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For  anyone on this long thread (I didn't read them all)  if your employer said they submitted your W2 to Social Security I would double check your ssn on the W2 and all your personal info.  Maybe the ssn is wrong and isn't matching up to you.  

I agree, the forms availability tool is basically useless.  I have been using TTax forever, and each year I encounter more and more problems using the software. As an "Advantage" member, I pay for the desktop software in early November and can access a preliminary version a couple of weeks later.  However, the Premier features that I need are still not available, more than 2 months later.  

@Srojas01  You filed for 2025?  How did you file?  It is too early to submit a 2025 return.  Turbo Tax hasn't started taking returns yet and the IRS won't start accepted returns until late January.   Does it say you submitted it?  Did you get any emails back?  The first email only confirms the transmission. The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile.    And that's the main reason why you shouldn't file early.   You may get other tax forms you weren't expecting or forgot about.  They have until Jan 31 to send you any W2 or 1099 forms.  And some 1099 forms for investments won't come out until February.  

For the 2025 tax year, there is a new, temporary senior tax deduction of up to $6,000 per eligible senior, in addition to an existing extra standard deduction for age. It is important to note this is a deduction (reduces taxable income), not a tax credit (reduces tax owed dollar-for-dollar).    The deduction is calculated on Schedule 1-A and the result flows to the Form 1040 Line 13b.   Schedule 1-A is estimated to be finalized for the TurboTax editions on 01/14/2026. Go to this website for the forms and schedules availability in TurboTax - https://form-status.app.intuit.com/tax-forms-availability/formsavailability?albRedirect=true&product=Turbotax_online&bu=cg

If you are asking about 2024. Maybe never. E-filing and online preparation are close. 2024 will need to be printed and mailed. If you're asking about 2025 returns, probably not until sometime after e-filing opens. As of 1/7/2026, the IRS has not announced a date. Also, not all forms, schedules, and worksheets have been finalized. if you are affected, Turbotax will block e-filing, but you should be able to check a box to be notified when those items are ready. 

You will not be prompted to submit tax forms for tax year 2024 if you are using the TurboTax 2025 online or desktop editions.   The TurboTax online editions are only for tax year 2025 and cannot be changed.   To complete and file a 2024 tax return, started with the online editions, you will need to download the 2024 tax data file.  Then you will need to purchase, download and install on a personal computer, Windows or Mac, one of the 2024 desktop editions.  Once installed you need to open the 2024 tax data file you downloaded by clicking on File and then on Open Tax Return.   To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download .tax file   To complete and file a 2024 tax return using TurboTax you would need to purchase, download and install on a personal computer one of the 2024 desktop editions from this website - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/   A 2024 tax return can only be printed and mailed, it cannot be e-filed using TurboTax.

No rush! Usually, IRS e-filing doesn't open until the last week of January. I have seen some websites warn that due to the programming changes and testing to reflect the last tax bill, e-filing may not open until mid-February. Turbotax may accept them before then, but generally, they will just sit on Turbotax computers until then.  I've heard that each year the IRS allows a few returns through to check the accuracy of its programming. 

Here are links to the Desktop and Online versions. For the Desktop progam you can use any version. All the Desktop programs have the same forms. You do get more help in the higher versions. The Desktop program can do unlimited returns and efile 5 federal for free. You get 1 free state program download but then each state efile is $20 or $25 or you can print and mail state for free. For Online versions you may have to upgrade to enter certain income. Online has separate fees for federal and state, so you can skip state.   You don't have to pay until you efile or want to print. So the price may change until you pay. Desktop Premier https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/premier.jsp Online Premium (was Premier & the Self Employed version combined) https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/premium

No error number just a box titled "Looks like we've run into an error"  and a box for comments with a send button. I have been using TT for many years and this is the first time I have run into this problem.