Thank you again for your help. I couldn't find any .tax2023 on my backup that wasn't already a pdf file and a final copy of my taxes for our records (which lacks Schedule A). The reason I opened the file in Adobe was that was what the Turbo Tax assistant who helped me instructed me to do. In fact, he had me subscribe to Adobe Acrobat for a year so I could do it. I'm just a old fart with little knowledge about these things.
I did try to got to the IRS for my forms but got hung up on the ID.Me identification process. I tried about ten times to validate my ID by sending pictures of my drivers license and passport but kept getting an error message. I finally got linked to their help line and put in a request but they never answered back--even though they said they'd be with me "soon".
I'm about worn out. At least you've been very generous with your time. For that I'm thankful.
