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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

Did you use online last year to prepare your 2024 return but then did not file?      You will be able to access the 2024 return you started by using the exact same account and user ID that you used when you started it.   But you can no longer use online software for any further changes.       Start a 2025  return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2024  returns is now permanently closed.    Now it is too late to use online software or to e-file. If you have any changes/corrections at all to make to your 2024 return, you now have to complete it using desktop software, which you must download to a full PC or Mac  (not to a mobile device).Then you need to print, sign and mail it.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/printers-printing/finish-prior-year-return-started-turbotax-online/L9Oe4M90A_US_en_US?uid=m68tffpe   If you already paid for your online software you can ask customer support for a download of the desktop software.   They are available from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific time   https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899263-what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number     If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty for filing late.  If you owe tax due, then file and pay the amount due as shown on the Form 1040, but expect a bill later from the IRS for the penalty and interest you will owe.  Only the IRS will calculate this—TurboTax will not calculate it.     When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.  

@zoneman2018 more detail required on the first home transaction.   selling your primary home at a loss is a personal loss and not deductible anywhere.  Say more about the home sold at a loss. Your personal home, a vacation home, investment property, etc.   not tracking how you could have a carryover loss on a prior home sale.  Again, more detail required.        

Did you use TurboTax to do the federal 1040? if tes, then you can use it to complete the state. if you e-filed through TurboTax you can even e-file the state now. however, there is likley to be an E-file fee

i'm a sole proprietor with a SEP IRA... i'm planning to contribute to it   is it deductible as this "other retirement contributions after tax" ? in the deductions section of turbo tax?? i'm still confused.    i already got my SEP IRA retirement deduction so that contribution owuldn't qualify for this less common distribution right?

Probably because it was entered in the wrong place.  I would delete the entry. if you are an employee, car registration is only deductible if it is based on value, then on Schedule A as personal property tax. for a business like Schedule C it would go in the vehicle expense subsection       

Enter zero if you don't have any "other expenses".  If you have other expenses, go ahead and list those items there, although it'd be better to list those items in the proper expense category rather than in "other expenses" for more transparency.

There are already Windows Computers that will not run TurboTax 2025. Currently every Mac runs TurboTax. If you have a Microsoft Surface Pro with an ARM processor such as the Qualcomm Snapdragon, you cannot run TurboTax.

@brommabo wrote: I am wondering if I should pay for a TT tax expert and see what they  say.     Don't waste your money on a so-called TurboTax 'expert' because it is extremely unlikely that they will give you an accurate answer to this situation.   You certainly can claim him if you want.  But I cited the Regulation that shows what to do if you decide not to claim him (although it is more troublesome to file that way).  

Misc Exp Other means that you have some expenses without a specific description, so they're listed as Miscellaneous expenses.  If this amount is large compared to your income and other expenses, I suggest you try and break down what that amount is for better transparency.

did you use TurboTax for 2022, and if so, online or desktop? The desktop is the easiest way. open the app. make sure it's updated. then click on the amend link. DO NOT OPEN THE RETURN DIRECTLY AND MAKE CHANGES.