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So, all of that was good. I had to do it twice and it said yay, you have filed your taxes sooner than whatever percentage it was of other people. I finally got back a response that the state was accepted, but federal was not and I got my money from the state deposited into my account. No federal. They wanted more information and it could be because I had recently gotten divorced, but I tried to contact them and cannot get in touch with them  

Do you mean NOT done?  You might have another account.   How to view all your accounts https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx It's common to end up with multiple accounts. First LOG OUT of whatever TurboTax account you're logged into right now. Then use this TurboTax account recovery website to get a list of user ID's for an email address. Run the tool against any email addresses you may have used https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery/

Sorry, Online is closed for prior year returns. How to prepare a prior year return https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-prepare-a-prior-year-tax-return/00/25984 To do a prior year return you have to buy the Desktop program here, https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/2022 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….. Here is the IRS 2022 Form 1040 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040--2022.pdf or if you want bigger type use 1040SR for Seniors, https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s--2022.pdf And 2022 Instructions https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040gi--2022.pdf 2022 Tax and EIC Tables https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040tt--2022.pdf Sch 1 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s1--2022.pdf Sch 2 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s2--2022.pdf Sch 3 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s3--2022.pdf You have to print and mail prior year returns. 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 received the return. Don’t forget state.

If your AGI was less than $150,000, and by Jan15 2026 you will have paid in last year's tax as you say (equal payments), you won't get a penalty. You may pay more estimated tax only to reduce the amount due on April 15th.   @bill Pohl 

That may be so but that is not what is happening here.  Apple dumped the Intel based processor for their arm chips.  Apple silicon was first introduced for Macs with the M1 chip in November 2020.  The current chip is the M4.  So for TurboTax not to support legacy hardware, they would need to support the Apple ARM family of processors.  They do not do that right now.  They support running Turbotax by running Rosetta 2 which is a dynamic binary translator.  Basically translate X84 to ARM.  TurboTax is relying on a hardware translator to support their software.  I do not run translators.  I once was on a project that tried to write one.  When efficient and running well they are ok.  When the software breaks, debugging can sometimes be a bear.  The translators can also slow up your machine.  So if TurboTax does not want to support the current Apple architecture, please just let me know and I will go elsewhere.  I have been using TT since 2006 but I am willing to convert. 

You are not exempt from paying income tax or from having tax withheld for Social Security and Medicare.   Do not say on a W-4 that you are exempt.   If your earnings for 2025 are less than than $15, 750, then you will be able to get a refund of the amount that is in box 2 of your W-2 when you prepare a 2025 tax return in early 2026.   You will not get back anything withheld for Social Security or Medicare.   And....at 16, you can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax return, so when you prepare your return for 2025, it will be important for you to say on your own tax return that you can be claimed as someone else's dependent.

Here are the blank Estimates and instructions….. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040es.pdf   The 1040ES quarterly estimates are due April 15, June 16, Sept 15 and Jan 15, 2026.  Your state will also have their own estimate forms.   Or you can pay directly on the IRS website https://www.irs.gov/payments Be sure to pick the right kind of payment and year.....2025 Estimate

In order to run TT on native Mac silicon, mine is M4, you need to install Rosetta. Rosetta is the transition layer that allows software built for Intel hardware to run on Apple silicone.    if you Open System Information. In the left column select Applications. Then sort the results by Kind. If you have any Intel software on your machine, Rosetta has been installed so it can run..   translation software can slow down your machine and cause other nasty things to happen.  Apple provides binaries that    applications can be written to support both processors natively.  It’s time that TurboTax be updated to support both.