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I want to prepare a state return.    When you use TurboTax the information flows from the federal return to the state return.  You cannot use TT to prepare a "stand alone" state return.  Try going to your state's tax website to see if you can file there.   CONTACT THE STATE   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US?uid=m6e06um0

That paragraph only addresses a contribution returned before the due date of the tax return, the contribution made for 2024 in this case.  Excess contribution distributed after the due date of the tax return for the year for which the contribution was made is not corrected until the year of the distribution, in this case 2025 for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 excess contributions.

The proposed solution does not enable access to Form 2210.   It says: No underpayment penalty.    Based on the entries you don't have a penalty for underpayment of estimated taxes.    Do you want to review the estimated taxes topic.   On selecting Yes to this, TurboTax shows the question: Farmers and Fishers      Was at least two-thirds of your gross income in 2024 or 2024 from farming of fishing?   Possible Penalty Exception Since you 2023 tax liability was zero you might be able to avoid some or all of a penalty this year if you can answer yes to both of these questions. Did your 2023 return cover a full 12-month period?  Or, if you didn't file last year, would it have covered 12 months had you filed? Were you a U.S. citizen or resident in 2023? When I answer Yes to both questions it loops back to the first screen: No underpayment penalty.   Clearly there is a mistake in either TurboTax calculations of underpayment penalty or IRS's calculation.  Please advise how to handle this problem.    

TT likely determined you didn't have a penalty based on the info it's been given.  You need to have paid by withholding or estimated tax during the year, the smaller of 100% of 2023 tax (110% if AGI > 150k) or 90% of 2024 tax.  I'm guessing if you calculate this amount in your case you will find no penalty was due.  If you are using desktop TT in forms mode you can double click thru line 38 on Form 1040 and again on the worksheet to bring up the Form 2210 calculation.   Otherwise, pls post more details and maybe someone here can help further.

Yeah when I look at my transcripts for my returns it only currently goes up to 2023 so it looks like I'm still waiting.  The other thing is that the check is cashed I only show my estimated tax payment showing in my Details By Year and not my payment for owed tax. Though I haven't owed in a while so not sure how that shows up. Still would like to speak to someone that can confirm for sure they at least have the return and it is waiting to be processed.

I have the same problem with turbo tax saying my social security was not taxable.  I don't ever recall turbo tax asking that question, and if they did they should have gathered the information about what country you lived in in 2025.  I didn't catch this until I got a notice from the IRS that they were changing my refund from 8,224 to now owing 1, 029 dollars.  This is crazy and not acceptable.  Turbo Tax should at least verify during the final check if this is true or not.  NOT ACCEPTABLE.   My 2023 Taxes shows the yes and no fields blank.  How did that work.  And years before that, that specific question about living in another county never appears.  Seems you should not have a US address and a Foreign address.  Bad Programming!

Wait until your original return has been fully processed before you amend, and make sure you have saved a pdf of the original return before you amend. (If you do not save it as a pdf, the amended return will overwrite the original, and the original will be lost forever)     See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a tax return -   CURRENT YEAR https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-federal-tax-return-current-year/L7eS6o1qh_US_en_US?uid=lfunevhk     Do not expect quick results from amending. It can take four months or more for the IRS to process an amended return.     You can watch for information here: https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1  

Q. When I donate to a Donor advised fund (DAF), will this reduce my AGI (line 11 of form 1040) if my donation is above standard deduction? A. No.    Q. When I donate to a  DAF, will this reduce my taxable income  (line 15 of form 1040) if my donation is above standard deduction? A. Yes, but only by the amount that your total itemized deductions  exceed the standard deduction.    Q.  When I donate to a charity thru my DAF, will this reduce my taxable income  if my donation is above standard deduction. A. No.  You get an itemized deduction when you put money (or securities) into a DAF.  You do not get another deduction when you direct the DAF to actually send money to a charity.     

      Not sure why you think @fanfare's reply was incorrect.  When you file by mail, it can take three or four weeks after you mail your return before a human at the IRS even opens the envelope.   Once it has been received and opened, it will be entered into the system and you can start to track your refund on the IRS refund site.     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  

If you used online TurboTax, your tax returns and the worksheets are stored in your online account.  TurboTax does not have copies or images of your tax documents like your W-2's or 1099's etc.   Only the information that was entered from those documents is shown on the worksheets.   It is your responsibility to keep copies of your tax documents like W-2's, 1099's, 1098's etc.   If you used desktop download software, the returns are stored on your own hard drive; they are not stored online.       You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.    https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start a 2024 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m5y4ch1y   Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx Account Recovery     Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US?uid=m6gufxei     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VNGm33S_US_en_US?uid=m6guhab0 You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf       SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS ! EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US?uid=m6guk3xl   NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.        

To complete and file an IRS Form 1120, U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return, you would need to purchase and download to a Windows based personal computer the TurboTax Business Edition.   The Business Edition cannot be used for a personal tax return, Form 1040.   Go to this TurboTax website for the Business Edition - https://turbotax.intuit.com/small-business-taxes/cd-download/