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@marianne-t-morrison , if you are saying that your status at WMR  ( Where is My Return)  at www.irs.gov  is showing as "pending,  it is in the hands of IRS.  I would suspect that because of the shut down, IRS is working with only essential staff and therefore it will be hard to get any answers.  From what I see from IRS, the TACs are closed/unstaffed, refunds  are going out only for Direct Bank Deposits etc.  However, if there is any human intervention ( because the processing flagged the return for some reason ), then it will be held up.  So just have to wait till the shut down is over and things get un-clogged. If it is a State return issue then you need to call the  your State DOR and they should be able to tell you the reason and  ETA of refund. Is there more one of us can do for you ?

@donniedel07 wrote:  How can I see the updated income tax return? Update my Income tax return   Please explain what that means.   This is a user community forum, and I don't know what you are referring to by "updated income tax return."   You would need to explain your situation, but don't post any personal info in this public Internet forum.   Were you recently working on a 2024 online return?   Has the return been filed or not?   Online TurboTax closed down for the preparation and filing of 2024 returns as of midnight last night.  As of November 1, to continue working on a 2024 return that hasn't been filed, one would need to download the *.tax2024 data file from Online TurboTax and open it in installed desktop software.  Efiling is now closed, so a 2024 return would need to be printed, signed, dated, and mailed.   If you already paid for Online TurboTax, TurboTax Support "should" provide you a copy of the 2024 desktop software to finish your return.

@TarHeelAlan  Were you required to pay quarterly state estimated taxes throughout the year?   If so, and even if your payments covered the full amount of tax liability when added up at year's end, if any one quarter was underpaid that can cause an underpayment penalty.   I'm not saying that's what happened in your case--only describing one scenario where that can be seen.   I don't know if the same is true for your state, but as an example, the Federal return has some "safe harbor" rules/exceptions and a way to annualize the income on the Federal penalty form to avoid or lessen an underpayment penalty.   I don't know if NC has any of that or not.   I'm a fellow user--not a tax expert--and a long way from NC.      If you have a copy of your state return with all the forms and worksheets, it may have a penalty form where that is calculated.  That may give you a clue as to what occurred.   A penalty figured by TurboTax is often subject to revision by the tax agency, since it doesn't always know exactly what specific date the payment is considered credited by the tax agency so may be calculating it differently.  So occasionally the IRS or state will ask for more penalty, but even then, it might be avoided or lessened if one qualifies for one of the exceptions mentioned above.      Your NC letter may have contact info on it if you want to speak to the NC DOR.   Otherwise, here's a way to find their contact page:   FAQ:  How do I contact my state department of revenue? https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US

My e-file was first rejected due to this unrelated issue.   So when I e-filed again, I left empty Box 4, 14, 15, 16 and it generated the same exact 1040. So I went ahead and filed it with confidence.   In summary, this is basically how I filled the 1099-R form:     Thank you for the help @fanfare !    

That previous best answer is wrong. He asked if he could deduct his out-of-town expenses AS per diem. If you're paid on a W-2, unless you're reservist or performing artists, you can't deduct any expenses. If you are actually pay a separate per diem fire employer that per diem may be tax-free I'm not sure or you might be able to write off your out of town expensive against slash or up to the amount of your per diem. But per diem this money your employer gives you for expenses in addition to your regular hourly pay. Asking if you can write off expenses as per diem doesn't even make any sense. They are too completely different things per diem and expenses. If you're starting and out of town job the best that you can do is ask for as much per diem as you can get or price those additional out of town expenses into the rate that you're asking for from that company you're working for or your staffing agency.

Quick Employer Forms may be shut down for a little while as they get ready for 2025.  I would keep checking back. Might be a couple weeks.  Then you should be able to get the 2024 records.   What do you need 2024 for right now?  

Download the tax data file for the 2024 return from the online editions. To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download .tax file   Then purchase and download one of the 2024 TurboTax desktop editions to install on a personal computer from this website - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/ Start the 2024 desktop program. Click on File at the upper left of the desktop program screen. Click on Open Tax Return.  Browse to the location where you downloaded the 2024 tax data file. Continue and complete the 2024 return.   A 2024 tax return can only be printed and mailed, it cannot be e-filed using TurboTax.

To enter, change or delete a payment made with an extension request (Federal, State, Local) - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Deductions and Credits Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown) Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid On Income Taxes Paid, click on the start or update button On the next screen select the type of extension payment made and click on the start or update button Or enter federal extension payment in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to federal extension payment The federal extension payment will be shown on Schedule 3 Line 10. The amount from Schedule 3 Part II Line 15 flows to Form 1040 Line 31

If you're filing a 709, each year stands on its own in terms of the annual exclusion.    If you gave your son the property in one tax year, then you would (or did) file a 709 or that year based on the FMV of the property as of the date of the transfer. If you then paid for improvements on the property in a later year, you would simply calculate the cost of those improvements and file a 709 based on that cost.