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No.   When you enter a 1099R for a pension you say it was all an RMD.   As for the distribution from the IRA--if you do not know the RMD amount ask the financial institution the handles the retirement account---they can tell you how much it was supposed to be.

TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS.      First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst         If you are getting earned income credit on line 27 or additional child tax credit on line 28 You are subject to the delay required by the PATH act.  Do not expect your refund before early March   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/federal-refunds-delayed-due-path-act/L5jnQJsBi_US_en_US   Note:  “Accepted” is not the same as “approved”.  TurboTax tells you the e-file was accepted if the IRS deems that there is enough information on the return for them to take it in for processing.   Only the IRS can approve of the refund, which is a later stage of processing.  If the IRS approves your refund they will provide a date for the refund to be issued.   FROM THE IRS WHERE’S MY REFUND SITE: https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund How it works Where's My Refund shows your refund status: Return Received – We received your return and are processing it. Refund Approved – We approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown. Refund Sent – We sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.

Make sure you have entered your child as a dependent in My Info, and that you have entered the child's Social Security number.    Careful— do not say that your child’s SSN is not valid for employment.  If your child was born in 2025 make sure you said he lived with you the whole year.  There is an oddly worded question that asks if the child paid over half their own support.  Say NO to that question.   If your dependent was a full-time college student, make sure you were careful on the MY INFO screen for “Uncommon situations” and that you indicated there that they were a student.   Have you entered income from working in 2025?  If not,  you will not receive an income tax refund based on having dependent children.     The maximum amount of the child tax credit is now $2200 per child; the refundable “additional child tax credit” amount is $1700.   In order to get that credit, you have to have income from working.   Take the amount you earned from working.   Subtract $2500.   Multiply the rest by 15%.  That is the additional child tax credit per child that you canget—- up to the maximum of $1700 per child.   If the amount you earned from working was low, you will not get the full $1700 per child.    If your child is older than 16 at the end of 2025, you do not get the CTC.  But you may still get the non-refundable $500 credit for other dependents instead.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/child-tax-credit/L2lNhfGDl_US_en_US?uid=m68dfq2u   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/additional-child-tax-credit/L6xFeMFEf_US_en_US?uid=lqnuygah https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/does-my-childdependent-qualify-for-the-child-tax-credit-or-the-credit-for-other-dependents     And for the Earned Income Credit—-   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/qualifications-earned-income-credit-eic-eitc/L7w4BFP32_US_en_US?uid=m62rmz09   https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/use-the-eitc-assistant   https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p596.pdf   Look at your 2025 Form 1040 to see the child-related credits you received   PREVIEW 1040 https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr   Child Tax Credit line 19 Credit for Other Dependents line 19 Earned Income Credit line 27 Additional Child Tax Credit line 28

You cannot change or add anything on the return that you just e-filed, nor can you stop it.  It is too late, just like when you put an envelope in a US mailbox on the corner.  The IRS does not allow you to take it back.   If you left out a W-2, a 1099G, or a dependent, or a 1099 etc…DO NOT change your return while it is “pending.”  The changes will go nowhere.   Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return.  If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and make the necessary changes to your tax return and re-submit your return.     If the IRS accepts your return, however, then you have to wait longer until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund.  THEN you can prepare an amended tax return and e-file or mail  it in. You have to be able to work from that return exactly the way it was when it was e-filed originally.  You will need to use a form called a 1040X.     Meanwhile, DO NOT go in and start changing anything on your return in the system, or you will make a mess for yourself.  Sit tight and wait until you see what the IRS does with the return you just e-filed   The Form 1040X you need becomes available in late February,  But wait until your return has been processed.  

@tymeishagrant  Assuming you haven't filed or paid, go back to Step 2 and decline the "Up to 5 days early" option and go over the other refund options, such as regular direct deposit to your bank.   If you can't find it, then on each screen in that section be sure to scroll way down in case there is a link that says "other choices" or "other options" or similar words.   Then review your charges before paying and filing.  There are a couple of ways.  If you have a shopping cart icon in the top right, you can look at that.   Also go to the left menu column and choose TAX TOOLS, then the subtab TOOLS.   In the Tools window choose the blue button MY FEES.

when the new window tells you turbo tax has the import and you go back into TurboTax, instead of continue, you should have an option to import now. If you select that instead of continue it should import your brokerage information. At least that’s what I figured out after two trips through the cycle.

This Support FAQ says you can, unless there's a unique situation in your return.   But I don't know how accurate that FAQ is.  I've asked that a Moderator review it. https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/e-file-1040x-amend-return/L9tXL1Nuh_US_en_US   So I don't know if you will be able to efile the 2024 amended return using the desktop software or not, but you can't with that error message.  I'm curious if your 2024 software knows that your 2024 original return was accepted.  Maybe it thinks you are trying to efile a 2024 original return, which can't be done with TurboTax.   If using the Windows version, try this.  I don't know if it will help or not, or if it will even let you still do it.   With your return open, go to the FILE menu of the TurboTax interface in the left corner.  In the dropdown choose "Electronic filing", then in the next menu "check efile status."   I don't know if it will still check on a 2024 status or not.   Also, for this amended return did you go through the actual amend process to prepare a Form 1040-X?   Hopefully,  you didn't just open the filed 2024 return and make some changes and are trying to efile again.  Otherwise, it will think it is still the original return.   If you did go through the formal amending process, you should be able to view/print the Form 1040-X to review before filing.   Again, I don't know if it will let you efile it or not.   

You can deduct up to $12,500 of qualified overtime compensation. The maximum deduction is gradually reduced if your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) is over $150,000 ($300,000 for married filing jointly). The deduction is eliminated if your MAGI is $275,000 or more ($550,000 for married filing jointly). The deduction for overtime is only allowed for half of your regular pay rate (the "half" of time-and-a-half). For example, if your regular pay is $20 per hour and your overtime pay is $30 per hour (time and a half), only $10 per hour is deductible. The $20 per hour base rate portion of the overtime pay is still taxable. If you are paid more than time and a half, such as double time, you can still only deduct half of your regular rate. If you are married you must file as married filing jointly to claim the deduction for overtime. In TurboTax, after you enter your W-2 you will come to a screen that says "Let's check for uncommon situations." On that screen, check the box for Overtime. TurboTax will then prompt you to enter the information needed to claim the deduction for overtime. The deduction for overtime will be calculated in Part III of Schedule 1-A. There are 3 other deductions that might also be on Schedule 1-A besides the deduction for overtime. The total of all the deductions on Schedule 1-A will be on Form 1040 line 13b.  

Hello, I received this same error. I did go through the "fix" process which didn't seem to change anything at all. I resubmitted and my return has now been rejected a second time. I have no idea how to tell what I am missing or what is wrong with my return. Can anyone help?

You should not enter a state other than the correct one in any menu questions for TurboTax. Tennessee does not have an income tax (and so no need to file a state tax return, or have state withholding), and it is possible that you might leave this state option blank if you are a TN resident, but I can only speculate without more information about your problem.    Which part of state taxes are you working on, and which question in particular do you need help with? Does the page have a title? Is there a form you are entering?    TurboTax Article - Tennessee state income tax in 2025: A guide

This is amazing! Does TurboTax ever read what is going on in the community?  The social security window not opening under the wages and income tab was also the case last year with TurboTax 2024.  The way I resolved the issue last year and this year is to go to Forms and open the ssa form.  Next fill in the information in the specific items related to the SSA form you received and you are done!  Now this makes me wonder whether the TurboTax executives are using TurboTax personally?  If they were, the problem would have been fixed.  Just a thought from my warped mind.  Take Care and pass the word around.

I am afraid they are NOT working on it.  TT 2024 had the same issue...  Showed you that you get 20% off butr charged you full price.  I did the "contact TT for support thing".  They never applied the refund.   Clearly giving us the perks that we signed up for - and paid for - are not at teh top of their fix-it list.