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How old are you and how old was she on December 31st?  Did you look on Schedule 1-A   If eligible you will find this on Schedule 1-A Part V and line 13b of your form 1040. TurboTax will automatically calculate it based on your date of birth and your income.  There is not a special section or box to check.  Just enter your correct information and TurboTax will take it from there.     For Tax Year 2025 through 2028, seniors may claim an additional deduction of $6,000 per taxpayer over 65.  This is NOT a refundable credit.  This is a deduction of your income.  If your income is above $75,000 ($150,000 if Married filing jointly) the bonus deduction decreases by $.06 for every dollar over the relevant amount.  This deduction is available whether you itemize or take the standard deduction. If your filing status is married filing separately you are not eligible for this deduction. This bonus deduction is ONLY for those who were 65 or older as of December 31, 2025, it does not apply to those who are blind and under 65  

You can use the safe harbor rule for 2026 PA estimated taxes by paying 100% of your 2025 PA tax liability in 4 equal instalments. This rule applies to you as you filed a full-year resident PA return. Even if you move out of state in 2026, you can continue the estimated tax payments and the safe harbor rule still applies.   Please read this PA Revenue document for more information.

If you have income in 2025, regardless of where it came from, you may be required to file a tax return.  Even if you currently don't have a job. Do you have income from: Social Security Retirement pension, IRA or 401-K Investment income from Stocks & Bonds Interest and Dividends Self-employment income.

You will need to print and mail your return.  You have reached the IRS imposed limit of 5 submissions that a software company is allowed to allow an user as per the IRS.      When participating in Online Filing, the Transmitter must:.......Ensure that it doesn’t accept transmission for more than five electronic returns originating from one software package or from one e-mail address;.  

To be clear, once I was able to get past the problem, I was able to change it back so that it no longer requires administrator access.  It is not really fixing the root cause but it did allow me to move forward and complete my taxes.    Also, if you do not trust Turbotax,  you should not be using it to do, much less file, your taxes.  

The process you described is the correct steps when you have selected to use the De Minimis Safe Harbor.  After you indicate that you do want to use that election, a statement is added to your return to report that election.  Then, the program continues to go through the Assets section in case you need to update any previous entries.     After you leave that section, go back to the Expenses section for your rental and enter the refrigerator cost as a Miscellaneous Expense.  This is the one where you can type your own description and cost of the item.     To learn more, see the following TurboTax help article:   What can I expense or depreciate with the business safe harbor election?  

@lisabariteau    You might end up having to go back to the table of 1099-R forms and deleting the form entirely....especially if you uploaded a Picture or PDF of the form.   Then re-enter it, but this time enter it all manually...i.e.  "Enter Another Way" and then "Type it in myself"

On a leased EV, the finance company receives the EV credit and generally passes it on to you through reduced lease payments. You do not receive directly the EV credit. So the answer to this question is Yes.

@williamboulay    It's a deduction, and not a credit.   It will be automatically added based on your birthday  (and spouse's if married and filing joint.)   It doesn't show up with the regular Std or Itemized deduction line on the 1040....but instead show up on an entirely separate line ( line 13b ) of your form 1040.  (Line 13b might contain a couple other deductions, but the new Sr deduction is part of it, as calculated by the new Schedule 1A)