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personal desktop has updates available as of this morning, looks to me that this bug has been fixed when doing a fresh transfer.   if you already 'started' your return believe you'd either need to start & transfer from fresh, or simply fix the data manually in forms mode (Tax Payments Wks / Carryover Wks)

got the update, hoorah...   Charitable donations section for Schedule A is open now. 1099B and 1099R still closed Other Tax Situations / Underpayment penalties section open VA state now available.   The bug for the state tax paid after 12/31/24 carryover has been fixed  

for the online option note Turbotax has an offer for 2025 if you do buy desktop you can switch to online premium for Fed+State for no extra cost.  Normally online is a more expensive option if you need the premium version or file multiple returns.  The installer will stop on Win 10 and offer this option but see details below   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/marketing/ty25-ttd-direct-offer/L0aUgksJ...   Be aware online is not identical to desktop, the workflow/functionality is different in particular no forms mode, and you can only prepare 1 return per account.   I think it does have some better document upload/import capabilities however.  See this article https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/articles/community-news-announcements/turbotax-windows-10-desktop-...  

And....just to add.....If your soon to be ex spouse files first and claims the children on a tax return, your own e-file will be rejected.    To prevent that from happening, get IP PINs from the IRS for the children and use them on your own tax return.     GET IP pin in order to e-file if your dependent’s SSN was claimed on another return   https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-takes-steps-to-help-prevent-refund-delays-by-accepting-duplicate-dependent-returns-with-an-ip-pin-for-2025-filing-season-taxpayers-encouraged-to-sign-up-soon-for-ip-pin-online-account     https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/get-an-identity-protection-pin     The other remedy to an e-file rejected for duplicate use of a child's SSN is to file your own return that claims the children by mail.  Then the IRS will sort out the duplicate use of the children's SSN's.   As far as the IRS is concerned, what matters is who has had physical custody of the children.  

In January there will be a refund advance loan that you may be eligible for when you are ready to file; no money is issued to you until your e-file is accepted by the IRS.  The IRS will not begin to accept 2025 e-files until late January.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refund-advance/L52Mg0G5u_US_en_US?uid=mit7zs6h

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 new 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  1095A for marketplace health insurance     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/

@ shmc   Unfortunately, you may have been doing those maneuvers needlessly.  There may or may not have even been an update today (Jan 6) for the desktop software.       TurboTax normally pushes the weekly update to the desktop program during the overnight hours on early Thursday mornings.  Even if the form recently became ready, perhaps it is being grouped into this week's weekly update.  If so, then hopefully, the update you need will be pushed out by early Thursday morning.   In past years, occasionally the forms availability table has not always been accurate and is subject to delay.   If it were me, I wouldn't worry about it until after this week's usual weekly update comes out.   If there is a specific form (or forms) or interview section you are wondering about, say what you are awaiting and someone might be able to comment if they have received it yet or not.   In the meantime, consult this table for forms availability.   In the top right corner, select Windows or Mac to see the list of forms for your product.   Tax Form Availability Tool

Are you saying you e-filed your 2025 return because many forms, worksheets and programming have not been finalized? If needed or used, e-filing should not be possible. However, if you did successfully e-file, the return is now sitting on a Turbotax computer until the IRS actually opens e-filing. This usually occurs during the last week of January. However, the IRS has not officially announced a date for 2025 returns. Some sites warn it may not be until mid-February. Once submitted to the IRS, within a few days, you should get an email saying either accepted or rejected. If rejected, you can fix it and resubmit. If accepted, you'll have to wait until you get your refund and then file an amended return. Turbotax will suggest refunds take about 3 weeks from e-filing, but the actual timing varies from return to return      note for next year that most tax reporting forms (W-2s, 1099s, etc)  don't have to be sent out until the end of January.