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> This link will have Forms availability for TurboTax - TurboTax Forms Availability    Once again, that chart tells you when forms will be acceptable for print and file, and for efile. That's not really the issue. TurboTax could have had a form finalized months ago and still need to have IRS approval for filing.   The issue (for me, anyway) is when Step-by-Step for a tax scenario is substantially complete in order to get guidance for year-end decisions. TurboTax has always been useful for that, but this year totally messed up without any explanation.

  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/   Start a 2025 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   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   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.        

See this response also   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-when-will-the-ira-401-k-pension-plan-withdrawals-1099-r-form-1099-r-section-be-available/01/3726956#M253890   "The target date for Form 1099-R is still 1/21/26.  The wrong form 3903 issue for email sign up has been identified and is in the process of being corrected.     In the meantime, you can use the 1099-R Worksheet in FORMS to fill in your pension amounts to continue tax calculations. "

Thanks for that info.  But it still does not address the BUG where the wrong info is being linked in the application. And wouldn't it be nice if the link you provided is actually in the Turbotax application itself?

I wish I could leave a review so I could give the lowest possible rating. I've used TurboTax for years, they're usually pretty easy to work with, but not this year apparently.   I messed up part of the paperwork so I had to go in and fix it. First, it wouldn't let me fix it initially. They just kept asking for a form I didn't have. I had to manually find where the problem was entered and check a single box. THEN, they said "you can't use the free version because you're trying to enter this medicare form" when I had never heard of said form, don't qualify for said form, and don't need to enter said form. After it refused to let me pass without upgrading to the Deluxe edition, I figured "why not? it's probably like $20". It was $88! And that was AFTER being discounted from $143.   Now, they won't let me downgrade without clearing and restarting the whole form, but they won't let me restart because I've already filed the form once before.   They want me to pay $88 for doing literally nothing/   I don't think I'll be recommending this service to anyone ever again. I have never had a worst customer service experience in my life.

Turbo Tax never knows if or when you get your refund. The IRS doesn't update Turbo Tax when they send your refund. Only the IRS knows what happened to your refund. Turbo Tax only says if your efile was Accepted or Rejected, not if it was approved. What does the IRS say at Where’s My Refund https://www.irs.gov/refunds

Thanks! That helps but would of thought Turbo Tax would have sent e mail or at least info on Fidelity not ready rather than just disappearing it from the On line Tax program :(. One day its there and next just gone!  

Yes the import file is different than a pdf file.  You can't see the import file on the websites like Fidelity.  They can have the pdf statement ready for you to download and print but the import files take longer for them to make.   And as I said you can't enter or import a 1099R yet.  That section won't be ready until  Jan 21, 2026 in Turbo Tax.  So try again after Wednesday.

Fidelity showing up as one of the Banks/Investment firms I could select was there 3 days ago or so. As of yesterday no Fidelity shown anywhere. And my 1099-R is shown as available in my Fidelity account. Is there a difference in a "import file" and a "pdf file"? Thanks for the help so far!

What was there 3 days ago?   Most  investment companies won't have the 1099 import files ready until mid Feb.  And the file you can see on the websites is only the pdf file, not the special import file.   And the 1099R section in Turbo Tax won't be ready until Jan 21 to enter or import.   The date was pushed back from Jan 14.