When e-filing my 1040, I got the following message "Your transmission didn't go through". At the bottom of this message, there was a long explanation and a final line such as "...Invalid SMS Number. Must be between 10 and 10 digits".
I live abroad and I entered my foreign phone number when requested by TurboTax. Since my phone has more than 10 digits, I shortened to 10 but it didn't work. Subsequently, I entered my son's american phone number which Turbotax continued to reject when e-filing. I called in for help, managed to talk to a human being. This nice person indicated that the phone number requested by TurboTax has to be the same as the one stored (and verified) in your Intuit Account.
To do that, you have select Intuit Account (left side right on top of Sign Out). In the proper textbox enter an american phone number and select verify. An SMS message with a verification code will be sent to that cell phone. Enter the code into the Intuit Account form, you only have a max. of 10 minutes to do so. Once the phone is verified, you can use it in the TurboTax form. Problem solved.
Oscar
