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  You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.    https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start a 2024 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m5y4ch1y   Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx Account Recovery     Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US?uid=m6gufxei     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VNGm33S_US_en_US?uid=m6guhab0 You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf       SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS ! EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US?uid=m6guk3xl   NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.  

If you added the form after you already filed, then no, it will not be added to your information.   If you already filed your return but need to add a form, please follow these guidelines:   You must first wait until the initial return is completely processed. You will have to use the same TurboTax account that you used for the original tax return. Once you begin your amendment, you'll see your original return. The refund calculator will start new at $0 and only reflect the changes in the refund or tax due Only make changes to the areas of your return that need to be corrected. You have three years from the date you filed your return or two years after you paid the tax due (whichever is later) to file an amendment Select your product below and follow the instructions.  Amend TurboTax Online  Amend TurboTax CD/Download 

You e-filed and then you added something?  No, that did not go through.  You cannot add information to a return that has already been e-filed; it goes nowhere, and it messes up your tax return to do that.  Remove whatever it was and restore your return to exactly the way it was when originally e-filed.   AFTER the IRS fully processes the return, you can file an amended return on Form 1040X to add the other form.        Wait until your original return has been fully processed before you amend, and make sure you have saved a pdf of the original return before you amend. (If you do not save it as a pdf, the amended return will overwrite the original, and the original will be lost forever)     See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a tax return -   CURRENT YEAR https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-federal-tax-return-current-year/L7eS6o1qh_US_en_US?uid=lfunevhk   Do not expect quick results from amending. It can take four months or more for the IRS to process an amended return.     You can watch for information here: https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1  

Thank you very much for your help. Following your steps, I was able to pinpoint and fix the problem, as follows:   First I forced TurboTax to switch me to itemized deductions. Once I'd done that, I could see a list of itemized deductions, and I could compare the amounts the software was crediting with the correct amounts from my 1098s.   At that point I could see that the problem was that the mortgage interest from a second home was not included in the itemized deductions. I tried deleting and reentering that 1098, but the mortgage interest was still not included. Then I tried deleting and reentering both of my 1098s (primary home + second home), and that fixed the problem. I'm good to go now, and I really appreciate your help.   -Raymond

Well it's nice to know I'm not the only one.  I don't like making everything "various". The IRS wants it listed by country, I assume that is required by the tax law. The purpose of 1116 is to limit the deduction in proportion to the proportion of the country income compared to total income. So making everything "various" violates that, and I expect, the law. That's not something Intuit should be comfortable with. Like you I did get things entered using the forms mode. But I didn't have to make any fake 1099-Divs. I added additional Form 1116s. You do this by choosing "open form" in the menu (F6 is the shortcut). Then choose the form you want (I used the search box in the screenshot below since the list is long) and click "open form".    In the box that comes up (shown below) you can choose an existing form to edit or add a new one. When you add a new one you then have to use the "quickzoom" to the worksheet located near the top. The worksheet is where you can input data that will carry into the form. As you can see I have 3 forms in my return. It should be easier. In retrospect I'm not even sure how I found this. (I should have bought a lottery ticket that day.) But the whole Foreign tax credit could be easier: the data it really needs input are the country, amount of income, and amount of tax paid. Then the program could add the amounts when the country is the same and do all the calculations and add the necessary forms.  Before last year I used  a competing program and while I could get the data in using the forms mode (though it wasn't easy) it refused to e-file if there was more than one Form 1116. So it was a relief when I tried TurboTax and it e-filed. They could make it a lot better if they wanted to, but  we are too small a constituency. Of course the best solution would be for Congress to raise the amount that requires Form 1116. It's been $300 for as long as I can remember and $300 just isn't what it used to be.

You do not receive a W-2 for Social Security benefits.  They mail you a SSA1099 in January every year.    Go to Federal> Wages & Income>>Retirement Plans and Social Security  (SSA1099 and 1099RRB) to enter your SSA1099.   If you cannot find your SSA1099: GET SSA1099 https://www.ssa.gov/faqs/en/questions/KA-01723.html   If Social Security was your ONLY income you are not required to file a tax return.   If you have other income besides the Social Security you might need to file.   Who has to file? http://www.irs.gov/uac/Do-I-Need-to-File-a-Tax-Return%3F