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One thing to check is did your 2023 return get filed?  Did you efile it?  Was it accepted?  Did you go all the way through the File tab, through the 3 steps and hit the big orange Transmit Returns Now button? Maybe you didn’t finish filing it or it rejected or you were suppose to mail it.   When you log into your account you should see the status and if it was Accepted or Rejected, Started, Printed, Ready to Mail, etc. What does it say? Check back though your emails. When you efile you get back 2 emails. The first email only confirms the transmission. The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile.   

TurboTax does not receive any information from the IRS or your state after your return was filed, so no one at TurboTax knows about a letter you received from the IRS or the state.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-audit/turbotax-audit-support/L6AcMoNFD_US_en_US?uid=m5z7by9u     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/got-cp2000-notice-irs/L7Da6em2t_US_en_US?uid=m4of6ngd  

If you used online TurboTax, you cannot do that.   If you mess around with a return that you prepared using online TurboTax and make any changes, you will destroy the return forever.    You could create a "dummy" return  using a dummy account online and just do not file it.       If you used desktop download software you can play around as much as you want to, make copies, make changes, use the "what if" feature, etc. etc.  

I have the same problem. in 2024 I had a windfall from the sale of a home. This year, 2025, I should owe less than I did the previous year. Turbo Taxes 1040ES calculations assume you have the same capital gains every year. What if they spike up one year and come back down. But more importantly, you still need to pay some estimated taxes.    Can I just skip one or two of the payments, and assuming that the final total comes close to what I would owe (without a big windfall) would that work in terms of avoiding penalties for underpayment?   Eg., Lets say I had $60 in ordinary income (salary) , taxes withheld, but I have $30K in interest and $60 K in qualified dividends which are not withheld.   I will still owe taxes on the $90 at the end of the year, so I want to withhold - 20% or so. which would be $18K,  instead of doing it as 18/4= 4.5K 4 times a year, I could pay 2 payments of $9.  Right?  How does the IRS even know ahead of time?  Its not like RMD's where you know how much you are going to distribute, and can have the brokerage withhold it for you.   Where is that IRS calculator?

@tami_454  As a general rule, your income is sourced to where the work is performed. Thus , if one is employed by an entity located/ registered in State A, but the work is consistently  performed  by the employee in State B ( and is a resident of State B ), then that income is sourced  in State B.  There are of course ands, ifs and buts to this general rule ( especially  as remote work is becoming more prevalent). Assuming that your employer in NJ has no presence  ( branch office etc. ) in FL and you are domiciled  and  consistently  performed the work in FL, this income would be sourced to FL.  No "non-resident " filing is required in NJ. This position is further buttressed by your employer not withholding any state taxes for NJ ( and probably would have withheld state taxes if FL had PIT ). Note that this  sourcing position is  valid only for active earnings and not for passive earnings like rental income. Even though you have filed a "Non-Resident " return for NJ,  you should  call and talk to NJ DOR to find out their position  in this matter.   Is there more I can do for you ?

In general, your tax payments (from withholding or estimated payments or both) must closely match the tax you owe at the end of the year.  If you owe a large amount when you file your return, you can be assessed a penalty even if you pay in full when you file.  This is an underpayment penalty, for underpaying what you owed over the year.   One situation that can cause an underpayment penalty is a lump sum of income late in the year, such as capital gains from sale of property, or a large RMD or other retirement withdrawal, or Roth IRA conversion.     If you had an underpayment penalty in a prior year, it would be reflected on form 2210 attached to your tax return, or you would get a bill from the IRS, or both.  You can also check your account transcript.  I suppose it is possible that the IRS calculated a penalty for 2024, and this notice/reminder for 2025 was sent before the bill for 2024, but that seems a bit unlikely.  https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript   Assuming the letter is legitimate, the IRS does not know your current year tax situation.  They don't know if you are under-paying or under-withheld this year.  And even if you did owe a penalty in a previous year, that does not mean you are under-withheld this year, if your situation has changed.  So the letter would just be a reminder to check your finances.  We would need to know more about your tax history, such as how much did you owe last year, did you ever get a notice about a penalty, and did your last tax return include a penalty on form 2210, have you had large lump sum income in the end of the year, and so on.  If you want to see if your withholding is on track for 2025, use this calculator https://www.irs.gov/individuals/tax-withholding-estimator   Or, if the letter is a scam, it might be attempting to trick you to make a payment at a fake site.  Direct payments to the IRS can only be made at www.irs.gov/payments.