@conneam wrote:
Also, is there a section on the turbotax website where you can view if taxes were submitted to government? I don't see any areas that confirm it.
"If it wasn't filed why did it email me a confirmation and allow me to download the completed file?
Paying for the return is what allows you view/print/download it. Many people pay and review it before finishing the filing process, as they should. Does the email confirmation you received actually say something like "Congratulations! your return has been submitted to the IRS?" Or is it an order confirmation for your payment?
In order to actually submit the return, after paying one would have had to continue on through additional screens, such as verifying your 2023 AGI and electronically "signing" the return by entering a 5-digit PIN (where you choose any 5 digits), and entering birth date and today's date. After that one would then proceed to a final screen with a "Transmit My Returns Now" button. If you didn't, that would be a good thing in this instance since you first need to figure out what is going on with your 1040, Line 1a.
Another way to check on the status of the return to see if it was efiled or if it is still in the preparation stage is to log into your Online TurboTax account and go to the Tax Home page (it may already open there). If it doesn't open at the Tax Home, click on the Tax Home tab in the left menu column. When you log in, does the Tax Home page say "Hi (your name), let's keep working on your taxes?" and shows various categories to go to topics in your return, such as your W-2 area? If so, that implies return is still in the preparation phase.
In contrast, whenever TurboTax thinks someone has finished and/or filed, the Tax Home would tell the status of the return using one of these terms: pending, accepted, rejected, started, printed, ready to mail, or something else?
