We are very sorry for your loss. You certainly do not need to use TurboTax if you do not want to. TurboTax does not have your spouse's W-2's. W-2's come from employers. You need to call the employers, email them, or even snail mail them to ask for the W-2's and give them the address to mail them to. Or if you have to, use the alternate methods of getting the W-2 information.
Just so you will know---wherever you prepare the 2023 tax return--- for the year in which your spouse passed away, you can still file a joint tax return. That will make more of your income "tax free" because you will still get the married filing jointly standard deduction of $27,700 (+$1500 for each spouse 65 or older). If you have a qualified dependent, you will be able to file as a qualified surviving spouse for 2024 and 2025 and get that higher standard deduction for those years too. If you do not have a dependent then for 2024 you will file as Single.
We wish the best for you during this difficult time.
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