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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  

I think you mean you rented the room to an individual and while he was away you also rented it to someone else. There are a maximum of 365 rental days in a year. Any day the room was rented would be one rental day, regardless of how it was rented.         

@MrMikeS wrote: Windows 10 Enterprise is still in support. What the blazes is wrong with you people? Did Microsoft incentivize you to do this? Support ends in October and I would suspect that very few TurboTax users run Enterprise.

During this process, the program should've asked you for a date you wanted the payment to be debited -- that will be the date the IRS processes the payment. You should look at the printed PDF copy of your extension (Form 4868), and check the cover sheet for the date of your payment. 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.

A TurboTax desktop license is only linked to one Intuit account which is entered when the license is installed the first time.   You have to use the same account credentials to install the same license code on up to 5 computers.

The combined maximum contribution is calculated on lines 1 through 6 of the worksheet.  It's a pretty simple calculation.  If you're married filing joint it is your (MAGI - $236,000) divided by $10,000 = percentage reduction.   The lower part that you are referring to is a calculation of how much of the maximum contribution each spouse can make based on their individual income.  

I'm assuming that this 1095-A has been issued to you with your social security number as the primary as well as your adult children who are not claimed on your tax return.  If any of that is incorrect then the following advice doesn't apply and you need to correct my assumptions.   If your children are going to file their own tax returns then you should allocate the 1095-A with your adult children.  They will not be able to file a tax return without information from a 1095-A on their tax returns because their social security numbers are registered with the health care marketplace.  If they are not filing and you are not claiming them you will most likely receive a notice from the health care marketplace regarding them. 

if the contributions were made through your employer (W-2), the entire amount will be taxable. income in 2025. That's because your contributions reduced box 1 of the W-2.  Any employer match included would also be taxable.  

If you made a payment for federal taxes owed, that is not entered on a federal tax return.  If you made a 2025 estimated tax payment -   To enter, edit or delete estimated taxes paid (Federal, State, Local) - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Deductions and Credits Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid On Estimated Tax Payments, click on the start or update button   On Federal estimated taxes for 2025 (Form 1040-ES), click the start button   Federal estimated taxes paid are entered on Form 1040 Line 26

To enter your estimated tax payments made to the IRS in 2025 for your 2025 taxes select the following: Federal Deductions and Credits Estimates and Other Taxes Paid Estimates Federal estimated taxes for 2025

Thomas, thank you for your reply. I learned after contacting online support that while "You can deduct the fair market value (FMV) of the stock if you held it for more than one year and the charity used the stock in furtherance of the mission of the charity" there are limitations. You are charitable contributions are limited to 30% - 50% in some cases. That was the issue I was running into.    In my case I have a carryover to next year but I am disappointed that TurboTax does not display the charitable contributions summary worksheet after taxes have been paid and submitted. I have to trust that the carryover amount will in fact be carried over accurately and completely when I do my taxes next year. This is something that I hope TurboTax will consider changing in future years.

Before starting to amend the tax return, you must wait for the IRS process and accept your return. If the online version does not work, switch to Desktop. Open the link below to see how to do it: How do I switch from TurboTax Online to TurboTax Desktop? Keep in mind you should only amend after your original return has been completed and any refund or payment has been processed.  

It depends on where you purchased it. If you did purchase it from TurboTax you can use the information below to contact us.Please use the link below to contact us regarding your questions.   There are different ways you can communicate with us and they are shown her for you. Ask any question you have here in the TurboTax Community just like you did above and one of our tax experts will help you. Get expert assistance by calling us at 1-800-4-INTUIT (1-800-446-8848). In addition, the TurboTax support page provides other resource links and help tools. @jwcline 

In PA there are no deduction for expenses related to unemployment. UE is not unemployment, it is Unreimbursed Employee expenses.     This would only apply if you had W-2 income.    This form does not need to be included in your return.  It looks like you are using the online version from your screen shots.  You can delete the Schedule UE from your state return by taking the following steps:   From the left rail menu in TurboTax Online, select Tax Tools (You may have to scroll down on the left rail menu.) On the drop-down select Tools On the Pop-Up menu titled “Tools Center,” select Delete a Form  This will show all of the forms in your return  Scroll down to Schedule UE under Pennsylvania Select Schedule UE Click on Delete.  Always use extreme caution when deleting information from your tax return.  There could be unintended consequences.       

How or where did you download 2019?  If  you downloaded them from your Turbo Tax Account then 2020 should be there.  Is it listed?  Maybe you used another account for 2020?  Or did 2020 another way?   How to view all your accounts https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx It's common to end up with multiple accounts. First LOG OUT of whatever TurboTax account you're logged into right now. Then use this TurboTax account recovery website to get a list of user ID's for an email address. Run the tool against any email addresses you may have used https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery/

illinois is a strange state. Box 8 interest may not be excludible for Illinois. As a matter of fact, a line 8 entry for Illinois interest on the 1099 does nothing. You have to go to the Illinois Schedule M and detail on the proper subline to line 34, the amount of Illinois interest. There are 26 possibilities. What's worse is that not every bond issue of the type listed on line 34 is exempt. Some depend on the date of issuance or other factors.    Line 34 — Interest on tax-exempt obligations of state and local government Enter the amount of interest on obligations of Illinois state and local governments included on Form IL-1040, Line 1, 2, or 3. This amount is the amount net of any related bond premium amortization. Interest from state and local government obligations is not exempt from Illinois Income Tax except where legislation has been specifically adopted to provide for an exemption.   The following is a list of securities that are exempt. However, income from these obligations is not exempt if you own them indirectly through owning shares in a mutual fund. Securities exempt from Illinois Income Tax include ■ Illinois Housing Development Authority bonds and notes (except housing-related commercial facilities bonds and notes) ■ Tri-County River Valley Development Authority bonds ■ Illinois Development Finance Authority bonds, notes, and other obligations (only venture fund and infrastructure bonds) ■ Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority bonds and notes (only those bonds declared exempt from taxation by the Authority) ■ College savings bonds issued under the General Obligation Bond Act in accordance with the Baccalaureate Savings Act ■ Illinois Sports Facilities Authority bonds ■ Higher Education Student Assistance Act bonds ■ Illinois Development Finance Authority bonds issued under the Illinois Development Finance Authority Act, Sections 7.80 - 7.87 ■ Rural Bond Bank Act bonds and notes ■ Illinois Development Finance Authority bonds issued under the Asbestos Abatement Finance Act ■ Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Authority bonds ■ Southwestern Illinois Development Authority bonds ■ Illinois Finance Authority bonds issued under the Illinois Finance Authority Act, Sections 820.60 and 825.55, or the Asbestos Abatement Finance Act ■ Illinois Power Agency bonds issued by the Illinois Finance Authority ■ Central Illinois Economic Development Authority bonds ■ Eastern Illinois Economic Development Authority bonds ■ Southeastern Illinois Economic Development Authority bonds ■ Southern Illinois Economic Development Authority bonds ■ Illinois Urban Development Authority bonds ■ Downstate Illinois Sports Facilities Authority bonds ■ Western Illinois Economic Development Authority bonds ■ Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority Act bonds ■ Will-Kankakee Regional Development Authority bonds ■ Export Development Act of 1983 bonds ■ New Harmony Bridge Authority bonds - Note: For tax years beginning on or after August 19, 2023, the bonds issued by the New Harmony Bridge Authority are no longer eligible for income exemption. ■ New Harmony Bridge Bi-State Commission bonds - Note: For tax years beginning on or after August 19, 2023, the bonds issued by the New Harmony Bridge Bi-State Commission are no longer eligible for income exemption. For more information see Publication 101, Income Exempt from Tax. PUB 101