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The state of Minnesota does not starting accepting the M1PR form until March 15th, so if you want to e-file before that you will need to delete the form.   You can file the Minnesota Form M1PR (Homestead Credit Refund or Renter's Property Tax Refund) online by itself, even if you have already filed your state income tax return.   Homeowners can use the free Minnesota Department of Revenue’s online system to file directly.    How to delete forms in TurboTax Online  How to delete forms in TurboTax Desktop   @Why_are_taxes_so_hard  @Karrie6935  @ResqDogz   

You cannot change or add anything on the return that you just e-filed, nor can you stop it.  It is too late, just like when you put an envelope in a US mailbox on the corner.  The IRS does not allow you to take it back.   If you left out a W-2, a 1099G, or a dependent, or a 1099 etc…DO NOT change your return while it is “pending.”  The changes will go nowhere.   Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return.  If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and make the necessary changes to your tax return and re-submit your return.     If the IRS accepts your return, however, then you have to wait longer until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund.  THEN you can prepare an amended tax return and e-file or mail  it in. You have to be able to work from that return exactly the way it was when it was e-filed originally.  You will need to use a form called a 1040X.     Meanwhile, DO NOT go in and start changing anything on your return in the system, or you will make a mess for yourself.  Sit tight and wait until you see what the IRS does with the return you just e-filed   The Form 1040X you need becomes available in late February,  But wait until your return has been processed.  

Math not math-ing.  Schedule 1-A seems not to exist.  Downloaded blank version of 1-A  from IRS.   1-A It has the section for the still missing senior deduction.  TurboTax may be incomplete... there are other not-yet functional sections as well.  Also, today's update threw an error message with a 2nd update just hours later.  

You will not be able to prepare 2024 for free using TurboTax.   You cannot change the tax year.   The current online program is for 2025 only.   Only a 2025 return can be prepared online and only a 2025 return can be e-filed.   Online preparation and e-filing for 2022, 2023, and  2024 is permanently closed. Note:  The desktop software you need to prepare the prior year return must be installed/downloaded to a full PC or Mac.  It cannot be used on a mobile device.   To file a return for a prior tax year  If you need to prepare a return for 2022, 2023, or 2024  you can purchase and download desktop software to do it, then print, sign,  and mail the return(s) https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/ You may also want to explore purchasing the software from various retailers such as Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s, etc.   Remember to prepare your state return as well—if you live in a state that has a state income tax.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US?uid=m6e06um0     When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.      

  Thanks, DianneW777. Apparently Schedule A, line 5a instructions are simplistic and over-riden by Pub 525. The latest Pub 525 (2024) example 28 covers this case:   Example 28. You paid 2023 estimated state income tax of $4,000 in four equal payments. You made your fourth payment in January 2024. You had no state income tax withheld during 2023. In 2024, you received a $400 tax refund based on your 2023 state income tax return. You claimed itemized deductions each year on Schedule A (Form 1040). You must allocate the $400 refund between 2023 and 2024, the years in which you paid the tax on which the refund is based. You paid 75% ($3,000 ÷ $4,000) of the estimated tax in 2023, so 75% of the $400 refund, or $300, is for amounts you paid in 2023 and is a recovery item. If all of the $300 is a taxable recovery item, you'll include $300 on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 1, for 2024, and attach a copy of your calculation showing why that amount is less than the amount shown on the Form 1099-G you received from the state. The balance ($100) of the $400 refund is for your January 2024 estimated tax payment. When you figure your deduction for state and local income taxes paid during 2024, you'll reduce the $1,000 paid in January by $100. Your deduction for state and local income taxes paid during 2024 will include the January net amount of $900 ($1,000 − $100), plus any estimated state income taxes paid in 2024 for 2024, and any state income tax withheld during 2024. TT is correct and Schedule A instructions are incomplete at best.

  Where do I find my AGI?   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/agi/help/how-do-i-find-last-year-s-agi/01/25947   Your 2024 tax return shows your 2024 Adjusted Gross Income  (AGI)  If you filed a joint return then the AGI is the same for each of you.   Form 1040        line 11   If entering the amount from your 2024 tax return does not work, then try entering “0” instead.  If that does not work and you still cannot e-file, then print, sign, and mail your tax return.   You can get a free transcript of your past return from the IRS:   https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript Note: If you filed late or amended your return, your correct 2024 AGI may not be in the system.  https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1944348-how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online Note:  If you mail your federal return, you will also need to mail your state return.  You will not be able to e-file your state return.

https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/retrieve-your-ip-pin   If you have a 6 digit PIN issued to you by the IRS you need to enter it in order to e-file.  Go to Federal>Other Tax Situations>Other Return Info>Identity Protection PIN and enter the six-digit PIN.

You need your 2024 AGI to efile 2025. The AGI is on 2024 1040 or 1040SR line 11. If you filed a Joint return you use the same AGI for each spouse. How to find the AGI. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/agi/help/how-do-i-find-last-year-s-agi/01/25947 If you didn't file 2024 or filed it later in the year or mailed it, then try entering 0 for the AGI. If that doesn't work you will have to print and mail your return. Or request a transcript from the IRS https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript