IRS Form 8879, IRS e-file Signature Authorization is not included with your tax return when using TurboTax. Your tax return is self-prepared so the Form 8879 is not needed.
If you have a requirement to know when your 2024 tax return was e-filed and accepted by the IRS, then you will need the Electronic Postmark Report The report will include the date/time the federal tax return was e-filed and the date it was accepted by the IRS, if accepted.
If you used the 2024 TurboTax online editions you will need to download the PDF of the tax return using Print Center and the option for all worksheets to access the report.
To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/
When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state.
This will take you back to the 2024 online tax return.
Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen. Then click on Print Center. Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return. Choose the option Include government and TurboTax worksheets
If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created. TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.
