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  if you did not file a valid extension, the latest date to file for a 2021 income tax refund was May 17, 2025. If you missed this deadline, you can still file a past-due return, but you will not receive a refund  

   Mine took around a year in total if I'm correct, but I purchased audit protection from TurboTax so I had an expert to handle most of the situation. If you're in question about some specific part of it (like time frames and so fourth) as long as you look for a reputable source for info you can find exact time frames easily. Hope I helped in some way I can say the IRS does not get in a hurry at all unfortunately. Have a blessed day.

@stpicco1   No, you can use Online for state too.    It means you can only do returns for federal and state for 1 account.  So you need to set up separate accounts if you need to do returns for someone else like your child.  You can use the same email address for 5 accounts and returns.    Did you use the Desktop program for 2024 and won't have Windows 11 to install the 2025 program?   If you can't install the Desktop program or find another computer to install it on, you can use the Online version on Windows 10. You can transfer from this year’s Desktop tax return into the Online version next year. So be sure to have the .tax2024 file on your computer. Then next year….You will notice several differences and may not like the Online version. It has less features and no Forms Mode. And you may need to use a higher version to enter certain things. You can only do 1 return per account. Your return is only saved online so be sure to save both the .tax2025 data file and the pdf file to your computer when you are done.    

@waynezhuca   A very common reason this year is you missed the question if their ssn is valid for employment. You need to say YES, it is valid for employment. Go back though the questions under My Info and check all the dependent questions.   I would delete the child under My Info and enter them again.  And watch the questions carefully.  

2024 you can still do online until Oct 15.  Then you will have to use the Desktop program.   To do prior returns you have to  buy  the Desktop programs.   And when Online closes for 2024 in Oct they will remove 2021 from the Desktop programs.   Sorry it's too late to start a 2023 or prior online return or use the mobile app, either on Turbo Tax or the IRS. And too late to efile 2023. To do a prior year return you have to buy the Desktop program here, https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products You will need a full Windows or Mac to install it on.   If you have a simple return and want to file for free you can fill out the forms by hand.  Here are some basic forms for 2023.  I also have links to the years.    Here is the 2023 1040 return https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040--2023.pdf or if you want bigger type use 1040SR for Seniors, https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s--2023.pdf 2023 1040 Instructions https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040gi--2023.pdf 2023 EIC and Tax Tables https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040tt--2023.pdf Schedules 1-3 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s1--2023.pdf https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s2--2023.pdf https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s3--2023.pdf Don’t forget your state. And you will have to print and mail your returns.  So be sure to attach copies of your W2s and any 1099s that have withholding on them.  You have to mail federal and state in separate envelopes because they go to different places.  Get a tracking number from the post office when you mail them for proof of filing. Then when you file for 2024 you need to enter 0 for the 2023 AGI since you are filing 2023 late.    

Are you entering the W-2G in the appropriate part of the interview for gambling income/loss?  You should be in the Less Common Income section, and the subtopic "Gambling Winnings."   Here are the screens you should encounter in that section:   "Did you win money or other prizes in 2024?" If yes, the next screen is "Did you receive a W-2G?" If yes, the next screen is "Let's get the details from your W-2G." After you enter the data from the W-2G, the next screen "may" say "Let's confirm the winner's address on your W-2G", or it may go directly to a screen "Review your W-2G info" where you can also add another W-2G, if needed. When you click DONE there, the next screen is "Let's check for winnings not reported on a W-2G." If "yes", then answer the additional boxes that appear appropriately. If that is "no", then the next screen is "Let us know if you had any gambling losses in 2024." Continue the rest of that interview.

Here are 3 navigation methods in Online TurboTax that should bring up the ItsDeductible import screen.  The first 2 methods are similar but with different terms.   Method 3 is a completely different approach.  You should be able to use one or all of these.   Method 1:  Log in and open your return When the return interview is fully open, in the top right of the screen click on the SEARCH icon (magnifying glass). In the search box, enter the term itsdeductible ( one word, without quotes) and then click the adjacent magnifying glass icon (do not choose anything in the dropdown menu as you are entering it, or it might not work). Then click the “Jump to itsdeductible” link. Next screen:  "Did you make any donations to charity in 2024?"    Say yes. The next screen is "Do you have an account with ItsDeductible Online?"  Say yes. Follow the instructions and import your donations.   Method 2:    Same as first method above, but in the Search box enter the term donations (without quotes), and then click the adjacent magnifying glass icon (do not choose anything suggested in the dropdown menu as you are entering it, or it might not work).  Then click the “Jump to donations” link. Next screen:  "Did you make any donations to charity in 2024?"    Say yes. The next screen is:  "Do you have an account with ItsDeductible Online?"  Say yes. Follow the instructions and import your donations.   Method 3:  Log in and open your return. With the return interview fully open, click in the left menu column on the Tax Tools tab, then choose Tools. In the Tools window click the blue button Topic Search.  In the Topic Search popup enter the word itsdeductible without quotes, highlight the selection, and click GO. Next screen asks:   "Did you make any donations to charity in 2024?"  Say yes. The next screen is:  "Do you have an account with ItsDeductible Online?"   Say "yes" and continue the interview.

It's the Federal return that is limited to 1.  With Online TurboTax you can prepare and efile 1 Federal return per account and up to 5 state returns per account.   So you will NOT be blocked from filing a state return.  In fact, Online TurboTax loves state returns because they charge a fee for each one; i.e., there is a preparation fee for the Federal return and a preparation fee for any state return.   There is no efiling fee in Online TurboTax, however; efile is included.   FAQ:  How many tax returns can I file with TurboTax? https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/start-another-return-turbotax-online/L0B7Rjkyo_US_en_US

It depends on what the payment is for.  If it is for lost wages, it should have been reported on a W-2.  You don't  need to pay 15% self-employment tax, but you do need to pay 7.65% social security using a form 8919.   A payment for physical injury is not taxable at all.  There are a couple of ways to deal with the 1099-MISC on your tax return, that are more or less correct, depending on how you are filing.    It might be a settlement because they invested your 401k in an illegal way, and this is compensation for lost income in the 401k.  There are special rules for that situation that I don't know off the top of my head.     Other payments will be taxable as simple miscellaneous income, just list the 1099-MISC as taxable income.  That might include payment for mileage that the employer should have paid, or if the employer made you buy your own uniforms and is now reimbursing you.   Without more details, we really can't say how this payment should be taxed. 

How old were the children at the end of 2024? If they were over 16 at the end of the year they do not qualify for the $2,000 child tax credit. They only qualify for the $500 credit for other dependents. If the children were under 17 at the end of the year and you are only getting the $500 credit, check the birth dates that you entered for the children.