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I did not receive a solution for my question even after speaking and chatting with TT experts. I had to clear my tax return from TT and start afresh. I ended up wasting several hours of time spent preparing my tax return to start over. The reputation of TT being the best software no longer rings true to me. 

Since your Traditional IRA is not income-restricted for contributions, the entire $330 excess belong to your ROTH IRA. The easiest fix is to absorb the excess by applying it to your 2025 contribution, since you still have $1,000 of "room" to contribute.   Although you will still owe a one-time 6% penalty ($19.80) on your 2024 return via Form 5329 because it sat there through the December 31, 2024 deadline, you will not need to withdraw the money. Instead, you can leave it in the ROTH account.   To report this in TurboTax, do the following:   Go to the Deductions & Credits section and find Traditional and Roth IRA Contributions Enter your 2024 contributions ($3,800 Traditional/$4,200 ROTH) TurboTax will notify you of the $330 excess When asked if you withdrew the money, answer "No" to trigger the penalty   For 2025, your total contribution is officially $7,330, which is under your contribution limit.   Go to the Deductions & Credits section and find Traditional and Roth IRA Contributions When asked, "Did you have any excess ROTH contributions for 2024?", Select Yes Enter the $330 as the prior year excess and $7,000 as your actual contribution The excess will then be applied against your remaining $1,000 for 2025 TurboTax will generate Form 5329 showing the $330 was applied to this year's limit. This results in $0 penalty for 2025.

If you entered the information for the state tax payment in the File section, , you would have entered the direct debit date for your bank account during the final "File" step, just before transmitting your return, after selecting to pay taxes owed via bank transfer.    The prompt "Date You Want the Amount Withdrawn" allows you to set a specific date; otherwise, it defaults to April 15 (or the April deadline).   How to Find/Enter the Date:   During Filing: When e-filing, the screen for entering bank information and the withdrawal date appears after you select the return(s) to file and select "Withdraw the money from my bank account". Verifying Scheduled Date (Online): To find the date after you e-filed your return, sign in to myturbotax.intuit.com, select "Tax Home," and click "Add a State" (to open the menu), then go to "Tax Tools" -> "Print Center" to view the state Information Worksheet. Verifying Scheduled Date (Desktop): Look at the State Information Worksheet in Forms Mode, or check the "Filing Instructions" page  [Edited 03/28/26| 4:09pm PST] and @daniellezercie : (edited)     

That isn't what our screen looks like.   This is what mine looks like.  I need to report the 3388 as AZ state income, with no taxes withheld.  Which of these unlabeled boxes is the right one?      

If you lived in the same US county all year while in the US, use that county for local tax or sales tax purposes. Please clarify if there is a particular issue for which this is a concern and you need additional specifics.   Use your current mailing address on your tax return for TurboTax. The date you choose as the first day of residency can coincide with one of the following events: - You or your spouse arrived in the state or country - Your belongings arrived - You or your spouse started work - You started renting your new place - You purchased your new home - You or a family member enrolled in school - You or your spouse registered to vote - You or your spouse applied for a state driver's license   Be sure not to use the same date twice (i.e., stating you lived in Canada until January 2nd and started living in the US on January 2nd) because TurboTax will perceive it as an error.   See this help article for more information about state residency rules.  

Line 18 is your California Standard Deduction or California Itemized Deductions- it would be from Schedule CA Part II if you itemize or the Standard Deduction Chart if you do not itemize.  Line 27, Column B should be transferred to Form 540, Line 14 for California Subtraction Adjustments.     See California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) instructions.

As @Bsch4477 mentions, if you have not yet filed you can replace the information in the W-2 section, and if you have filed, you'll need to amend your return to make any changes. For more information, see: How do I amend my federal tax return for this year?   You will enter this exactly as a normal W-2.  Except, once you are finished, the system will show a page called Let's check for uncommon situations. Check the box for W-2 was corrected by my employer (Form W-2C).

what if the form from bank shows $0 in line 16 and 18 no state in 17? turbo tax won't let you file without a state and royalties was also 0 line 2, so best to just delete the $0 in line 16 and 18? and no need to put state?  the form b/c $0 ends up not filing i don't think just a worksheet?

Yeah, I too got bit in the behind by TurboTax's software glitch! My initial refund was supposed to be $7981.00 according to TurboTax's verification and information check. I thought WOW, the President really did make Social Security tax free in the BBB. My wife and I started making plans for a much needed bathroom remodel and actually have three companies working up quotes as we speak, but I got a notice from my bank of a receipt of a direct deposit in the amount of $3097.00. I wondered what it was until I logged in to my accounts and saw it was my Federal Tax Refund!   I thought WTF 🤔... so logged into TurboTax and there was no notice of the correction so I jumped onto the IRS site to see if perhaps it was a partial refund. Was there that I found that an error had been made on my return (line 6b $0) and my refund adjusted (luckily I had overpaid my taxes to cover the Social Security Benefits we both collect each month.).😠   Learned two very important lessons from this, NEVER believe a politician nor TRUST TurboTax for an accurate return. Have used TT for several years but in the future will look at other tax preparation sites that gurantees their return with a money back guarantee....