Replying to Irene2805: that was a very helpful piece of information (IRS link and requesting/obtaining an immediate transcript of past filings). I just wish that TurboTax had included it in their discussion/ description for the e-file process. Whatever TurboTax did say at that stage of the filing process, it implied that obtaining a prior year transcript would take several days rather than being available almost immediately (at least if you had a prior ID and account with the IRS).
That would have been very useful to know at 12:15am as I was trying to complete e-filing after taking 9 hours to enter and work through the issues with my initial use of TurboTax. After more effort than it should have taken, I finally ended up with TurboTax agreeing with my equivalent Excel spreadsheet data within $1.50 (presumably due to rounding vs. not rounding). The only saving grace is now my return is finally accepted and I can pay the amount still due via a direct debit from my checking account (saving trips to bank or PO and cost of return receipt postage).
