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We cannot see your tax return so we do not know who "Lori" is---but, assuming she is your spouse on a joint tax return, you can enter anything you want to use for "occupation".  The IRS does not use that for anything that affects your refund or tax due. Occupation is used only for statistical purposes.

Please post your question about the Tax and Interest Deduction Worksheet. Also, which version of TurboTax are you using: TurboTax Online or TurboTax for Desktop? Windows or Mac? If Online, which browser?

What steps have you taken to get the W-2 from that employer?   You do not need a "2025" W-2---You need your 2024 W-2 to prepare a 2024 tax return.    Some employers have payroll sites that will have your W-2. You might need to phone, drop in, email and/or snail mail an old employer to make sure they know where to send your W-2.   TurboTax does not have your W-2.   W-2’s come from employers.      You can get a wage and income transcript from the IRS:  It will not show the actual W-2, 1099’s, etc, but will show the income information the IRS received.  It will not, however, show your state information. It will only show the federal information. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript     https://www.irs.gov/help-resources/tools-faqs/faqs-for-individuals/frequently-asked-tax-questions-answers/irs-procedures/transcript-or-copy-of-form-w-2/transcript-or-copy-of-form-w-2     https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/income/help/what-if-it-s-february-but-i-still-don-t-have-my-w-2/00/25998  

If your child is exempt from Self-Employment tax due to working for you, you can enter the income as other income not already reported on a 1099 or W2.  To do so select the following:  Federal Income and Expenses Scroll down to Less Common Income and click Show More Start next to Miscellaneous Income Start next to Other Income not already reported on a Form W-2 or 1099 Say Yes to did you receive any other Wages Continue through to Any Other Earned Income Enter Source of Other Earned income as Other Then enter the description of the income and amount

Yes, you have until May 1st to file your extension if you are in a federally declared disaster area whose tax deadline was moved until May 1.   However, you cannot e-file this.  Form 4868 must be printed and mailed at this point. You can pay directly via the IRS website which is the recommended way or you can pay by check.

Are you looking at your tax return or somewhere else? If looking at your tax return is your number on line 14 is $12,918 and the number on line 15 is $524? If you are not looking at the actual form, and just looking at your refund, it is possible that you have some sort of tax credit on line 16 of your return.  This would explain the difference. 

TurboTax recognizes a $2,000 traditional IRA contribution through the entry of the original $2,000 Roth IRA contribution and the user indicates that $2,000 was "switched" (recharacterized) to be a traditional IRA contribution instead.  This also causes TurboTax to prompt for the entry of the explanation statement required for the recharacterization.  Entering the code-N Form 1099-R contributes nothing to the tax return other than producing a corresponding increase in the amount on Form 1099-R line 4a.

Note that in a separate post TomDx indicates having performed a completely different contribution and conversion scenario, so none of the details provided seem trustworthy: https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/need-help-with-a-non-deductible-contribution/00/3679709

TurboTax has to ask or should ask about the $2,000 which is a Traditional IRA contribution and either deductible or not deductible. If not-deductible that is going to have an effect on Form 8606.   @dmertz 

Since you did not get have direct deposit, the fee will not be deducted. Up to 5 Days Early into your preferred bank account TurboTax’s Up to 5 Days Early refund delivery gives you the flexibility to have your federal refund deposited into your preferred bank account up to 5 days earlier than the date your refund would have arrived if sent from the IRS directly - for a fee.  The fee would be taken out of your refund amount only if delivered at least 1 day early. TurboTax will email you when your refund is on its way, confirming that it will be delivered to you up to 5 days early and providing you with a breakdown of your refund amount, including any TurboTax fees.

Since you have hit the file button, it is too late to change it.  Once you hit file, you would need to contact the IRS to make any changes to the deposit information.  You can contact them at 800-829-1040.

The code N Form 1099-R is correct as received.  fanfare is incorrect that box 1 of this From 1099-R should have $2,000 in box 1.   Make sure that you are entering each Form 1099-R as a separate Form 1099-R.  The fact that entering the code-N 2024 Form 1099-R change anything on Form 8606 suggests that you are somehow combining the forms into one.  Make sure that you are clicking the button to add another Form 1099-R to add the second Form 1099-R.  The only effect that entering the code-N Form 1099-R properly will have is increase the amount on Form 1040 line 4a by $2,309.28.   Your code-2 2024 Form 1099-R indicates a conversion of only $6,298.87 in 2024, not $8,608.15.  Unless there is some other Form 1099-R that reports a conversion of the $2,309.28, these Forms 1099-R together indicate that you still had money in your traditional IRAs at the end of 2024 or that your contributions for 2024 in 2024 totaled only $6,000, not $8,000.