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Thanks for the speciality in your response and the link to the mad status description. Seems our situation will be dictated by MA rules to file Fed as married separate and the do the same for each state, MA and RI for each resident as well as non-resident based on  income earned in that state.   We don’t itemize deductions with the new standard and the SALT cap. 

@hollidaytracina7    Sorry, but e-filing of 2024 tax returns using TTX software has been closed for at least two weeks now...and will open up again ONLY for 2025 tax returns when the transition to 2025 filing has been completed and available.   Thus, you will have to print and mail-file whichever 2024 tax returns you had not successfully e-filed before (Fed, State or both). ________________________ If you've finished them, but just haven't filed them, then you may be able to download a PDF of each/both from your Online account, either now, or sometime in the next few weeks from the prior year area of your account.   If you haven't finished them, then you will have to download and install the "Desktop" software (for full Windows or MAC computers only) and make the appropriate corrections/edits, then print and mail file them (Fed and state, if both are needed, go to different addresses).   IF you are getting refunds, there is usually no penalty for filing late. ______________ If you already paid for the "Online" software when you originally filed, you may be able to get a free desktop software download from Customer Support next week,  (not open now on weekends) : How do I contact TurboTax?

If TurboTax offers a 2025 tax refund advance, it will not be available until after January 1, 2026 and you will need to have completed the 2025 tax return with a tax refund before the offer will even become available.

  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/       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?uid=m6gufxei     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.      

E-filing is permanently closed for 2024 returns.   The only way you can file a 2024 return now is to print it, sign and date it in ink, and mail it in.     When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.  

E-filing is closed---so "fixing" your return will not enable you to e-file.   Most rejections are for AGI.   AGI no longer matters.   A 2024 return can only be filed by mail now.   You will need to print it, sign and date it in ink, and mail it in an envelope.   When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.  

You will not be able to use "refund processing" now because e-filing is permanently closed for 2024 returns.  Your fees must be paid upfront using a credit or debit card.   Your 2024 return has to be filed by mail in an envelope.    You will be able to access the 2024 return you started by using the exact same account and user ID that you used when you started it.   But you can no longer use online software for any further changes.   Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2024  returns is now permanently closed.  The system is in transition from 2024 to 2025.    Now it is too late to use online software or to e-file. If you have any changes/corrections at all to make to your 2024 return, you now have to complete it using desktop software, which you must download to a full PC or Mac  (not to a mobile device).Then you need to print, sign and mail it.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/printers-printing/finish-prior-year-return-started-turbotax-online/L9Oe4M90A_US_en_US?uid=m68tffpe   If you already paid for your online software you can ask customer support for a download of the desktop software.   They are available from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time Monday - Friday   https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899263-what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number     If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty for filing late.  If you owe tax due, then file and pay the amount due as shown on the Form 1040, but expect a bill later from the IRS for the penalty and interest you will owe.  Only the IRS will calculate this—TurboTax will not calculate it.     When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.      

So sorry for your loss.   You will need to get his W-2 from the employer.   Are you trying to prepare a 2024 return or starting to work on 2025?   The employer has until the end of January 2026 to issue a W-2 for 2025.    For the year that your spouse died, you can still file a joint return.  That way, you will get the 2024 married filing jointly standard deduction of $29,200 (+ $1550 for each spouse 65 or older) which will lower the amount of income you are taxed on.    For a 2025 return those amounts are $31,500 (+ $1600 for each spouse 65 or older) and an extra $6000 deduction for each spouse 65 or older--phased out at certain income levels.   In My Info, you will need to indicate that your spouse died. When his name is in My Info,  there is a screen early in the interview that asks "Do any of these apply to [name] ?’” where you will do that, and then a drop down will appear where you can enter the date he passed.   If you have qualifying dependent children you will be able to file as a qualifying surviving spouse  (QSS) for the next two years after this tax return.  Post back if you need further help.     https://accountants.intuit.com/support/en-us/help-article/tax-filing-status/claiming-qualified-surviving-spouse-filing-status/L7al83jU1_US_en_US  

MA won’t let you file jointly. You and your spouse must both be MA residents, with the same residency period. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/filing-status-on-massachusetts-personal-income-tax#married TurboTax will let you create tax returns for federal MFJ and state MFS. Unless things have changed, you need the desktop version for this.