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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.

It depends on how you complete the other steps on the W4 as well as how you complete the W4 for the other job.    Typically,  a married couple filing jointly with each having a job or jobs, who do not complete steps 2, 3 and 4 as applicable on the form W-4, will have lower withholding throughout the year, meaning the end-of-year tax bill will be higher (or a lower refund).    In your situation, since you mention your jobs are not close in pay, then you would be correct to not check step 2c on either job W4 and instead consider steps 2a or 2b for the higher paying job W4 only.   For the lower paying job W4 you would complete steps 1 and 5 only.   This should result in withholding that is close to the tax owed. If you want a higher refund (more withholding) then increase the amount on line 4c on either form W4.         You might also consider the TurboTax W4 Calculator to assist with completing the form W4 for the highest paying job. 

Employers have until the end of January to issue W-2's.  Make sure your former employer has your correct mailing address or a way to provide you with your W-2.   You must enter that W-2 in order to file your tax return.   You mention "questions about unemployment" but did not ask a question.  This is not live chat.  Ask a clearly worded complete question so we will know how to help.

To find out, after I purchased TurboTax Premier that the product is not fully capable of producing a final tax return, such as not being able to enter "Retirement Plans and Social Security" data, is not acceptable.  Intuit should have made this known to potential buyers when the product was being purchased.  I have used TurboTax for years, but this will likely be the last purchase.  This is just a horrible business model.