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Why are you filing separate returns?  That is usually the worst way to file especially if you have children.   But if you are going to file MFS, then your spouse can claim the child and get the CTC.  Remember that the refundable additional child tax credit is based on income earned from working so if her income is low, she might not get the full amount.    The child will have to be entered as your spouse's dependent in MY INFO, and there will be nothing at all about the child on your own separate return.   Your wife cannot get the childcare credit or any earned income credit for claiming the child when you file separately.       If you were legally married at the end of 2024 your filing choices are married filing jointly or married filing separately.   Married Filing Jointly is usually better, even if one spouse had little or no income. When you file a joint return, you and your spouse will get the married filing jointly standard deduction of $29,200 (+ $1550 for each spouse 65 or older)  for 2024. You are eligible for more credits including education credits, earned income credit, child and dependent care credit, and a larger income limit to receive the child tax credit.    If you choose to file married filing separately, both spouses have to file the same way—either you both itemize or you both use standard deduction. Your tax rate will be higher than on a joint return.    Some of the special rules for filing separately include: you cannot get earned income credit, education credits, adoption credits, or deductions for student loan interest. A higher percent of your Social Security benefits may be taxable. Your limit for SALT (state and local taxes and sales tax) will be only $5000 per spouse. In many cases you will not be able to take the child and dependent care credit. The amount you can contribute to a retirement account will be affected. If you live in a community property state, you will be required to provide additional information regarding your spouse’s income. ( Community property states:  AZ, CA, ID, LA, NV, NM, TX, WA, WI)    If  you are using online TurboTax to prepare your returns, you will need to prepare two separate returns and pay twice since with online, you get one return per fee.     https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/marriage/should-you-and-your-spouse-file-taxes-jointly-or-separately/L7gyjnqyM?srsltid=AfmBOopGqCNexowW0pYgvsf7ycIkrx4VjO_63UXv6vSnfu3UEGQiKQTh   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/income/getting-married-mean-taxes/L2RgmagpE_US_en_US?uid=m69on7t0     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/married-filing-separately-community-property/L11CeLUMs_US_en_US?uid=m69ousyh    

Was your employer perhaps a school or university where you are enrolled?  In that case, they and you are exempt from social security and medicare withholding.     Box 1 of your W-2 can't be blank, that is your gross wages.  Boxes 2-6 can sometimes be blank depending on the situation.  If you have state wages in box 16 and state tax withheld in box 17, that box 16 number should probably be in box 1 as well.  You need to talk to your employer.    

That would be an investment sale in TurboTax. You enter investment sales in the Wages and Income section of TurboTax, then Investment Income, then Stocks, cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, etc...  Choose Stock, Bonds, Mutual Funds as the type of investment you want to enter. You can choose to upload your From 1099-B or you'll come to a screen where you can enter in your sales proceeds and cost basis.      

To enter, edit or delete a 6 digit IP PIN Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Other Tax Situations Scroll down to Other Return Info On Identity Protection PIN, click the start button   And the IRS requires that the 2023 AGI is correct for your Name and Social Security number before they will accept the e-filed tax return.

You should not need to jump through hoops. Your federal return lists all income from box 1 of your w2. Your resident state automatically gets all income. Your w2 has already gone to the federal and states - they know what it says. In the program, when you go through the w2 state section, you have to be sure your nonresident state income is subtracted from the total or your resident state income will be too high.   For example: total income is $100,000 State A nonresident income of $60,000 State B resident on w2 says $100,000. Change it to $40,000. The total minus nonresident state.   MA may allow an adjustment as seen in another post of mine. @andrewg19191919191 

Here are two ways to navigate to the section to enter the 6 digit IP PIN:     Log in and open your return ("Take me to my return")  Once the return is open, then go to the Federal Taxes tab.  Subtab Other Tax Situations  Scroll down to Other Return Info.  Choose Identity Protection PIN and Start (or Revisit.)  Next screen asks:  "Did you or any of your dependents get an IP PIN from the IRS for this year's taxes?"  Or another way:  Open your return if not already open.  ("Take me to my return.")  Once the return is open, click at the top on MY ACCOUNT, then choose TOOLS.  In the Tools window choose TOPIC SEARCH.  Enter IP PIN without quotes.  In the selection list highlight IP PIN and click GO.  Next screen asks:  "Did you or any of your dependents get an IP PIN from the IRS for this year's taxes?" 

That is quite a lot more so this probably won’t help.   Did you enter any self employed health insurance under schedule C?  If you couldn't use it all there then the difference goes to schedule A.  If your health ins exceeds your net self-employment income it gets split. An amount equal to your net self-employment income goes on Form 1040 Schedule 1 line 16 and the remainder gets added in to medical expenses on Schedule A.   Medical can come from other places, even from a W2 or 1099R.   Did you buy health insurance from the Marketplace exchange?  Or have to pay back the subsidy?  If you went to an exchange for Health Insurance, and had to pay back some of the subsidy, part of the adjustment will flow to Schedule A.   If you get Social Security benefits the medicare deduction on your SSA-1099 will flow to Schedule A.   Or are you seeing the amount listed for the 7.5% of AGI?

If the estate will not have any tax liability because it is distributing all taxable income to estate beneficiaries, it would generally be a mistake to allocate any of the tax withholding to the estate because the estate cannot pass through the tax withholding to estate beneficiaries on Schedules K-1.