do I need to tell turbo tax the other parent died in 2024?

[LadyBuckingham]

Son has always lived with me. His father died, leaving me as sole parent.

[MarilynG1]

No, if you are filing as Single or Head of Household, you don't have to give any info about the other parent.  However, if you filed as Married Filing Jointly for 2023, you can also do so in 2024.  In that case, enter the other parent's info in the Personal Info section and there's a checkbox to indicate that they died in 2024.

Here's more info on How should I file my return if my spouse recently died?

So sorry for your loss. 

[xmasbaby0]

So sorry for your loss---and your child's loss.  

You might need to know this for future reference if your child receives SS benefits:

Do not enter the SSA1099 for your child on your own tax return.   Someday if the child has other income  (after school job, etc.) and is filing a tax return, for that tax year he will need to include the SSA1099 on his own return.  Until then, it does not get entered anywhere.