I confirmed with Virginia Dept of Revenue today that a taxpayer is allowed to decline the age deduction so that they may receive the Virginia EIC they qualify for. As reported by others on the Community board, Turbotax Deluxe 2025 does not permit declining the age deduction, automatically selecting the age deduction based on birth date. There is apparently no way to override this.
Can TurboTax address this problem? It can have substantial impact on low income Virginia residents.
Thank you,
According to the information from the development team, this has been addressed and you should see an option to choose between the VA EIC and the VA age deduction.
Be sure that your version of TurboTax has been updated if you are using a desktop product.
Respond here if it is not working for you.