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Sorry for your loss. You are not going to be able to file your tax return by April 15. File an extension, then work with the brokerage to get access to the account information as your husband's executor. A lawyer who specializes in wills and estates can probably make the process a lot smoother for you, but you are still not going to be able to file by April 15.  

If you are unable to print Schedules K-1, this may be due to a missing selection to print K-1s as part of your return.   Please open your return and click on the Forms icon in the TurboTax header.  Click on Information Wks in the left column.  Scroll down to Schedule K-1 Information under Partner Printing Options and check the "Yes" box for Print Schedules K-1?  This should allow you to produce and print all K-1s for your partners. If the K-1s display when you open them in TurboTax Business using Forms Mode, the form will be complete when you e-file the return.    We recommend opening the PDF version using Adobe Reader rather than a browser. If you don't wish to install Adobe Reader, try using Firefox or Safari rather than Chrome/Edge.   Also, check this article for more help: How do I fix issues while printing my return?

Yes, based on what you stated you are eligible for the American Opportunity Credit (AOC).  It doesn't matter how long you were in school.  You can only claim the AOC four times.  There is not time limit or limit on number of semesters in school.  You're good to take the credit.  

Are you in New York?    You can only schedule estimated payments for New  York state.  Not federal or states.   Turbo Tax can prepare the IRS estimated 1040ES slips but estimates are optional to pay.     Or that state payment in your bank account may be for a 2025 state tax due?

The new "Senior Deduction" is a temporary $6,000 federal tax deduction ($12,000 for married joint filers) for individuals aged 65 and up. This deduction will be reported on your Schedule 1-A and line 13b of your Form 1040.    TurboTax will automatically report the senior deduction for you if you meet the eligibility requirements.   You must be 65 or older on or before December 31, 2025. Income Limits: Single/Head of Household: Begins phasing out at $75,000; completely phased out at $175,000 Married Filing Jointly: Begins phasing out at $150,000; completely phased out at $250,000.   Married couples must file a joint return to qualify. You do not need to itemize to get this deduction   See Also:   The New “One Big Beautiful Bill” Senior Deduction: Do You Qualify? Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

What kind of Schedule K-1 are you reporting?  A partnership reports Section 199A in box 20.  An 1120-S reports Section 199A in box 17.   Whichever entry you are reporting, select Section 199A information.  Leave Amount empty.  This tells the software that Section 199A information will need to be entered for the income previously reported.  Click Continue. At the screen We see you have Section 199A income, select the appropriate income description.  Click How would I know this? for more information. At the screen We need some information about your 199A income, select the appropriate income description.  Click to the left to open the entry box. 

Yes, I have money listed in box 12W of my W2. However, I just went back through the HSA portion of my filing and I can't find where it asks me about personal contributions outside of W2 contributions. Any guidance there?

If you donated the computers to a recognized charity you can enter a charity donation.   Charity donations have no effect unless you have enough itemized deductions to exceed your standard deduction.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/credits-and-deductions/help/what-is-a-qualified-charitable-organization/00/26938     Federal>Deductions and Credits>Charitable Donations>Donations to Charity    

If you are over 59 ½ then your Roth distributions are Qualified Distributions and your Form 1099-R should have code T or Q. In this case, you can ignore this question.   If you are under 59 ½ then TurboTax will need this information to calculate how much of your distribution is taxable. Roth IRA contributions can be withdrawn anytime, tax- and penalty-free but earning will be taxable if withdrawn early.  

Found the location, and completed the IP 6 digits in the box. However, in checking the final forms, this did not change/revise the Pins in the appropriate boxes in the Federal Tax Information form (Info Wks). I've submitted the revised (ie 6 digit IP) after saving the new info. We'll see if the IRS accepts it now...if not I'll change everything and mail it in instead. Thanks for all your help.    

TurboTax does not track qualified expenses for a 529 distribution, so you need to keep your own records of what was paid from the distribution.  If your expenses exceeded the distribution, you don't need to enter a 1099-Q.     However, if you received a 1098-T from the school, you can enter that in the Education section to see if you qualify for an Education Credit, or have taxable scholarship income to report (if Box 5 Scholarships is greater than Box 1 Tuition). The only expenses that qualify in this case are Tuition/Fees and Books/Supplies purchased from the school, which are entered in the 1098-T section.    Here's more info on Form 1098-T.     @jlee3 

Form W-2, Box 12, Code W shows HSA contributions made through your employer's payroll (employer and employee contributions). This amount should carry over automatically from Box 12 of your W-2 to the federal Form 8889 (Health Savings Accounts).    Form 1099-SA shows your HSA distributions.   Here is a TurboTax article on HSAs for more information: Basics of Health Savings Accounts