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When you download the PDF of your 2023 tax return the New Jersey return will be in the PDF, after the federal return, even though you haven't filed the New Jersey return. The requirement to file a New Jersey tax return is not based on whether you owe a payment. The requirement to file is based on your income and your filing status, not whether you owe. If your income was more than $10,000 or $20,000, depending on filing status, you are required to file a New Jersey tax return, even if you don't owe anything. See Who Must File on the New Jersey Division of Taxation web site.  

You can arrange for the Live help you are paying the extra fee for with your questions from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time. https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/product-setup/connect-tax-expert-turbotax-live/L73wOZD5D_US_en_US?uid=m8zw1pbb

@NCperson thank you again! 1) the real estate you are now renting is the home you were living in prior to moving to FL.  Is that why there is no rental income for the part-year prior to moving? Yes corrrect. I was living in that home prior to moving and rented it out once I moved. As a matter of fact, the rental income is actually a negative amount because TT calculated depreciation on that property.    2) on the capital gains.....is that stocks and bonds sales?  or real estate sales? and if real-estate, in what state is the real estate located?  According to TT, the capital gains was calculated from my net long-term capital gain. It's from investments (dividends) and savings. I think I am going to have to include a portion of this as a VA resident in actuality. For 2024 only, the amount is considerably less.

No.   TurboTax does not email your tax returns to you.       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 2024 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?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.  

just to clarify tho - if I'd paid $45 for state return I wouldn't expect to then get $25 charge for e-file so it's $70 total to file state, agree that's a lot.  But that's their online pricing model (that I will never touch). 

TurboTax gets no information from the IRS after you file your tax return. To check on regular tax refund status via automated phone, call 800-829-1954.   Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities.  There is no rule as to which one will come in first or how long it will be between their arrival in your account.   TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS.      First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst       How do I speak to the IRS internationally? https://www.irs.gov/help/contact-my-local-office-internationally  

If folks are worried about $25 for state e-file they should be using TT desktop not online which I believe is cheaper and doesn't vary with all these different forms needed, especially if you buy it early in tax season when the s/w is generally discounted; or not using TT at all.  Given the first state with desktop is free I'm paying $25 to do my state taxes.  The e-file may be 'free' but it's not like they are ripping anyone off (on this at least), they have to develop and maintain the software for every state which all have different tax laws.  I usually get my taxes done for about $100-125 all-in, it's fine.

Also, only the first, $12,500 of the overtime (filing SINGLE) as @Opus 17 calculates it would be deductible.  Not ALL the calculated overtime is deductible.    There is a phaseout that begins at $150,000 of adjusted gross income (again filing SINGLE), which doesn't appear to be at issue in this case.