Because you own rental property, I would suggest the Premier version which has a special expanded interview for rental property. ... View more

Yes.  Each year's program is unique to the tax laws for that year.  You cannot use a 2015 program to prepare a 2016 return. ... View more

If you are required to file a Federal income tax return, you must include all taxable income earned during the year.  While the amount may be small, the IRS will still try to match their copy of the W-2 against your filed return and question why it is missing if you leave it out. ... View more

Married Filing Jointly is usually the best recommendation for a married couple.  Only your marital status as of 12/31/16 is used to determine which filing status you can use.  So file MFJ as if you were married the entire year. ... View more

You need to understand that the Married Filing Jointly filing status means to create one return that covers the income and expenses of both spouses in the same return.  You can use this filing status even if one spouse had no income.  It is usually one of the better filing status' to use resulting in the lowest tax.  Your only other alternative is to use the Married Filing Separately filing status for him which is the WORST filing status in the tax law. ... View more

Each TT online account is good for only ONE Federal income tax return and related state returns.  People who need to prepare more than one return, including state return(s), are usually better served by the CD/Download version. ... View more

If her only income is SS benefits and gifts from her children, she does not have to file a federal income tax return. ... View more