My husband and I are over 65 and have a combined income of less than $150,000. I'm preparing our taxes on TurboTax but the additional $6000 deduction is not applied

[xmasbaby0]

The “senior deduction” is added automatically by the software based on the date of birth and filing status you entered into MY INFO.  You do not need to take any extra steps to enter it. (And…the new senior deduction has nothing to do with whether you are getting Social Security)

The deduction is not on the same line as your standard deduction.  It is shown separately.on line 13b.

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)

For 2025 through 2028 there is an extra  deduction amount of up to $6000 per individual 65 or older filing Single, MFJ, or HOH which is phased out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $75,000 for single filers and $150,000 for joint filers.

(The deduction phases out completely at $175.000 Single or HOH, or $250,000 joint)

The $6,000 senior deduction will be calculated on 1040 Schedule 1-A page 2 Part V Enhanced Deduction for Seniors which goes to 1040 line 13b. It is separate and in addition to the Standard Deduction or your Itemized Deductions on 1040 line 12e.  Turbo Tax automatically includes it.

IRS Schedule 1-A
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f1040s1a--dft.pdf

Need to see it?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-retur...

If you are not getting the senior deduction it is because

Your date of birth in MY INFO shows that you were not 65 by the end of 2025

Your income is too high

You are filing married filing separately

[loftonday]

Thanks for the reply. We do meet all of the qualifications for receiving the additional deduction. It seems like this deduction should be listed by TurboTax in the deductions and credits summary and not require payment in order to determine if it has been properly applied. 

[xmasbaby0]

@loftonday Not sure what you mean by ".....not require payment to determine if it was properly applied....."----no payment was required for you to find out if you got the senior deduction.  It is in plain sight on line 13b.

[loftonday]

The $6000 deduction is not listed in the deductions and credits or anywhere else in my Turbotax online account for 2025 tax season. You said I could go to print center to view my return and check for Schedule 1-A. I opened print center, but I cannot review my actual return without paying the filing fee first. I can only print previous years.

[xmasbaby0]

@loftonday As already posted in this thread.........Anyone can preview their Form 1040 and Schedules 1, 2. or 3 before filing.   Preview your Form 1040---and look at line 13b.

PREVIEW 1040

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-retur...

[loftonday]

Thanks. I found it under "Tools". What is provided is a list of items from the return. There is not a line 13A, but I did find a notation for Schedule 1-A. I still wonder why the deduction is not listed in the summary of deductions and credits. Why do you have to search for it? Last question rhetorical.

[xmasbaby0]

Line 13b on your Form 1040 shows your senior deduction.

[SteamTrain]

<<<<<Yeah...I changed my response>>>>>

Kind-of shows in a page following the Deductions&Credits page on the Desktop software....but not specifically labelled as such: