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As long as your return was filed on time, and you provided your payment information, then you are considered to have filed and paid on time.  It makes sense that there could be some delays in processing since you submitted your return very near the deadline.  The best way to know when the tax bill is paid is to keep an eye on your checking account.   Take a look at the following TurboTax help article which addresses direct debit payments:   When will my tax payment go through?

It was a code 2 for exception. I deleted and re-entered a couple of times but the questions regarding if its a conversion still won't pop up. I'll probably try to delete my 8606 and 1099r to see if this won't reset it. Might be a really bad glitch in the software.

@CourtneyDee I am going to assume you file SINGLE.  Given your projected income, including the $500,000 profit on sale of the 2nd home, the estimated tax (federal) would be $89,000 in 2025.   1) Is SSI counted toward total income when IRS determines income? It appears this would be a difference in paying 0% CGT or 20%*. If SSI isn’t counted, does that really mean I don’t have to pay ANY CGT AT ALL since my non SSI income under $48,350? yes, it is counted.  CGT is based on the COMBINED taxable income, not just the ordinary income.  so whether the SS is counted or not, you would have taxable income of more than $48,350 in any event.   2) Can you confirm that a second home does not have the wonderful $250k deduction/exclusion? that is correct.  there is no exclusion. 3) If I DO have to pay CGT on the $500,000 profit (whine!), what are my options other than get married, delay the sale, or make the house my primary residence for two years? Can I invest the $500,000 in an IRA and avoid CGT? Then slowly withdraw as I need it and pay regular taxes vs the huge hit?)? Just looking at any options or suggestions. no options other than living in the home for two years as your primary residence. you are limited to $6,000 investment in an IRA as it's limited by your earned income (the January earnings).  Do you own your primary residence?  you can't take but one exclusion every two years.   4) Is CGT based on what I SELL IT FOR, or its market value? CGT is based on the selling price, less selling expenses, less the original purchase price less the cost of improvements you made during your years of ownership. I also assume you never rented it/ depreciated it as a rental property.    5) Are my monthly SSI checks reduced because of sale of house profit? they should not be.  Since you are 67 years old you have reached the FRA (full retirement age) and your ability to earn income is unlimited.   HOWEVER, you would be subject to IRMAA charges on your Medicare premiums for one year.  If you sell in 2025, that surcharge would occur in 2027.  That would be around $650 per month for 12 months.  Just think of it as additional tax.   6) Right now, I’m not having taxes taken from SSI as I’m confused on what IRS considers taxable. I read that it is only HALF of total SSI, or am I misunderstanding that? Putting the house sale to the side, since your income EXCLUDING Social Security is less than the standard deduction of $17,000, your SS is not taxable.  That would change once you sold the second home and you presumably invested the resulting cash into something that generates income.  

No.  You do not include your monthly credit from your 1095-A as income.  You will only enter information from the 1095-A under Credits and Deductions>>Medical Expenses>>1095-A To delete the other income you can go back to that section and walk through the answers removing the numbers you entered. 

Thank you, but I wasn't able to skip what I didn't need, and the charges were the same either way. Since the price was almost the price of my CPA and my son does taxes, I decided to have my son do the work instead.

No one in the user forum can resolve a billing issue.  If you have a question about your TurboTax fees or billing, make sure you use the word “billing” in your request for help.  Do not use the word “refund.”   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/contact-turbotax/L2y9ZKpQB_US_en_US?uid=m5s9l2vh

I used Turbotax for over 10 years but activation forced me to switch to HRB. But this year I had to file 1040X because they don't let you check the forms till you pay and efile. Within a minute, I saw an error. I suspected that their efile of 1040X didn't correct the error,  so I filled out the form myself and mailed it. I would certainly like to return to Turbotax if they could get this common problem fixed.