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Well there's over a dozen kinds of 1099.  Where is it asking if you need to file a 1099?  That could be for several other 1099s too.  Or even a 1099NEC you need  to  prepare to give to someone you paid for business.  So  you need to include the letter like 1099R, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099B, 1099NEC, 1099Misc, etc.  

  You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.    https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start a 2024 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m5y4ch1y   Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx Account Recovery     Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US?uid=m6gufxei     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VNGm33S_US_en_US?uid=m6guhab0 You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf       SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS ! EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US?uid=m6guk3xl   NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.      

Federal Taxes Deductions & Credits Estimates and Other Taxes Paid Other Income Taxes Payments with Extension   You said you made the payment "IN" 2024. An extension that you filed IN 2024 would have been for your 2023 tax return. You would enter that payment in your 2023 tax return, not in your 2024 tax return. If you filed an extension for your 2024 tax return you would have filed the extension and made the payment IN 2025. You would enter that payment, that you made IN 2025, in your 2024 tax return.  

@RMI , agreeing with my colleague @DoninGA , that you probably do not need to file a form 3520, I just want to make sure  that  neither of the donors are  related directly or indirectly to for purposes of threshold computation. Section 267 and 707 (b)  are relevant here  and generally take a  very broad view of "related" person.  This is especially of import =since this is not a tax event  i.e. there is no tax effect in recognizing/filing a form 3520. IMHO   pk

@ammon626  well congratulations  are in order. (a) what is your own status--- US person ( citizen/GreenCard/ Resident for Tax purposes )  or NRA ? (b) If you were not a  US person ( citizen/GreenCard/Resident for Tax purposes ), then we need to know  which country you are from ?  There may be  tax treaty considerations. (c) To amend a return ( from single ) to MFJ, your spouse needs to have a tax id ( TIN --- SSN / ITIN ).  However, generally the TIN is not retroactive ( except for the  current filing season ). (d) Also note that if you filed as single while being married ( and filing  form 1040 as a US person ), you may be subject to perjury jurat.   Having said all of the above , please answer my questions  and I will circle back and help -- yes ?    

No....the IRS will not refund tax withheld from your paycheck in the middle of the year.  Sorry.   When you prepare a 2025 tax return in early 2026, the amount of income you received and the amount of tax that was withheld from your earnings will be reconciled to determine if you owe more tax or receive a refund.  There is no such thing as an interim income tax refund.

Some folks find they have a Windows update waiting to be fully installed...sometimes tha blocks TTX form opening fully.  Completing any waiting updates, and sometimes just rebooting your computer can solve the problem.

I sent the following detailed email after missing a callback from the Office of the President.   Sadly, they replied that they are still standing behind "security" as the reason from dropping Win 10 support.  I stand behind my statement that this is just "laughable"".   Scott    ------ I am writing to strongly urge you to reconsider the recently announced decision to not support TurboTax 2025 on Windows 10. I am a retired IT professional with over 50 years of industry experience.   My last role before I retired was as Chief Information Security Officer for Purdue University.  In short, I am very familiar with IT issues from coding to system design to information security. The stated reason for dropping Windows 10 support out of concern for customer security is simple laughable!  Windows 11 is not an inherently more secure platform than Windows 10.  Frankly, neither is great but they what we have available from Microsoft.  Microsoft has announced the end of support for Windows 10, but they have already announced options to continue Windows 10 support.  This support will not include new features but WILL INCLUDE security updates through the end of 2026.  As of July 2025, only about half of Windows users have migrated the Windows 11.   Are you ready to walk away from those users?  Microsoft saw the flaw in their strategy and is offering an option.  Intuit needs to do the same. I believe I understand IT support issues and I can imagine some of your management is concerned about the increased cost of support for both Windows 10 and Windows 11.   That is likely true.  The other side of that question, however, is the possible loss of revenue when Windows 10 users who can’t migrate because of their own costs for new hardware decide to seek out another vendor.  That discussion is already very active in various forums. I also suspect there are also some managers who want to push desktop users to your online product.  Again, this could be an advantage to Intuit, but it is impossible to argue that an online TurboTax is more secure for a customer than a desktop version.  As an IT security professional, I would argue that an online product is a greater security risk for that customer.  For starters, the fact that an online application produces a single attach point for the criminal is a huge factor. I could go on, but I hope I have made my basic points.  I have used TurboTax for as long as I can remember.  In short, I am a loyal customer, and I need you to be a loyal vendor. Dropping Windows 10 support now is a flawed strategy and I hope you will reconsider and change this direction.

Did you un-install the program?   If not, you should be able to just open it up from your own hard drive the same way you open up any other program installed on your computer.  When it opens up, go to "File" on your top tool bar and then click Open Tax Return