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Accepted means that the IRS received your tax return and has passed initial screening.  It doesn’t mean that it was processed or approved.   Refer to the IRS website Refunds for more information about your IRS refund. Refer to the TurboTax article What does Accepted mean?

He did not mark that he was a dependent if he claimed the 1095-A on his return.    A dependent can't claim the Premium Tax Credit.   If you claim him, the 1095-A goes on your return.   You are going to need to file by mail or you can get an IP PIN and e-file your return IF it gets rejected, which I suspect it will.      Where do I enter my 1095-A?   What if somebody already claimed my dependent?   If your return gets rejected when claiming him, read this article.      If you're listed as a dependent on your parents’ tax return, you won't have any health insurance questions to answer on your own return. TurboTax will tell you Since someone is claiming you on their 2025 taxes, you don't have to complete Health Insurance.

The extension gives you until October 15, 2026, to file your taxes without getting a failure to file penalty.  You don't get extra time to pay your taxes so you must pay any taxes that you may have that are due by April 15, 2026, so you won't be assessed the failure to pay penalty.   Refer to the TurboTax Help article How do I file an IRS tax extension? for instructions. If you need to file a state extension, review the article How do I file an extension for my personal state taxes?

You can e-file your extension through our Easy Extension website.   An extension does not give you extra time to pay your taxes, which are due on April 15, 2026.  Even if you can't pay your taxes by the deadline, file an extension anyway so you can avoid the late-filing penalty.   How do I file an IRS tax extension?   See all options for filing an extension here.   State Extensions

Did you save a PDF copy of your 2024 return?  If you used TurboTax Online, on the Tax Home page, scroll down to 'Tax Returns and Docs', select your 2024 return and choose 'Download/Print'.   Then check your Downloads folder.   @tedgeilen   

I had a similar issue. Mine is gone too and I need to start over. I was all finished and it was preparing the final return and the desktop app became unresponsive. So had to force quit the app. When I opened the app back up, no more tax return. I'm on a mac.