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 Not sure where you saw that you are "supposed" to get your refund on 2-12----but only the IRS is in control.   You should only pay attention to the date and information shown on the IRS refund site.  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   @mariasmurf

 Somehow my reply did not show up above.  If you are a non-married couple who live together with your child, then only one of you can claim the child(ren) and the one not claiming the child does not enter anything at all on their tax return about the child.   The “sharing” of child-related credits you may have heard about is only possible between divorced or never married parents who live apart and share custody and who have a written agreement to share the credits.    The child’s SSN can only be entered on one tax return.   Any other return with the child’s SSN on it will be rejected.   If you are a family, then work out how to share the refund between yourselves.   @Ednels1

@ newusernameagain wrote: Why was the OP instructed to enter 2016 income on a 2019 return? Shouldn't they have been advised to amend the 2016 return? Obviously the post is ancient and a moot point but this seems like an inaccurate response. Are you going by the alleged date at the bottom of each comment? 6/01/2019 is the date TurboTax Community switched to this new forum.    All posts older than 6/01/2019 were given the date 6/01/2019.    I know it's odd.    But that's how they moved those thousands of threads to their new forum system.   So you can't go by a lot of threads that say June 2019.    It most likely was a post from 2017 about a 2016 return, but all those old threads got a 2019 date in the transition.   It used to be called "AnswerXchange."

Yes.  Your early withdraw in PA is taxable.  It is asking for your basis (the amount you personally contributed) because that amount will not be taxed.  PA does not give you a deduction when you contribute to the IRA, so your contributions were already taxed by the state.  By entering your contributions you are getting a deduction of the basis so you are not double taxed on the part of the withdrawal. You will be taxed on the earnings by the state. 

Yes, you will be able to redo your taxes depending on your situation. It depends  on whether the IRS has already "accepted" your return or if you submitted it and it has been rejected.   If you just hit "Submit" and it hasn't been accepted by the IRS yet, you have to wait.   If you get rejected: You can fix the errors in your TurboTax file and submit it again like it was the first time. If Pending:  You have to wait for the IRS to officially Accept or Reject it before you can take the next step. If the IRS has already accepted your return, you have to file an Amended Return (Form 1040-X).  To amend,  wait until you receive your original refund (if you were owed one). If you amend while the first return is still being processed, it can cause problems and delay in processing your refund, if you are owed one.   To amend you return and if you use TurboTax online   Sign in and scroll down to Your tax returns & documents. Select 2025 and then select Amend (change) return. Select Amend using TurboTax Online. Follow the instructions given. If using desktop:   Go to the Federal Taxes tab (or "Personal" depending on your version). Look for Other Tax Situations. Scroll down to Other Tax Forms and select Amend a Return. TurboTax will ask, "Did you already file your return?" Select Yes. Follow the instructions given The amending process is not available until after 2-25 but it is critical not to begin until:   Yuor return has been accepted by the IRS You receive your original refund (if you are owed one)    

popped up window says import success and to return to Turbotax, but I don't see anything updated. Why did you remove manual import file option? it's annoying having to connect to brokage through your site and now that isn't even working.

Your post is confusing.   The online program is only for 2025 returns.  You cannot use online for a 2024 tax return now.   So....when and how did you prepare a 2024 return?    And why are you talking about the charges for 2025 if you "never asked about 2025?"

Hi Hal_Al thanks for your reply. when my son was a student, I provided 100% of the support -- tuition, room & board. I will take him as my dependent & do as you suggested in your final paragraph.  thanks & regards. 

It looks like the IRS caught the missing W-2 on their own and automatically adjusted your return to match the records in their database. Instead of the $2,346 refund you expected, they calculated your actual tax liability as $888 and subtracted your total withholdings of $1,027, which leaves you with a final refund of exactly $139. The Code 846 on your transcript shows they have already authorized that $139 payment for March 2nd, so that is the amount you’ll actually receive. Since the IRS already fixed the mistake and "resolved" the issue with Code 571, you probably won't even need to file an amendment unless you find another error.

This experience has been reported but we have no estimated date for an update. We recommend that you either: 1) enter a negative one (1) in the Regular Tax column on that line OR 2) delete the carryover amount in the QBI column.   It was determined last year that the amount that appears in the QBI column was either utilized in a prior year or disallowed and should not have been carried over. 

If you need to trace a payment that the IRS says has been issued to you, mail or fax a completed IRS Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund.    Also check your online account with the IRS to see what it says: https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account   To find your 2021 return in your online TurboTax account:   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 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.   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   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.    

In TurboTax Online Premium, you may make an IRS form 1099-B entry using the one-by-one method.  Follow these steps to make the entry.   Down the left side of the screen, click Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click Wages & Income. Scroll down to Investments and Savings and click the down arrow to the right. Click Start / Revisit to the right of Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other. Click Add investments. At the screen Save time and connect your financial accounts, click Enter a different way. At the screen How do you want to add your docs?, click Type it in myself. At the screen OK, let’s start with one investment type, select Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds.  Continue. At the screen Which bank or brokerage is on your 1099-B, enter the information. Click Continue. Do these sales include any employee stock, click No. Do you have more than three sales on your 1099-B, click No. Do these sales include any other types of investments, click No. Did you buy every investment listed on your 1099-B, click Yes.  Click Continue. At the screen Now, choose how to enter your sales, select One by one.  Click Continue. At the screen Look for your sales on your 1099-B, click Continue. At the screen Now enter one sales total on this 1099-B, enter information. Click Continue. Repeat as necessary by clicking Add another sale.  Click Continue.   Enter a worthless stock like any stock sale but with a sales price of zero and the word worthless in its description. Enter the correct cost or basis, date acquired, and December 31 as the date sold.    See IRS Publication 550 Investment Income and Expenses, page 54.    @butron     

Did you have an HVAC system installed including an air handler as well as the AC? If the units were installed as one item, (and you only have one total cost) but only the Air Conditioner counts towards the credit, you may be allowed to use the highest cost of that model air conditioner towards the credit.    You must supply the QMID code which is X7Z8.