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You have the option to add the state return in both TurboTax Online and TurboTax Desktop, in both options you can go to the state section and add the state you need to file.   If you are using TurboTax Desktop, you will need to download the state of Georgia to file the return.     @michelelipps70   

Are you wanting to report the sale of your personal residence?  Or something else?  Please clarify.   The purchase of a new house is generally not a taxable event.  Please clarify.   In TurboTax Online, to report the sale of your personal residence, enter 'sale of home' in the search microscope in the upper right hand corner of the screen.  Click on 'Jump to sale of home'.   Follow the prompts to determine the gain and whether the gain is taxable.   IRS form 8949 will be generated by the software if a gain needs to be reported.     The tax code allows taxpayers to exclude up to $250,000 ($500,000 for certain taxpayers who file a joint return) of the gain from the sale (or exchange) of property owned and used as a principal residence (main home) for at least two of the five years before the sale.    If a taxpayer qualifies to exclude the entire gain on the sale form income, the transaction might not be required to be reported on the tax return.     See also this TurboTax Help.

If you have NOT e-filed, just go to Federal>Wage and Income>Wages & Salaries W-2 and click Add W-2       If you already e-filed:   You cannot change or add anything on the return that you just e-filed, nor can you stop it.  It is too late, just like when you put an envelope in a US mailbox on the corner.  The IRS does not allow you to take it back.   If you left out a W-2, a 1099G, or a dependent, or a 1099 etc…DO NOT change your return while it is “pending.”  The changes will go nowhere.   Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return.  If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and make the necessary changes to your tax return and re-submit your return.     If the IRS accepts your return, however, then you have to wait longer until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund.  THEN you can prepare an amended tax return and e-file or mail  it in. You have to be able to work from that return exactly the way it was when it was e-filed originally.  You will need to use a form called a 1040X.     Meanwhile, DO NOT go in and start changing anything on your return in the system, or you will make a mess for yourself.  Sit tight and wait until you see what the IRS does with the return you just e-filed   The Form 1040X you need becomes available in late February,  But wait until your return has been processed.  

@thdrbird57 If you are not getting the senior deduction  on line 13b it could be that   your date of birth is incorrect and/or you were not 65 or older at the end of 2025   you are filing married filing separatlely   your income is too high and exceeds the limit for the deduction

If they had a green card and worked from the US that would make them a tax resident of the US right? How can they claim any Foreign Tax Credit if they were physically in the US. My understanding is that they would have to file all taxes in the US and claim a tax credit from the foreign country which has incorrectly withheld taxes, in this case Kazakhstan? Also they would have to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes unless there is a agreement between the two countries?

You mean where to open the uninstall window?   In Windows 11, type this text in the box on the bottom panel, and open the "Add or remove programs" window.    Then in the blank box at the top, type "C++" or "Visual C++", you can find your distribution version(s). You can repair these packages following the descriptions in my previous reply. Hope it works for you. Good luck!      

If you are entering your Form W-2 into TurboTax you will enter your Employer ID from your Form W-2 into the TurboTax program using the steps below.   To get to the entry screens for a Form W-2 you will: Click on "Search" at the top right of your TurboTax screen Type "W-2" into the search box Click on the link "Jump to W-2" Your screen will say, "Let's start with a bit of information from your W-2" The screen asks for your Employer ID Number (EIN). You will find this number in "Box b" of your Form W-2.   The proper format for an employer's EIN is as follows: A 9-digit number formatted as XX-XXXXXXX.   Make sure the number that  you entered is exactly 9 digits in the XX-XXXXXXX format. Make sure there are no extra spaces or hidden characters.    You can try manually re-entering the EIN from Box b of your W-2.   You can also try deleting the existing Form W-2 and re-entering it.   If you are getting an error message, you can try using a different browser to resolve it.    Also try clearing your cache and cookies.   Click here for How to clear your cache.   Click here for How do I delete cookies?   If you believe your employer's EIN is incorrect, you can call your employer or payroll company and ask them to verify that it is correct.   Click here for How do I view and delete forms in TurboTax Online? Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

The only way that TurboTax would know that you prepaid taxes, would be if you entered in your federal interview that you made estimated payments, or if you filed with TurboTax last year and you applied your 2024 MD refund to 2025, or with the amounts that were withheld from your forms (like W2 or 1099), that you entered on the return.     Where do I enter my estimated tax payments?