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To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start the 2024 online tax return by entering some personal information then click on Tax Home on the left side of the screen.   On the Tax Home webpage - Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF) or Click on View adjusted gross income (AGI)   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.

If you have no other income, you are not required to file a tax return.   However, if your Schedule K-1 form 1065 has an amount greater than $400 in Box 14 - Self-employment earnings, you have file a tax return and pay self-employment taxes.   [Edited 3/31/2025 | 1:33 PM]   @mgreen0386 

The "Federal Tax Liability for 2210 purposes" on your carryover worksheet from 2023 is the figure you need to use. This amount represents your total tax liability for the prior year, which is used to calculate whether you met the safe harbor rule for estimated tax payments.

There is no doubt you will receive an acknowledgement if you take the return to a local IRS office. You can also mail it using certified mail which requires a signature upon delivery. It's really what you prefer to do. Topic 301: When, Where and How to File Where to file paper tax returns with or without a payment Contact Your Local IRS Office

The plan should send a corrected 1099-R showing no withdrawal.  I would first contact the plan and ask them about this.  If they agree, then you can file your tax return by leaving off the original 1099-R.    If they will not issue a corrected 1099-R, then I can tell you how to handle it if you were to file by mail, but I'm not sure what to do if you were e-filing (because I don't know if the usual instructions for fixing this sort of 1099 issue will work for a 1099-R).   For paper filing, you would leave off the 1099-R.  Attach a copy and a written explanation to your return.   @dmertz  do you have a suggestion how to e-file in this case?   But hopefully the plan custodian will issue the corrected 1099-R. 

Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities,  There is no rule as to which one will come first or how much time there will be between their arrivals.  Some states process returns quickly and some are very slow.   STATE RETURN Make sure your state return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   To track your state refund:       ttps://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US?uid=m6e06um0

If you downloaded the PDF of your 2024 tax return, the state tax return will be included in the PDF.  It is located directly below the federal tax return forms, schedules and worksheets.   If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_...

The contributions were made to grandchildren's accounts owned by them. I dont have all of their social security numbers.  That isn't required to submit a contribution.   Will this process with name of owner and amount?  

If you are asking if you can include your 2023 W-2 with your 2024 income and put it all on the same tax return, the answer is NO.   You cannot combine income from different tax years on the same tax return.   The current online program is only for 2024 tax returns; only 2024 income can be entered on a 2024 return.   If you still need to prepare and file a 2023 tax return, you need to use 2023 software and 2023 tax forms. You cannot change the tax year.   The current online program is for 2024 only.   Only a 2024 return can be prepared online and only a 2024 return can be e-filed.   Online preparation and e-filing for 2021, 2022, and  2023 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 2021, 2022, or 2023  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.    

If the payment was to allow an easement to be installed, then report the 1099-S on schedule D with cost = to proceeds. The amount you got for the easement reduces your tax basis in the property. If it was for something else, I don't understand why a 1099-S would be issued. You would have to contact the issuer for an explanation.