRS relationship test is stricter than the dependency test. You can claim someone as a dependent even if they are not related to you, but that does not make them a qualifying person for HOH.   A child under your guardianship qualifies you for HOH only if: They are your biological, adopted, or stepchild, or  They are a foster child placed with you by a court or government agency. If the children are not related to you and your guardianship order does not classify them as foster children, the IRS does not treat them as qualifying persons for HOH—even if they lived with you 351 days and you provided all support. These are the most common reasons why you weren't able to claim the Head of Household status. If you qualify, go through all your qualifying answers to your questions and pinpoint those that may prevent you from claiming this status.

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)   If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.   Go to this IRS website for free transcripts of a federal tax return - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript   For a fee of $30 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf