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It's been 30 years since I last did a manual return as I started using MacInTax (now TurboTax) in 1996. Previously I'd just get the forms and instructions at my local library; don't know if the one here makes them available.

We cannot see your screen, your return or your account.  Have you entered ALL of your 2025 information?  All your income, etc.?  Many tax documents that you need do not arrive until late January or even February, so maybe you do not have it all there yet.   There are a lot of variables that affect your refund or tax due including how much you earned, how much tax you had withheld, your filing status, the number of dependents you claim, your deductions and credits, etc.  You may have lost Earned Income Credit or the Child Tax Credit— did a child turn 17?  If you received the EIC last year, remember that changes in the amount you earn have a big effect on the amount of EIC you can get. (Sometimes earning more money means less EIC)  Are you 65 or older ?  If so, your standard deduction is higher. Everyone has a higher standard deduction now so it is harder to use itemized deductions.   And of course, always check your own data entries, looking for errors such as misplaced decimals or extra zeros.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refund-go-compared-last-year/L97JmhUbi_US_en_US?uid=ld9ijm41   Print out 2024  and 2025  and compare them side by side to see what is different.    https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/tax-payments/video-why-would-i-owe-federal-taxes/L3VXudPiN    

@jtalley22  said "TurboTax is only giving me $1,983 in EITC, which is the amount for a person with no children"   That's not correct.  Th maximum a person with no children can get is $649.   The fact that TT is giving you $1983 may indicate your issue is not with you child qualifying but with adjustments to you income  or how you entered.    What makes you think you should be getting $4000? The earned income credit is first calculated (actually looked up in a table) on your earned income then it is calculated on your total income (AGI). You get the lesser of the two calculated EIC numbers. See the 2025 EIC table at page 49 at: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf   See Schedule EIC and the EIC worksheet in TurboTax. 

Well here we are at the 21st and still no support for Pensions. Been using Turbo Tax for more than 10 years, but apparently it is time to move on. Intuit needs to understand that we use TurboTax not just for filing, but for planning refunds or taxes owed. This generally starts in December for me. Very frustrated and unhappy with Intuit. Give me what you have; even if you can't let me file. How hard is it to just let me enter a 1099R and estimate what my taxes are?

Multi-member LLCs default to a partnership classification for the purposes of IRS filings.   As a result, the LLC needs to file Form 1065 and issue K-1s to its members.   You might want to seek guidance from a tax professional for this scenario.

As Xmasbaby0 stated, the IRS is not accepting 2025 tax returns until January 26th, 2026. You will have to wait to see if the file was accepted or rejected.   If your return is rejected, you can go directly back in and make changes.  If it is accepted, follow these steps: On the Tax Home screen,  Scroll down to Your tax returns & documents and  Select the Amend (change) return dropdown,  Then Amend using TurboTax Online. (If you're told to amend your return via TurboTax Desktop, follow the steps for TurboTax Desktop instead.) Continue through the screens, make the changes you need to make, and carefully answer the remaining questions to finish amending your return. Amend current taxes 2025  How do I amend my federal tax return for a prior year?    

Also, see the instructions for Form 8832:   https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8832.pdf   File Form 8832 with the Internal Revenue Service Center for your state listed later. In addition, attach a copy of Form 8832 to the entity’s federal tax or information return for the tax year of the election.

If you already paid your fees, you cannot "clear and start over"-----but you can get back in to the program to make changes or add information if you have not e-filed.   If you have not e-filed, click Add a State---that trick will allow you back in---you do not really have to add a state return, but that will get you into your return.   If you already e-filed, you cannot make any changes at this time.  You have to wait to see if the return is accepted or rejected;  if rejected, you can make changes.  If accepted, you have to wait for it to be fully processed to amend later in February.