multiple tax questions

[user17708200918]

1. usually file with you but it can be pricy is there a discount code I can use?

2. is it true I can file all my taxes for free in the sate of MN?

3. I am splitting a home mortgage with my boyfriend is there a tax refund for paying to live here with him?

4. is there a tax rebate for working from home?

5. I provided donations to VVA do I get $ back on my taxes for this? if so how do I file correctly? 

[DawnC]

Met Life Employees -To access your MetLife Legal Plans benefits, visit https://login.legalplans.com/register to log in or create an account.  Then under ‘Debt Matters,’ select ‘Tax Preparation & Filing’ to access your benefits. Filing with TurboTax is included with your Legal Plan — Complete and file at no additional cost!

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Here are the free filing options for MN state return filers >>  MN Free E-filing

There is no rebates for working from home.   

If you itemize taxes, instead of taking the standard deduction, you may be able to deduct mortgage interest and charitable donations - but only if you itemize.   Most people take the standard deduction.   More info on Itemized Deductions

[xmasbaby0]

1. No one in the user forum has discount codes to issue.  Perhaps you can take advantage of an affiliate discount.

HOW DO I GET AN AFFILIATE DISCOUNT?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/get-turbotax-affi...

2.  Not sure where you got the information that you can file for free in MN.   TurboTax is not priced by which state you are in.

3.   CO-OWNING A HOME

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/deduct-mortgage-i...

4.  No there is no tax rebate for working from home.

Sorry---W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return.  Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond.  Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

If you are preparing a return for a state that lets you deduct job-related expenses, the information will flow from your federal return  to the state return, so enter it in Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses

5.  Is that a charity?

Charity donations are an itemized deduction;   unless you have enough itemized deductions to exceed your standard deduction, the charity donation has no effect.

Your itemized deductions have to be more than your standard deduction before you will see a change in your tax owed or tax refund.  The deductions you enter do not necessarily count “dollar for dollar;”—medical expenses, for example, must meet a threshold that is pretty hard to reach. (Only the amount that is MORE than 7.5% of your AGI counts)   The software program uses all the IRS rules that apply to the deductions you enter, and it tells you if you have enough to use your itemized deductions or if using the standard deduction is more advantageous for you. 

The standard deduction makes some of your income “tax free.”  It is not a refund.   You will see your standard or itemized deduction amount on line 12e of your Form 1040.

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)