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You received a message from Marketing.  Marketing does not really know if your W-2 is available now.  They just want your business.   TurboTax does not have your W-2.   W-2’s come from employers.  There is not a federal or national website that provides W-2’s.   If your employer is partnered with TurboTax to allow the W-2 data to be imported into the software you can do that---but you need the actual W-2 so that you can enter the EIN and the amount from box 1 to import the other data from the W-2---which just saves you the little bit of keying in of the other information.   W-2's come from your employer, and they have until January 31 to issue it.  Some employers allow you to import the W-2 through the software, but for security reasons you still need information from the actual W-2 to import it. Some employers have payroll sites that will have your W-2. You might need to phone, text, drop in, email and/or snail mail an old employer to make sure they know where to send your W-2.     Every 2025 W-2 that you received must be reported on your 2025 tax return, even if they are for small amounts.  Remember that each one of those W-2’s has your Social Security number on it, and that income was reported to the IRS by the employer.  You do not want trouble with the IRS for under-reporting your income or have your refund delayed by having missing income.   ALL of your W-2’s must be entered on the SAME tax return.     Go to Federal>Wages & Income to enter a W-2. After you enter the first one, you click Add Another W-2.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-forms/get-copy-w-2/L8FTim9MO_US_en_US?uid=m68ee4os   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/import-enter-w-2/L55HzdeDr_US_en_US?uid=m68efe36

We are simply pissed off that Intuit insincerely justified its OS decision with data security (ignoring Win 10 ESU), while pushing more risky (but highly profitable) online tax filing via browser. Give me a break!   Too much BS from a company we trusted for decades. Time to move on. We have other options.

pretend you got a 1099B. For the Financial institution's name, you can use Gold Bars. It goes nowhere.  for type it would either be C or F. Proceeds and costs not reported to the IRS. C for short-term; F for long-term

@ danvickie wrote: Apparently I clicked on Federal only.  How can I change that You should explain what that means. Otherwise we have to start guessing.   What were you doing and where?   Since the title of this thread mentions Costco, were you trying to purchase TurboTax desktop software from Costco and chose the Deluxe Federal only, instead of the Federal + State version?

You don't have to have a 1099-B to enter your capital gains.   Choose the option to enter the form/data manually and you will be able to enter the necessary details to calculate your capital gains tax.     Then select OTHER.    On the BROKER NAME screen, you can enter anything that helps you reference the transaction.      Then on the Type of Investment option - select COLLECTIBLE.   Then you will be able to enter the sale information.