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Work around for me. Change your default browser. In my case I changed from Chrome to Firefox. Using Windows 11.  go to settings>default apps, choose Firefox and set as default browser. It's still an issue on Intuit's end but worked as a temp fix for me.

TurboTax has a site showing the available dates of all state products.    https://form-status.app.intuit.com/tax-forms-availability/formsavailability?albRedirect=true&product=Turbotax_online&bu=cg   I found it by typing State Forms availibility into a box on the main TTax site. https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/   Then choose "When will my individual tax forms be available..." on this page: https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-search/?q=State%20Forms%20availibility%20   Then click on the "this tool"  link on the 1st line of text on this page: https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/irs-forms-availability-table-turbotax-individual/L0JQ1PHNW_US_en_US  

Thank you for your reply, it is appreciated!    Yes, as you suggested I will in all likelihood be forced to submit a separate paper form 5329 and check to the IRS.  Not the end of the world, but it reflects poorly on Intuit when TurboTax offers a feature that is broken, and there doesn't seem to be any simple way to report it to them to fix it so that I can combine the 5329 with my 1040 and e-file both.  

I printed my 1099-G. The form states, "If you claimed a federal itemized deduction for 'State and local income taxes paid" for the year shown in box 1 (2025 on this form), you must generally include the box 2 amount ($200 in my case) in your federal income for the year in which your refund check was received."   This means I don't have to report the amount on 1099-G as my income since I am not itemizing deduction on my 2025 return. Right?

You will have to contact TurboTax support for assistance with this problem. Use the key words Billing Issue See this TurboTax support FAQ for contacting support - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/turbotax-phone-number/L0Od33nMQ_US_en_US?uid=lfgviwbm

If your overtime pay isn’t listed in box 14 of your W-2, look for it on:   Your year-end pay stub: This is your best resource if your W-2 doesn't have the info.  Statement or letter from your employer: Your employer may provide a separate written summary of your overtime earnings for the new tax laws. How does TurboTax calculate the deduction? If your pay stub shows a combined total for overtime (regular pay + premium), and you’re paid time-and-a half the IRS allows you to use one-third of that total as your deductible amount. If you earned double-time pay, you can use one-fourth of the total overtime paid at double-time shown on your statement. When you enter your W-2 info, we'll ask questions about your overtime and apply the deduction. How do I enter my overtime pay in TurboTax?    This article will tell you how to enter your overtime pay in TurboTax.        This article has more information about the tax law and Overtime Deduction

@RR4544* wrote: It is over 1 month later and this issue has still not been resolved (a big update was provided this morning without a fix). Is Intuit working on it ? “Wait for a potential fix” is not practical advice … I have used TurboTax for 38+ years, but without anything more firm, I am going to have to change to one of your competitors (eg. H&R Block). What fix?   Whether you like it or not, section 224(a) of the OBBB says that a deduction will be allowed for tips reported on required reporting forms such as W-2 and 1099 forms, or reported on form 4137.   Form 4137 is for W-2 workers who must report additional tips that were not reported to the employer and not subject to social security and medicare tax.  Form 4137 can't be used by self-employed people to report tips.   The proposed regulations are here. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/22/2025-18278/occupations-that-customarily-and-regularly-received-tips-definition-of-qualified-tips?utm_source=chatgpt.com#h-11   If you are self-employed, and your tips are not included on a 1099, you can't deduct them. That's how the law was written.  Don't blame Turbotax or the IRS.  Blame Congress.  And in the future, ask for your tips via a payment service so you get a 1099-K. 

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 is scheduled to be available on February 19.   The date is subject to change, so check on 2-19 to see if it is ready.   Before that, do not change anything at all on your return.

Paying your fees does not file your tax return.   Did YOU go all the way through the FILE section and click a big orange button that said "Transmit my returns now?"   If you did not do that, then your tax return was not filed.   DID YOU E-FILE?   Did you e-file?   Did you go through all three steps of the FILE section and click a big orange button that said “Transmit my returns now?”     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/    What does it say in your account?  Does it show that the return was accepted?   Or does it say something else---like "rejected," "printed," or "ready to mail?”

Are you talking about Schedule OS for Wisconsin?  I just did a mock return and it showed up just as it should when I looked at it in Forms.  Is the form you were talking about or was it another schedule OS for a different state?   If you could provide more information about the state or states you are looking at and what specifically you are expecting to show up on Schedule OS and whether or not this is for Wisconsin, that would be helpful.

If you made estimated or quarterly tax payments in 2025 toward your federal, state, or local taxes, enter them in the Estimates and Other Income Taxes Paid section.   TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to estimated tax payments under Deductions & Credits. TurboTax Desktop: Go to the Federal Taxes, then Deductions & Credits. Select Estimates and Other Taxes Paid.  Select Start or Revisit next to the type of estimated tax payment you'd like to enter under Estimated Tax Payments. Enter the amount of estimated tax you paid at each of the quarterly due dates. If you paid 2025 estimated taxes in 2025, you'll enter just one amount for each state or locality.   Where do I enter my estimated tax payments?  If you want to prepare estimated tax payment vouchers for next year, see   Can TurboTax calculate next year's federal estimated taxes?     

Several  states do not have a state income tax.  So these states will not show up in certain drop down lists.   Leave boxes 15, 16, and 17 blank when you enter a W-2 for these states.   Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming