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When you amend your 2024 return, you will need to go to MY INFO, click your name and then go through the questions to the one that asks if someone else can claim you as a dependent for 2024.  Say YES to that question.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-already-filed/L4VjJ9BA2_US_en_US?uid=m76mq6z2   

 You will be able to access the 2024 return you started by using the exact same account and user ID that you used when you started it.   But you can no longer use online software for any further changes.       Start a 2025  return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2024  returns is now permanently closed.    Now it is too late to use online software or to e-file. If you have any changes/corrections at all to make to your 2024 return, you now have to complete it using desktop software, which you must download to a full PC or Mac  (not to a mobile device).Then you need to print, sign and mail it.   Do NOT click on anything that says "amend"----you do not amend a return that has never been filed.   Make your changes to the W-2G entries by going to    Federal>Wages & Income>Less Common Income>Gambling Winnings   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/printers-printing/finish-prior-year-return-started-turbotax-online/L9Oe4M90A_US_en_US?uid=m68tffpe   If you already paid for your online software you can ask customer support for a download of the desktop software.   They are available from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time Monday - Friday   https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899263-what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number     If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty for filing late.  If you owe tax due, then file and pay the amount due as shown on the Form 1040, but expect a bill later from the IRS for the penalty and interest you will owe.  Only the IRS will calculate this—TurboTax will not calculate it.     When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.

You cannot e-file your tax return yet.   It is too soon.   And unless you provide a method of payment for using the software you will not be able to file even when e-filing opens for 2025 returns.  "Approval" does not come from TurboTax.    Approval comes from the IRS during the processing of your tax return.

Fewer retail stores are selling desktop download software.  Amazon and Costco are selling federal without state.   2025 TURBOTAX   DOWNLOAD (This requires a full PC or Mac—-cannot be used on a mobile device)   https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/   You can also purchase the desktop download from various retailers such as Costco, Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Staples, Sam’s Club, etc. etc. etc.   This link Where can I obtain authentic TurboTax software? has a list of authorized TurboTax resellers.   When you use desktop software, there is an additional fee to e-file a state return.  You can avoid that fee if you print, sign and mail the state return.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/system-requirements/help/minimum-system-requirements-for-turbotax-mac-software/00/25609  

Where are these .tax files then. When I called for customer support they told me to search for them as .tax I followed their instructions on how to do it and they were gone. The support person then said they must have been deleted!  

Have you tried Schedule D (capital gains and losses)?  I couldn’t get it to work in forms mode and of course it isn’t available any other way either.  For me TT has the carryforwards from 2024, so it is a bit more work using a different software package.

Are you someone else's dependent?   The standard deduction amount for an individual who may be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer cannot exceed the greater of $1300or the sum of $450 and the individual’s earned income (not to exceed the regular standard deduction amount of $15,750).

UPDATE: I am posting this as a reply because I cannot update the original post. I had to mail my amended tax return for 2023 to the IRS because I was unable to do electronically due to Turbo Tax not letting me. The IRS confirmed online that they received my amended return on May 20th 2025. It is now Jan. 3, 2026 and I have not received any response. 

You just need your .tax2024 file from your Windows machine, either transfer it on a thumb drive or email it to yourself on the new Mac and download it.  When you start a new return you will have the option to locate and select that tax file.

Actually Intuit has been indicating the update won't be available until February, well after our 4th quarter taxes are due.  Additionally, you can't add your retirement income into the software even if you use the go-around of inputting into Schedule C directly as that functionality is not available either.  

I took the recommendation to switch to forms view and was able to use the Schedule C to calculate my business taxes for 2025.  That said, however, I have a bookkeeping/PTIN background and was able to navigate through the form without issues.  Most users need the step-by-step version so this is extremely unacceptable.  AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, I needed to add in my husband's retirement benefits in order to calculate our additional tax burden created by my income and low and behold, THAT FUNCTIONALITY WAS NOT AVAILABLE EITHER!   Really???  The only benefit for Intuit that I can see in releasing software that is clearly not ready for the market was to capitalize on individuals like myself who need early access to tax prep software.  Won't make that mistake again.  I have used TurboTax for more than 15 years.  Just want to give a shout out to all the responders who recommended alternative software.  I will definitely be looking at other options going forward.