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If you installed TurboTax on another computer that you own and haven't efiled any returns yet, you'll have all five Efiles still available to you.  You can install the program on as many computers that you own as you want.    @patmac59 

Your Retirement Savings Contributions Credit is limited to $54 because this tax credit is not permitted to reduce your tax liability below zero.  Tax credits that are not permitted to reduce your tax liability below zero are referred to as nonrefundable credits.

Use the following steps to enter your NOL Carryover from last year in TurboTax Online:   On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)  This opens a box where you can type in “NOL” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find) The search results will give you an option to “Jump to NOL” Click on the blue “Jump to NOL” link and enter your information. Note, if you did your taxes last year with TurboTax and generated an NOL carryover, then in many cases, TurboTax will carryover the NOL automatically to the next year. Check for this in case it appears that your NOL carryover is being double-entered in your 2025 tax return.  You can deduct less than the full amount.   See IRS Publication 536 for more information about NOLs.    Net Operating Loss (NOL) carryovers for tax years beginning after 2020 are limited to 80% of taxable income (calculated without the NOL deduction), as per IRC Section 172 and IRS instructions. This 80% rule means you cannot always use the full amount in a single year.    THE PROGRAM DOES NOT SUPPORT THE CALCULATION OF NOL CARRYOVERS. THIS INCLUDES THE 80% LIMITATION PURSUANT TO THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT. See here for the complete list of unsupported calculations.   

No one in the user forum can resolve a billing issue.  If you have a question about your TurboTax fees or billing, make sure you use the word “billing” in your request for help.  Do not use the word “refund.”   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/contact-turbotax/L2y9ZKpQB_US_en_US?uid=m5s9l2vh

MarilynG1 - In IRS Publication 561, "Determining the Value of Donated Property" , the IRS provides very specific guidance for valuing stocks and bonds.  See page 5, the section "Stocks and Bonds".  It states: "The value of stocks and bonds is the FMV of a share or bond on the valuation date." It then provides a very specific description, as follows: "Selling prices on valuation date. If there is an active public market for the contributed stocks or bonds on a stock exchange, in an over-the-counter market, or elsewhere, the FMV of each share or bond is the average price between the highest and lowest quoted selling prices on the valuation date. For example, if the highest selling price for a share was $11 and the lowest $9, the average price is $10. You get the average price by adding $11 and $9 and dividing the sum by 2."  Thus, to be IRS compliant, the valuation method to determine the fair market value for donations of publicly traded stocks or bonds should be the average share price.  Turbotax users should be able to select "average share price" for their valuation method and have it reflected properly on form 8283.  Turbotax has already acknowledged this needs to get this fixed and are working to resolve the issue.  Quoting from a post on 3/2/26 by MonikaK1 (Employee Tax Expert): "The issues with entries on Form 8283 and donations of stock have been reported by other users and have been elevated for investigation. It has since been confirmed as an issue by our development team.  We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and you can sign up here for updates."  I'll say again that it is very frustrating for Turbotax users that want to properly file their tax returns that Turbotax is taking so long to correct this issue.  

I have the software version. I cleared my cache and my cookies. restarted computer. It worked until I saved my file to come back to it. When I started my taxes again. The box was checked again. I deleted my one INT form and reentered. That did not work. I am almost to the point of deleting everything and starting again. Aaarrggh!!!

Sounds like you did not e-file the return or the return was rejected and you did not notice last year.   You can still file the return but now it must be filed by mail.   You will have to pay your TurboTax fees in order to print it, then sign and date it in ink and mail it in.   DID YOU E-FILE?   Did you e-file?   Did you go through all three steps of the FILE section and click a big orange button that said “Transmit my returns now?”     When you e-file your return you will get two emails from TurboTax.  The first one will say your return has been transmitted; the second one will tell you the IRS has accepted  or rejected your federal e-file.  If you filed a state return, there will be a third email (usually a day or two later) that tells you if the state e-file was accepted or rejected.   Check your e-file status:   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/    What does it say in your account?  Does it show that the return was accepted?   Or does it say something else---like "rejected," "printed," or "ready to mail?”   If you discover or realize that your e-file was rejected, or just never filed, you will need to print it, sign and date it in ink, and file it by mail now, since e-filing is closed for returns for tax year 2024.      You will be able to access the 2024 return you started by using the exact same account and user ID that you used when you started it.   But you can no longer use online software for any further changes.       Start a 2025  return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2024  returns is now permanently closed.    Now it is too late to use online software or to e-file. If you have any changes/corrections at all to make to your 2024 return, you now have to complete it using desktop software, which you must download to a full PC or Mac  (not to a mobile device).Then you need to print, sign and mail it.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/printers-printing/finish-prior-year-return-started-turbotax-online/L9Oe4M90A_US_en_US?uid=m68tffpe   If you already paid for your online software you can ask customer support for a download of the desktop software.   They are available from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific time   https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899263-what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number     If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty for filing late.  If you owe tax due, then file and pay the amount due as shown on the Form 1040, but expect a bill later from the IRS for the penalty and interest you will owe.  Only the IRS will calculate this—TurboTax will not calculate it.     When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.