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If you have had no taxable income then you have not had a requirement to file tax returns, and doing so would be of no advantage for you.   If you have not had income from working, you are not eligible for refundable child-related credits like earned income credit or child tax credit.   There has been one year---and only that year-- 2021 for which you could get the child tax credit even if you did not work.  But it is too late to file a 2021 tax return to seek that credit.   If you --- and your children -- are being supported by someone else, all of you can likely be claimed as dependents of the person who is supporting you.   Who has to file? http://www.irs.gov/uac/Do-I-Need-to-File-a-Tax-Return%3F  

How to Access prior year online returns https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/00/27010 If you can't get the side menus to open up to access the prior year..... You need to start entering some basic Personal Info in 2025 for the side menu to open up. Just continue a little ways into 2025. I had to go though about 12 screens. If you used the Desktop CD/Download program then the only copy is on your computer and not saved or stored online. So you need to make and keep your own backups. Or request a transcript from the IRS https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript Or get a copy of your return using form 4506 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

Go back to the section for entering your W-2.  Click on Add/Edit and then edit the W-2 you entered.  Continue through the W-2 section and you will land on a screen labeled Let's check for uncommon situations.  Select Overtime and Continue.

Those of us who use TTX every year, know to not bother starting taxes until February.   It's the same forms-not-ready issues every year for the last 25 years or more.   Early filers can usually-only enter W-2 and 1099-INT information, and little else until late Jan.

You can file now, although the IRS will not start accepting tax returns until January 26.   If you submit your return early (too soon) and need to make a change, you will need to amend your return.   TurboTax is updated to reflect the OBBBA changes.      You can prepare the return now and wait until the IRS starts accepting to submit the return - that would be a safer option.   

Yes, you would report the official valuation amount as the basis for the property as this is the official valuation given by the appraisers. There still is no gain on the sale of the property but the report of the sale is accurate, which is what is important.