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If you prepared the 2024 with TurboTax Online, sign in to your account and scroll down to the Your tax returns and documents section.   Expand it and select 2024 to find your returns for that tax year.   You will receive a 1099-R to report any military retirement income.   

There are 8 states that do not tax their residents' income: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.   For W2 - if your state is not listed it doesn't have an income tax.  Leave W2 boxes 15,16, & 17 BLANK, empty, no spaces.      For 1099R - If box 14 for state withholding is empty then leave all boxes 14-16 Blank.  If box 14 has an amount and box 16 is blank put in the amount from box 2a in box 16.  If box 2a is blank, and you haven't made after-tax contributions to the account, you can use the amount in box 1.

It depends on the state: Some states let you click the back button until you get there. Some states make you go all the way through to the end of the state before you can edit your county. Keep going forward in your return and when the program is happy it will say Let's Review. You can edit your county from there.

Box 14 on a W-2 can be used for anything the payroll department wants to use it for.  Some codes are picked up by tax software but most are not relevant, not recognized, and not used. Your Box 14 may be reporting to you what your employer added to your wages in Box 1.    For the NON-QUALIFYING SALES: SQD is usually used in Box 14 on a W-2 for Non-Qualifying sales.  If you were still employed when the ESPP was sold, the "Bargain Element" (Discount) for the Non-Qualifying sales should have been included in your wages in Box 1 on your W-2.  That income will not be claimed by you a second time. That number may also have been reported in Box 14 code SQD on your W-2 as an FYI to you.   For the QUALIFYING SALES: SDD usually stands for State Disability Insurance, but it could have something to do with your stock sales. Make sure you know which it is. TurboTax cannot tell you. If the price on the shares that you purchased (and held to be considered "Qualifying Sales")  increased between the Offering date and the Exercise Date, the discount (or the profit on the sale whichever is less) is reported as income.  This only for Qualifying Stock that increased between Option and Excersise.   The Capital Gain is what is reported on your 1099-B. The capital gain (or loss) is not reported on your W-2.    Be sure to complete the interview after entering your 1099-B.      Here is a TurboTax link with more information           

Check in your forms list and make sure you do not have multiple 1099-DAs entered.   If you do, delete them.   And when you entered your from, did you change the default answer to YES? on the Did you get a 1099-DA?  screen?       How to delete forms in TurboTax Online    How to delete forms in TurboTax Desktop  

I was informed that the update to depreciation/amortization would be ready 2/13/2026 - I tried it and it is not ready - Don't know when it will be ready and there are no new updates listed in TurboTax update site Martin

HOW CAN I DOWNGRADE TO A LOWER VERSION https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/change-service-level/downgrade-lower-priced-version-turbotax-online/L2IDaMvkt_US_en_US?uid=m6ilzady     WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY?  I WANT THE FREE EDITION   The information that you can enter in Free Edition is pretty limited now.  Thanks to the tax laws that began for 2018 returns, there are no more simple Form 1040EZ or 1040A's.  Everything goes on a Form 1040 that has three extra "schedules" with it, and if you need any of those schedules, you are not able to use the Free Edition.  Using the standard deduction instead of itemizing does NOT mean you will not need any of those schedules.   If you started in the Free Edition and entered any data that required any extra forms or schedules, you have to upgrade to a paid version and if you are watching the screens carefully you are alerted to the upgrade.       TurboTax Online: Important Details about Filing Simple Form 1040 Returns If you have a simple Form 1040 return only (no forms or schedules except as needed to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit or student loan interest), you can file for free yourself with TurboTax Free Edition, or you can file with TurboTax Live Assisted Basic at the listed price. Roughly 37% of taxpayers are eligible. Examples of situations included in a simple Form 1040 return (assuming no added tax complexity): W-2 income Interest, dividends or original issue discounts (1099-INT/1099-DIV/1099-OID) that don’t require filing a Schedule B IRS standard deduction Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Child Tax Credit (CTC) Student loan interest deduction Taxable qualified retirement plan distributions   Examples of situations not included in a simple Form 1040 return: Itemized deductions claimed on Schedule A, like charitable contributions, medical expenses, mortgage interest and state and local tax deductions Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G Business or 1099-NEC income (often reported by those who are self-employed, gig workers or freelancers) Stock sales (including crypto investments) Income from rental property or property sales Credits, deductions and income reported on other forms or schedules        How can I see my TurboTax  fees?  https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/review-fees-turbotax-online/L1XnIzgzg_US_en_US?uid=m682vq7k   If your TurboTax fees are higher than expected, you can reduce them by removing add-ons     (BEFORE you e-file) :   Remove Premium Services Remove MAX Defend & Restore Remove a state Remove PLUS Help & Support Remove Pay With Your Refund     Or—-Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free.  There are 8  free software versions available from the IRS Free File site   https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/

Apparently, this has been a known issue for weeks. I've used Turbotax for many years and never seen anything like this.   I'm trying out FreeTaxUSA. So far it is pretty nice. If it gets past this issue with room and board payed via 529, I think I'll just move to that from now on.     

Not sure what you mean by "not calculating" your AGI.    If you are trying to e-file 2025 you need to look at your 2024 Form1040 (your tax return) and find your 2024 AGI on line 11 of the form.   That is what you need in order to e-file 2025.   Do you need to find your 2024 tax return 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