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It sounds like you have medical insurance through the Marketplace.  Make sure you are logged into your program and then see where do I enter my 1095-A for directions.     Alternately, if you are still having issues with the jump to links, log back into your TurboTax Online program. Select Deductions and Credits on the main screen.   Then select review/edit to access the main deduction screen.   Scroll down to the section titled Medical.   Select start to the right of Affordable Care Act (Form 1095-A) and follow the prompts to enter your information.  

When you are in the personal information section continue after your name to the address screen. Select the 'Type of mailing address' US Territory, then be sure to select Puerto Rico as the Territory. See the image below for assistance.  

The SS and Medicare tax don’t affect your tax return.  They are mandatory taxes, not withholding.   What do you think is off?  Looks like your W2 box 1 wages is about $348,124.13?  You only get credit for the 67k withholding in box 2.    You paid the max for Social Security.  Social Security in box 4 is 6.2% of box 3.  For 2024 the max for Social Security is $10,453.20 on $168,600 of wages (168,600 x 6.2%).  Medicare in box 6 is 1.45% of box 5, no max.  

Neither TurboTax nor the IRS charges a fee for extensions.  However, if you elected to pay $10 with your extension TO the IRS, it would show on your transcript as a payment credited to your account.   TurboTax doesn't have any access to information contained in your IRS account and any questions about it would need to be directed to the IRS.  Information on ways to contact the IRS can be found HERE.

When I looked at the preview for my official tax return, the erroneous worksheet was included with what was going to be filed, even though the IRS does not require this worksheet to be filed. I went back through the mortgage deduction section of TurboTax and saw that there was a link that described mortgage interest scenarios that the software does not support. My scenario was one of them. To deal with this problem, the software suggested creating a substitute 1098, with the amount of interest you want to deduct and "$1" listed as the principal. That causes TurboTax to list the full interest deduction in your Schedule A, but it does not prepare a worksheet, thus an erroneous worksheet does not get submitted with your tax forms. I found this to be an awkward hack, but it worked. Note that you should also list the property tax paid on the substitute 1098 so that the amount is accurately reflected in your state return. I separately documented my calculations and the supporting material for my records in case of an audit.

Two possibilities: 1. You do have foreign income since many people do from their investments. Take a look at your 1099s to locate foreign tax paid. 2. You somehow selected you have foreign bank accounts. Return to the income section of the federal program, go through the income to the bottom right, select continue or done and go through the questions to ensure foreign account is not selected.

Someone filed a tax return using your spouse's SSN. If you or your spouse didn't do it by mistake, someone else might have made an error entering their SSN and it happened to match your spouse's SSN, or it could be identity theft. In any case, you cannot correct the error. You will have to file your tax return by mail. If you suspect identity theft, call the IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit at 800-908-4490, Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. your local time (Alaska & Hawaii follow Pacific Time). Do not mail your tax return until after you call the IRS. They will give you instructions for how to file your return.  

To enter your 2023 refund applied to 2024, please follow the instructions below: Open your return. Navigate to Deductions & Credits.  Scroll down to you reach Estimates and Other Taxes Paid.  Click Start next to Income Taxes Paid. Scroll down to 2023 Refund Applied to 2024. Click on 2023 refund applied to 2024 state taxes. Enter the information if not already entered. This amount will flow to your 2024 Form OR-40, Line 33.