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I know I can hand enter all of my 1099-R's manually but that is quite a lot of work especially when the help shows that Turbotax used to be able to upload pdfs of the 1099-R's in the past.  Because these are all from the same institution can I save having to reenter the addresses all the time by adding together the entries from all the 1099-R's and entering them into one 1099-R form in Turbotax.  I can't see why this wouldn't work except there may be a one to many 1099-R form relationship that the IRS may not like?

From the LLC that provided the K-1.  See the following link that references the Form 8990 instructions and explains more about Section II, Line 6: Form 8990, Section II, Line 6, Tentative Taxable Income

Since you were married on December 31 you have to file as MFJ or MFS. As a US Citizen or a Resident Alien, you have two choices in filing your taxes.   Option 1  Treat your spouse as resident alien for tax purposes.   If you do this, you will need to include your spouse's worldwide income in your US tax return and it will be subject to US taxes.  To do this follow these steps. Attach a statement to your tax return, signed by both spouses, that states that one spouse is a nonresident alien and the other is a U.S. citizen or resident alien, and you are choosing to both be treated as US residents for the tax year. List the name, address and Social Security number (or Individual Taxpayer Identification number) of each spouse. If your spouse has a social security number you will use it.  If not, you will need to apply for a number using Form SS-5.  If your spouse is not eligible to apply for a Social Security number, complete a Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf).  This form will be attached to your tax return.  Turbo Tax does not support the Form W-7.  You can complete it outside of Turbo Tax.  You will have to print, sign and mail your return in if you are using Form W-7. For the first year you make the choice, you have to file a joint return. In later years you can file joint or separate returns. Married Filing Jointly will give you a higher standard deduction and has other benefits that are not available using a married filing separately status, but you do have to include your spouse’s worldwide income in joint income. Option 2    Treat your spouse as a nonresident alien for tax purposes. You will not have to include your spouse’s non-US income on your U.S. tax return. You will have to use the filing status of Married Filing Separately. https://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Nonresident-Spouse-Treated-as-a-Resident If everyone on the tax return has a social security number or ITIN, you should mail your return to the address listed in the 1040 instructions.  Tax returns with a Form W-7 should be mailed to the Austin TX address.    A tax return accompanied by one or more W-7 forms cannot be submitted electronically. You can submit it in person at any IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center that performs in-person document reviews; most major cities have such assistance centers, and there is at least one center in every state. You can also submit tax returns with W-7 forms by mail to: Internal Revenue Service ITIN Operation P.O. Box 149342 Austin, TX 78714-9342   According to the IRS, it takes 6 to 10 weeks to obtain an ITIN. An ITIN will expire at the end of the year if it is not used on a federal tax return in the last 3 years.

Military retirement pay is generally considered a non-qualified plan for tax purposes, as it is a government pension not covered by ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act).  The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) offered to military members is a qualified plan.

@mesquitebean Your instructions were clear.  I do have the 2024 forms on my computer. But after using TT for so manyyears, i can truly say that it never offered to search or find last years returns. it never asked if I wanted it to load those files. I was surprised, but just kept going. But halfway through the taxes, i realized how much I depended on seeing last years info with this years info.  i am not clear about how to tell TT to add them to my return. When i have the chance, i will try that trick of starting a new return and let you know. Thanks. 

To find out if you paid mortgage points, you should check your Closing Disclosure or Settlement Statement from when you finalized the loan. Look  for line items labeled "Points" or "Loan Discount" or similar.   Also, you can check Box 6 of Form 1098 (Mortgage Interest Statement) for the year you closed on the home.   You could also contact your lender if you are unable to determine based on the above.