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@Seafarer2026  thankyou for the clarification. Since the worker/service provider is a US person ( citizen/GreenCard) having a foreign tax-home, you should issue a 1099-NEC --- I say should because this just assures that AURS system finds co-relation between reported earnings on return filed ( he will have to file a return as a US Person ).  Because the actual performed is at his tax-home abroad, this is foreign source income from his perspective and therefore eligible for FEIE ( Foreign Earned In come Exclusion ).  The address should be his tax home ( foreign)  or US  if he has a US postal address -- just so he receives it in time for the 2025 tax year filing .   IRS does not care about the address on the 1099 .  The address ( contact ) on form 1040 is all IRS system cares about.   Does this make sense ?  Is there more I can do for you ?  

Maybe you are waiting for some forms.  Click Review to see if you are missing some forms needed in order to e-file.   Many federal and state forms are not yet available.  Check here for form availability. The dates are subject to change.   Tax form availability tool     Be patient.    IF you e-file now, your return will go into “pending” until the IRS starts to accept/reject returns in late January. You cannot make any changes while the return is on the server. The IRS will start to accept/reject 2025 e-files on January 26.   And….a state return cannot be accepted until after the IRS accepts your federal return.

Thank you for your reply. Everything is clear now. However, when I reach the e-filing step, the system asks me to fix errors related to the missing SSNs for my wife and children in the review section before the final submission. Can I enter zeros or “N/A,” or do I need to file by mail if I cannot fix these errors?

Also the IRS isn't "accepting returns" until the 25th I believe, which may also be part of the problem. I've never seen this language used before the current administration though. Do with that what you will lol

For Windows…..What I would do on the old computer, is copy the whole Turbo Tax folder that is under your Documents. That should be where the .tax files and pdf files are stored. Also if you haven't done it, I would open each year in the program and save it as a pdf file, go to FILE - SAVE TO PDF so you don't need the program installed to view your return. Copy that folder to a flash drive or best yet is to burn it to a CD or DVD and then you will have a backup of them. Then on the new computer copy the folder (or files) from the flash drive to your Documents folder. You only need the tax return data file ending in .tax2024 to transfer into 2025. You can't transfer the programs. They have to be installed from the CD or Download. You don't need to install older programs unless you need to amend or you didn't save the pdf file. And they only support the last 3 years. If you install an older year you won't be able to update it or download any state programs, so you won't be able to open your return. To open your current return on the new computer you need to copy the data file ending in .tax2024 from the old computer or from your backup. On Windows it should be in your Documents then in a Turbo Tax subfolder. Or search your whole computer for all files ending in .tax or .tax204. Copy it to your Documents on the new computer. See this article on how to move your tax return to another computer……. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-data-file/help/how-do-i-move-my-tax-data-file-to-another-computer/00/26128  

Wait until your original return has been fully processed before you amend, and make sure you have saved a pdf of the original return before you amend. (If you do not save it as a pdf, the amended return will overwrite the original, and the original will be lost forever https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-already-filed/L4VjJ9BA2_US_en_US?uid=m76mq6z2       Do not expect quick results from amending. It can take four months or more for the IRS to process an amended return.     You can watch for information here: https://www.irs.gov/filing/wheres-my-amended-return    

You guys know that there is a FREE version of the software right?? Why pay for it?   And as far as why it's taking so long, it's a government issue. The forms aren't available for input on TurboTax because there were a lot of added tax breaks and other policy changes and that all has to be updated as tax season starts. It's definitely frustrating because I like to file my taxes as early as possible, but this is above TurboTax's pay grade unfortunately.

I attempted to complete our pension income, IRA distribution income and capital loss carryover data on 1/17/26, and Turbo Tax still has not completed these updates. I'm really frustrated, they keep emailing me to complete my return, but I can't!

Only happens to me...if I haven't entered data into one of the charities showing up in the list that transferred in from last year's file.    Waiting for the form 8283 to be ready before I complete that final entry.    (in Desktop software, not sure what "Online" software does)