Question

How do I get started? I am retired. My wife passed in August 2020. Only have 1099s nothing to write off?

show me where to enter income information

Employee

Set your filing status to Married filing Jointly for 2020.

You will get the standard deduction of $24,800.

1099 forms report different types of income. You may have a 1099-INT, 1099-R, 1099-B and others.

If you look in the Income and Expenses section of TurboTax, will see entry screens for the most popular 1099 forms as follows:

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