By importing your 2024 Return into Turbotax, to start your 2025 return, TurboTax automatically includes the NOL (as a negative amount) in line 8a of Schedule 1. At no point does turbotax mention or suggest a Form 172, and so not clear why you should override turbotax with paper forms it doesn't even suggest to use. They are supposedly the team of experts who make sure that things are done properly.
