Yes, that is disappointing. Looks like 03/02/2023 now. To be honest, this is exactly what happened last year, and it effected all e-file providers equally. As far as I understand it, all e-file forms have to be approved by the IRS, so even though the form is on the IRS website, each individual tax service has to go through a validation process.
So as far as getting a refund for TurboTax Desktop being defective, well it's not defective. It just won't have the form ready as fast as you like. My free advice is to transition to the online web version if you can. The online version is pay when you file and not before, so no locked in feeling. Then you can go to anyone you'd like and file your taxes at the earliest possible moment.
That's what I am doing next year after this CARES retirement distribution nonsense is finally over. I will start using TurboTax online TY 2023.
