Turbo added a $5 business expense deduction to my standard deduction. I don't know how they got it. Can't ask Turbo without paying an upgrade. What is it?

[koenigklaus]

Where did the $5 business expense deduction come from if I filed no form for it?

[JohnB5677]

Please clarify your question.

Unfortunately, we can't see your tax return to to evaluate your problem.   I'll have to ask you a couple of questions.

Is there any error message or explanation of this?

The standard deduction amounts for 2023 are:

• $27,700 – Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Surviving Spouse
• $20,800 – Head of Household
• $13,850 – Single or Married Filing Separately

For 2023, the additional standard deduction amounts for taxpayers who are 65 and older or blind are:

• $1,850 for Single or Head of Household
• $1,500 for married taxpayers or Qualifying Surviving Spouse

Increased standard deduction – If you had a net qualified disaster loss and you elect to increase your standard deduction by the amount of your net qualified disaster loss, use Schedule A (Form 1040) to figure your standard deduction. For more information, see the Instructions for Schedule A and the Instructions for Form 4684. 

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[koenigklaus]

Apparently this $5 was from Turbo tax for having used their services last year. I finally spoke to a representative who said this decision to distrubute was made Dec 11, 2023.  Would have been helpful for Turbo to let us know, as it is concerning that it looks like I have a small business, which I don't.