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The information for your vehicle is shown on the Car & Truck Worksheet (a TurboTax form) that is included with your complete tax return. This worksheet provides all the information about your vehicle and any depreciation calculations.   To access this form, see: How do I get a PDF of my return?

You will need the TurboTax Business Edition installed on a Windows based personal computer to complete and file a Form 1041. Website for purchase and download of the 2024 Business Edition - https://turbotax.intuit.com/small-business-taxes/cd-download/

To enter a Form 1099-NEC that is not from working to make a profit, enter it in Wages & Income, Other Common Income 1099-NEC.   When you enter the form in TurboTax Online, this screen appears:     Select "lawsuit settlement" as the type of income.   In Desktop, the wording is somewhat different but it has the choices "lawsuit settlement" or "money not earned as an employee or self-employed".   See this IRS article for more information. You might check with your legal representative to be sure that the emotional distress damages are the taxable type (punitive damages) and not personal injury damages, which would be nontaxable.   Under current law, you can exclude from income on the Federal return the amount of any damages (other than punitive) received (whether by suit or agreement and whether as lump sums or as periodic payments) on account of personal physical injuries or physical sickness.     

Most of the same information that is on the W-2 can also be found on the Wage & Income transcript available from the IRS at irs.gov under "My Account" or "Get Your Tax Record".  The IRS report, however, will not have any information about state tax withheld or state tax adjustments, if you live in a state with an income tax.   Not all 2024 data has posted to these reports, so you may need to file an extension until it does or until his employer's payroll department can help.  

Q. Can I put payments made to college in January 2025 on 2024 return? A. Technically, No.  From Pub 970 (page 60: To determine if total distributions for the year are more or less than the amount of qualified education expenses, you must compare the total of all QTP distributions for the tax year to the adjusted qualified education expenses.   529 plan distributions must be made during the same tax year that the qualified expenses are incurred. This is not an official IRS rule, but it is implied by published IRS guidance. Tax professionals and other experts agree that 529 plan distributions should match up with qualified expenses. https://www.savingforcollege.com/article/timing-of-529-plan-distributions-must-match-qualified-expenses   See previous discussions: https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-529-qualified-withdrawal-time/01/3462865#M58405 (2025 two strong cites)   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/529-provider-distributed-funds-on-12-30-for-spring-semester-resulting-in-a-mismatch-between-1099q/01/2200938/highlight/false#M41204 Mercy of IRS mismatched timing   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/i-took-a-529-distribution-in-2021-for-a-bill-due-jan-1-2022-is-there-a-way-to-reconcile-the-tax/01/2664891/highlight/false#M46863  Mercy of IRS https://www.savingforcollege.com/article/timing-of-529-plan-distributions-must-match-qualified-expenses   rollover 60 days