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I don’t need to amend my 2024 Federal return just the State. I was on temporary disability at the end of 2024, so the State wages were different than my Federal wages, but the company didn’t originally reflect that in my W-2.

If your W-2 has the wrong Social Security number, then you need to get a corrected W-2 from your employer as soon as possible.  Neither the IRS or the Social Security Administration will have a record of your wages if they were reported under the wrong SSN.  You should wait to file your return after you have the corrected W-2.   For your tax return, you cannot change the SSN in the W-2 section.  Instead, you need to be sure that it is entered correctly in the My Info or Personal Info section of your return where you entered your name, address, and other basic information about you.   See the following information from the IRS to learn more:   Incorrect Form W-2  

Yes.  If you have purchased a desktop version of TurboTax, then you can use it to electronically file up to 5 tax returns or unlimited numbers of returns to be filed by mail.   To learn more, see the following TurboTax help article:   How many tax returns can I file with TurboTax?  

You can't get the efile verification code by text.  It's an email verification not a phone verification.   If you have trouble getting the code in your email, then you may be able to verify inside your Intuit Account settings.   This is for Online TurboTax in a browser; navigation is different in the mobile app.   In the left menu column scroll way down to Intuit Account. Then once in the account choose tab Sign In & Security. See if your email address has a tiny link beside it that says "not verified".  If so, click that to verify. Perhaps once you verify it there in the account settings, it won't ask you to verify it again when you are efiling. Or if you no longer have access to that email address, you can update the email address that's used for notification purposes in that same section.

You can enter anything you wish in the occupation field that describes what you did for most of the year.  If you consider yourself to still be a student, then you can use that or you could just say you were a freelancer.  This information is used for statistical purposes more than anything else, with a few exceptions, so it is really your choice of what to enter.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/install-turbotax/   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/license-information/install-turbotax-cd-download-software-license-code/L1wFOSXur_US_en_US

You can go to Amazon.com and get a refurbished laptop with Windows 11 for $300. That’s what I did. I now have two new laptops. An expensive one from Costco and a cheaper one from Amazon refurbished. It’s working. Not what TurboTax said  but it’s a work around.

If you were able to upload your tax documents to TurboTax, then you should be able to download a copy of the documents by logging in to your brokerage account at Schwab.     Unless you chose to receive your tax documents electronically, you should also have received a paper copy in the mail.  If neither option works, then you should contact Schwab to request a replacement copy.

If the current tax year (2025) was the year of your spouses passing, you don't have to change anything, you can still file as Married Filling Jointly. In the future, if you have a child, and don't remarry, You can choose the Qualified Surviving Spouse Status.  This will allow you to use the higher Married Filling Jointly deductions. If you have no children, and don't remarry, you will file Single. You can change your filling status in the Personal Info section of the return. Open TurboTax On the center panel click the arrow for Personal Info Select [Review/Edit] Your name and household members will be displayed Click the small arrow to the right of your name Click the [Revisit] button Continue through the interview to About Your Household Your filing status is determined here.

Go to Deductions and Credits > Cars and Other Things You Own > Car Loan Interest and click Start to enter your information.   See the following TurboTax help article to learn more:   What is the vehicle loan interest deduction?   @mare5081