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I did already and nothing is showing up. I was just wondering if I could have a physical appointment with someone close to Disney world who could help me cause I payed to send my documents by the post and I still have no information about my tax return 

You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now".   After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.   Did you do this?

You will need to amend your 2025 return and remove him from your return. Since you can efile your amendment, you can wait for its acceptance. Once accepted, have your son electronically file his return again.  Since your efile is accepted and a change has been recorded with the IRS, his return should be accepted by the IRS. Here are the steps on how to proceed with your amendment.   1. Start the Amendment Open the exact same tax file you already filed.  Go to the Federal Taxes tab (or Personal in some versions). Select Other Tax Situations. Scroll down to Other Tax Forms and select Amend a Return. Follow the prompts. TurboTax will display your original return before letting you make changes. This is vital because the IRS needs to see the "Before" and "After" on Form 1040-X.   2. Remove the Dependent Navigate to the Personal Info tab .You will see a list of your dependents. Select Delete (the trash can icon) next to the name of the dependent you need to remove. Confirm the deletion. TurboTax will automatically recalculate your return, which will likely result in you owing money back (since you are losing the dependent credit).   3. Review Form 1040-X TurboTax will generate Form 1040-X. In the Explanation of Changes section, clearly state why you are removing the dependent (e.g., "Removing dependent [Name] who is claiming themselves on their own return"). 4. File the Amendment E-filing: If you e-filed your original 2025 return, you can likely e-file the amendment. Follow the on-screen instructions to transmit it. Also, be sure your file has been accepted by the IRS before amending. Most likely it has, but I thought i would mention it anyway.

If you have not filed your return, you can change you direct deposit info by following these steps:   Go to File. Select Start or Revisit next to Step 2 Your refund info. Select Other refund options on the Get your refund up to 5 days early screen. Choose Direct deposit and Continue. Enter your bank account info and Continue. Your federal refund is now set up for direct deposit. If you've already filed and your return has been accepted (or mailed), it's too late to change your bank account for direct deposit.   What if I entered the wrong bank account for direct deposit?   @LindaMolina 

It's possible to file an amended return of an already-amended return, but it's not exactly supported by the software, so I believe you'll need to follow the below Community advice for the correct method(s) to prepare your re-amended filing. You should also wait until your initial amended return has been accepted by the IRS, and you can check that here.   Basically, to do the second amended return you have to start with a dummy "original" return that incorporates the changes that were made by the first amended return. Then you can simply go through the normal amending process. There are two ways to produce the dummy original return. Both ways are hard to explain and to understand. One way always works, for both federal and state, but it's for desktop only, and you have to have a copy of the .tax file for the actual original return that you filed, before the first amended return. You make a copy of the .tax file for the original return with a different name. Open the copy and make the changes that you made in the first amended return, but without going through the amending process. That gives you an original return that incorporates the changes from the first amended return. A variation of this method, if you don't have the .tax file for the original return, is to create a new return from scratch, reproducing the original return. But that's a lot of work and very error-prone. The other way is to open the first amended return and delete the Form 1040X. That will leave you with what appears to be an original return, but incorporates the changes from the first amended return. This will usually work for the federal return only. In theory it should work for the state also, but some states don't let you delete the amended form, or it immediately comes back after you delete it. Sometimes deleting the state amended form makes the federal 1040X reappear. The results vary for different states, and sometime vary even for the same state, depending on the exact sequence of steps that you follow. With some states there seems to be a problem even deleting the federal 1040X. Via @VolvoGirl 

Even though Column B of your Form 1095-A is zero, a value is required for that field. As DawnC mentioned, you can look up your Second Lowest Cost Silver Plan (SLCSP) and use that number for Column B. See  What's SLCSP?  for a link to the health coverage tax tool. Column C can be zero.

As your proceed through the state interviews in TurboTax, most will have questions about penalties, filing extensions, and amending a return.  It's possible that you may have clicked yes to filing an amended return in the New York interview, which is why TurboTax would be asking you about it.

To adjust your returns so that only your income is taxed by New York (NY) and both incomes are correctly reported in New Jersey (NJ), you must use the Income Allocation screens in your tax software.  When filing a joint return as nonresidents, NY requires you to report your total joint federal income first to determine a base tax rate. However, you then allocate only your specific wages to NY so that the final tax is only applied to your portion.   In the NY state tax section, look for a screen titled "New York Income Allocation" or "W-2 Summary". When asked if all your wages were earned in NY, select No. You will see a list of W-2s for both you and your spouse. Choose to allocate your W-2 - you can select "Allocate by Number of Days" or "100% NY" if your employer considers all your remote work as NY-sourced under the "convenience of the employer" rule. Select "0% NY" or "Don't allocate this employer" for your spouse's W-2.   NY uses an "Income Factor" (NY income divided by total income) to calculate your final tax. After allocating, this factor should reflect only your wages, significantly reducing the tax amount and potential penalties.

If you need an IP PIN, you must obtain your 6-digit PIN from the IRS, as you cannot e-file without it if this is an issue. You should have gotten a letter from the IRS with the 6-digit number. If not, you can create an account on the IRS website to get it.  Get an identity protection PIN (IP PIN)  

In order to owe no taxes on your self-employment business, you would need to report at least as much in business expenses as the income you report for the business.   To enter this in TurboTax Online, go to Self-Employment Schedule C.

Check this Arizona Department of Revenue website for details on credits for charitable contributions.  There are maximum limits to the credits offered for those contributions, so it may be possible that you contribution exceeded the maximum allowed to get credit for your full contribution.

What problem are you having, that you are filing Married Separate, and the Review is telling you that "Family should not be checked, etc."?   Have you tried what worked for many taxpayers, to just delete the 8889-S (see below)?   If this did not help, then do the HSA Reset and start over on the HSA data.   HSA RESET ***Reset***   1. make a copy of your W-2(s) (if you don't have the paper copies) 2. delete your W-2(s) (use the garbage can icon next to the W-2(s) on the Income screen)   *** Desktop/Windows***   3. Go to the upper right and click on Forms, and  4. Select the desired form (1099-SA (if one), 8889-T, and 8889-S (if one)). Note the Delete Form button at the bottom of the form’s screen.   *** Desktop/Mac***   3. Switch to Forms Mode by selecting the Forms icon. 4. From the menu, select the form (1099-SA (if one), 8889-T, and 8889-S (if one)) you want to remove (if you don't see it, select Open Form at the top). From the Forms menu, select Remove [form name].   *** Online ***   3. go to Tax Tools (on the left), and navigate to Tools->Delete a form  4. delete form(s) 1099-SA (if one), 8889-T, and 8889-S (if one)   5. go back and re-add your W-2(s), preferably adding them manually 6. go back and redo the entire HSA interview....

If you see the "Needs Review" tag for your self-employed business, the best option is to run Federal Review. Smart Check will provide more information about the entry that is missing or needs your attention. If the tag is not resolved after running Smart Check, try the following:   Log out of TurboTax Online, refresh your browser, and clear your cookies and cache. Then restart your browser and log into TurboTax again. Or try a different browser.    For more help, please see:  How do I delete cookies? How to clear your cache

If you refinanced in 2021, it will forever be a refinance.  The reason this is important is because you can only deduct the interest on the portion of the loan that was used to buy, build or substantially improve the home in which it secures. So if you refinanced it, and you took cash out for anything other than a major renovation or improvement to the home, the interest on that portion of the loan would not be deductible.