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Local time.  In the old days, it was a race to get the paper version postmarked before April 16th.  There was always a line at the post office that was op till mid-night or you had to main mail postal facility and hope someone was accepting mail till midnight.  Once midnight hit, no further returns would be accepted for the coveted April 15th postmark.

How to finish a prior year online return https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-finish-a-prior-year-return-that-i-started-in-turbotax-online/00/26322   You will first need to download the tax data file from Online.  It will end in .tax2023, .tax2022,  .tax2021.  You can download the tax file for free.  Then you need to install the Desktop program. Were you able to install the 2023 Desktop program? After you get the program installed the first thing to do before you open your tax return .tax file is to update the program and install any state programs you had. Then open your file. So you first might need to start a fake return to be able to download the state program (go to FILE - NEW).

No, don't enter $0 for columns A and B for January.  Don't enter zeroes in any of the required fields of TurboTax. Leave the spaces blank for the time that you didn't have your Marketplace Health Insurance.   To return to the entry screens to edit your entries, refer to the TurboTax Help article Where do I enter my 1095-A? for navigation instructions.  

That reject code means that someone else claimed you as a dependent on their tax return.  If you want to file your tax return the way it is, you will have to print and mail it.   if you are going to mail your return, review the IRS website Where to file paper tax returns with or without a payment? For mailing addresses. Include your W-2s and any 1099s that have tax withheld. Refer to the IRS Tax Tip HOW TO PREPARE YOUR TAX RETURN FOR MAILING for additional information.   To find out the address to mail your state return you need to check your State Department of Revenue website to get the address . Refer to the TurboTax Help article How do I contact my state's Department of Revenue?  and select your state.   If your parents (or someone else) is claiming you on their tax return, when completing your taxes, make sure that you state that you can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return. ‌TurboTax can handle that for you.   Refer to the TurboTax article: How do I indicate that I can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return? for detailed navigation instructions.

That reject code means that someone else claimed you as a dependent on their tax return.     If your parents (or someone else) is claiming you on their tax return, when completing your taxes, make sure that you state that you can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return. ‌TurboTax can handle that for you.   Refer to the TurboTax article: How do I indicate that I can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return? for detailed navigation instructions.

If you have an IRS online account, it likely displays the 2023 AGI as part of your information, or you can view a 2023 return transcript while there.    Otherwise, see this for finding multiple TurboTax accounts:   You can have up to 5 accounts that use the same email address for notification purposes, but each User ID must be unique.  While a User ID may be an email address, in the past it didn't have to be.  It might be only part of an email address, or it can be anything at all.   To get a list of your User IDs, reset password, and recover account access, etc., you can use the tool at the link below.  When using the Account Recovery tool, try using your phone number first if you can still access it.   After that, if necessary, then run the tool on your email address(es) you can access. NOTE: Before running the account recovery tool below, log out of all Intuit accounts including this user forum, or you might end up in a loop.  Then clear your browser Internet cache, close your browser, then reopen it, and go to the link below.  You may wish to copy this link so you can paste it into the new browser session. https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery If still no luck after running that on your phone number you can still access and email address(es) that you can access,  here's another method: Go back to the tool again, but this time leave the data field blank, scroll down a bit, then choose the small blue link that says "Try something else", and it will look you up by other parameters.

Investment expenses are no longer deductible as an itemized deduction on your federal return but may be deductible on your state return. This deduction has been suspended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018.   Your investment expenses can be entered as a miscellaneous itemized deduction on your Schedule A which will flow to your state return if your state doesn't conform with The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018.   Follow the instructions below:   Open TurboTax Select Deductions & Credits Scroll down to Other Deductions & Credits Select Other Deductible Expenses Select Yes to Did you have any of these less common expenses? Enter the Description "Investment expenses" and the amount If your state doesn't conform with Federal, you will see the deduction on your state return.   Refer to the TurboTax article Tax Tips for Investors for more information