topic Re: Software in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Software

CAB traveler — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 22:34:30 GMT

on income side your software is not recognizing non-taxable Social Security

on the deduction side, itemized deductions for some reason they’re not showing at the end but shows a standard deduction instead.

how do you fix this

Re: Software

DawnC — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 22:41:42 GMT

Non-taxable social security should not be reported on your tax return, but it will show up on the summary screens in TurboTax. Do you have more itemized deductions than your standard deduction?

Did you enter your SSA-1099?

Itemized deductions vs. Standard deduction

Re: Software

CAB traveler — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:19:16 GMT

my itemized deductions were almost twice as large as the standard deduction that TurboTax put in

Re: Software

CAB traveler — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:26:32 GMT

my itemized deductions are the same thing that I’ve used for years for your software. They are valid.
but at the end Turbo throws in a standard deduction way lower

Re: Software

AnnetteB6 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:31:04 GMT

You can choose whether you wish to use the Standard Deduction or Itemized Deductions as long as your filing status does not required that you use one over the other. See the instructions in the TurboTax article below to learn how to make that change.

How do I change from the standard deduction to itemized (or vice-versa)?

@CAB traveler