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And actually you can use any of the Desktop programs.  All the Desktop programs have the same forms, you just get more help in the higher versions.     You can buy the Desktop Download program here or in stores or online like Amazon, Costco, etc. https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download   2024 Turbo Tax Desktop Download System Requirements Windows 10 or later or Mac OS Ventura 13 or later (newer). https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/tta-system-requirements How to get started with the Desktop program, install and activate it https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/product-delivery/download-software-turbotax-com/L7u9oLEkq_US_en_US?uid=luqgvzrd

The 2024 program has not been updated with the new 2025 changes.  And it probably won't be.  You can  use some work arounds like subtract 6,000 from some income for it, if you qualify for the senior deduction.  

Sorry--TurboTax is not going to re-write the 2024 software to change the "what -if" feature for the newly passed tax changes.   You cannot change the standard deduction or put in the extra senior deduction using the 2024 software.    The 2025 software will become available in late November and will require many updates.     TAX REFORM CALCULATOR   https://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/tax-reform/tax-reform-calculator-120487/  

Was it this?   TURBOTAX TOOK MONEY OUT OF MY  ACCOUNT   Did you choose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund?  Is your refund taking an unusually long time to arrive?  Or was your refund seized to pay a debt you owed? if so, you signed an agreement that says TT can withdraw its fees from your account.  TurboTax would have sent several emails to you before they took the money out of your account.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/bank-account-auto-debited-turbotax-fees/L3rDdVynu_US_en_US?uid=m6bdgedq   TURBOTAX SAYS: How do you justify debiting my account? The provision is spelled out in the Pay With My Refund Agreement, which you agreed to when you opted to pay with your refund. In addition, by clicking the "I Agree" button below, you electronically sign and authorize Intuit (through its third party processor) to debit the TurboTax Fees, Additional Products and Services Purchased and any applicable sales tax from your bank account number identified in the Agreement below, in the event that you do not receive a tax refund that is sufficient to pay for them.       How can I see my TurboTax  fees?      https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/review-fees-turbotax-online/L1XnIzgzg_US_en_US?uid=m682vq7k    

If you want to use Home and Business:   2024 TURBOTAX   DOWNLOAD (This requires a full PC or Mac—-cannot be used on a mobile device)   https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/   You can also purchase the desktop download from various retailers such as Costco, Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Staples, Sam’s Club, etc. etc. etc.   This link Where can I obtain authentic TurboTax software? has a list of authorized TurboTax resellers.   When you use desktop software, there is an additional fee to e-file a state return.  You can avoid that fee if you print, sign and mail the state return.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/system-requirements/help/minimum-system-requirements-for-turbotax-mac-software/00/25609  

In order to e-file you need to go through all of the steps of the FILE section until you come a big orange button that says "Transmit my returns now" and click the button.  Until you do that, you have not filed your tax return.     When you e-file your return you will get two emails from TurboTax.  The first one will say your return has been transmitted; the second one will tell you the IRS has accepted  or rejected your federal e-file.  If you filed a state return, there will be a third email (usually a day or two later) that tells you if the state e-file was accepted or rejected.   Check your e-file status:   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/  

To check on regular tax refund status via automated phone, call 800-829-1954.   Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities.  There is no rule as to which one will come in first or how long it will be between their arrival in your account.   TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS.      First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst

You do not mention how long ago you mailed your tax return in.   Allow at least three to four weeks for a human to open the envelope and enter your information into the system, then you can track it on the IRS refund site.   Going forward it is always a good idea to use a mailing service like certified mail when you mail in your tax returns so that you will get confirmation that it was received.      TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr  

No one in the user forum can resolve a billing issue.  If you have a question about your TurboTax fees or billing, make sure you use the word “billing” in your request for help.  Do not use the word “refund.”   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/contact-turbotax/L2y9ZKpQB_US_en_US?uid=m5s9l2vh

@TMM322  thank you for your complete response to my questions.  What I get thereby :   1. A US person having a foreign tax home ( Dubai) and working for a local entity. 2. Having met the Physical Presence Test ( 330 days away from US  in a continuous 12 month test period), she is eligible to exclude the  foreign income that falls both within the test period and the tax year under consideration. --- hope this makes sense. 3. Because ( per your explanation), the taxpayer is getting part of her remuneration as wages and the rest as  a deposit into an investment account ( shares of the entity ? ), her total remuneration is to be included as Foreign Earned Income  ( So it is wages plus this extra bit as wages  + housing + COLA etc. etc. ) --- does this make sense ? 4. Absent a totalization agreement between US SSA and the local govt. , the taxpayer is subject to SECA  ( same as FICA but at the full 15.3 % because there is no employer participation).  Use Schedule-SE.  Just make sure that the Schedule-SE has the correct total remuneration entered ( it may  not flow from form 2555 that you use for  Foreign Earned income Exclusion ).  For many the easiest way is to use a Schedule- C  --  self-employed --- as the entry point of income and then  ( go to  Foreign Earned Income Exclusion , ) make sure  form 2555 has the same income as Schedule-C.  This will result in auto population of Schedule-SE.  Just be careful that there is no doubling of the income. 5. Since this way the "Extra bit  of income" is being recognized / taxed, the basis of the  stocks is established. Thus when she disposes of these , it will be a simple capital gain and tax thereon.   Does this make sense ?   Is there more I can do for you ?