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It depends.  If last years tax return is stored locally on your computer, TurboTax will recognize it.    On your Mac, find last year's tax file and copy it to a removable device like a thumb or flash drive. On your PC, copy the tax file from the device to your desktop or Documents folder. Rename the tax file by right-clicking it, selecting Rename, and adding a .tax2023 filename extension to it. Launch TurboTax 2024 and select Start a New Return (or go to File and select New Tax Return). TurboTax should find your 2023 tax file. If not, select Browse, go to where you saved the file in step 2, select it, and select Open. Wait for TurboTax to finish transferring the info over. If you have a PDF of last year's return stored on your computer, you can do this.   Here's how to transfer your PDF into TurboTax Desktop:   Sign into your TurboTax account to access returns for 2023. Choose New Tax Return from the File menu. Select Begin or Start a New Return under Manage Your Returns. On the Let's Get a Jumpstart on Your 2024 Taxes screen, select Use a tax return that's on my computer. Follow any on-screen instructions.  

Catina T,   None of your suggestions work.  There was no SHOW to click on.  There was no ADD a STATE to click on.  I Do not need to print my return,  I already did that.  I just need to data to be there for next years import.  I also never got a confirmation email so had to go the irs.gov and they said they received my return but it has been 21 days and no money deposited so until I get my refund I can't be sure it was received.   Yes, I am very frustrated with Turbo Tax.  

You will need to contact the IRS for information. It might be easiest to set up an account with them.   IRS Individual Online Account   Taxpayers with a Social Security number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number can create or access their IRS Individual Online Account to get information they need to file their return. With an IRS Individual Online Account, people can: View balance owed, payment history and schedule payments. Cancel scheduled payments. Get transcripts. View or create payment plans. See digital copies of some IRS notices. View key data from their most recently filed tax return, including adjusted gross income. Validate bank accounts and save multiple accounts, eliminating the need to re-enter bank account information every time they make a payment. View, approve and electronically sign power of attorney and tax information authorizations from their tax professional. 

Guys after looking at reddit, I learned that the payer who issued the 1099NEC did so in error. Because IRS says: Payments made with a credit card or payment card and certain other types of payments, including third-party network transactions, must be reported on Form 1099-K by the payment settlement entity under section 6050W and are not subject to reporting on Form 1099-MISC or Form 1099-NEC.   Wild that I had to learn this myself and these Turbo Tax experts don't mention anything about this... I don't have time to try to get 1099-NEC payer to try to cancel my 1099-NEC to be 0, so I guess I have to report all the 1099NECs, 1099Ks, and then make a huge miscellaneous expense in schedule C with the description: "1099-NEC received in error, income already reported on 1099-Ks" or maybe "Erroneous 1099-NEC received"

Even though the full amount shows up in the total income on the 1040 line 7, if you have capital gains or qualified dividends the tax is not taken from the tax table but is calculated separately from Schedule D. The tax will be calculated on the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet. It does not get filed with your return. In the online version you need to save your return as a pdf file and include all the worksheets to see it. For the Desktop version you can switch to Forms Mode and open the worksheet to see it. Click Forms in the upper right (upper left for Mac) and look through the list and open the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet. IRS Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet—Line 16 on 1040 instructions page 36 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf  

No.  If you are not a business, you do not need to issue a 1099.  A hobby is not a business.  It is not treated as business income.  It is treated as Ordinary income and not subject to self-employment taxes.  

Purchased stock is based on comparable sales or FMV. Inherited securities have a step up basis usually. The average price method is to help simplify things.   We comply with IRS rules regarding how to determine the fair market value of donated securities based on their acquisition method (purchase vs. inheritance).   @mtfarley1