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@gowen the 2018 version of TT is no longer supported, so you can't download the updates from the TT website.  TT supports 3 years back, so 2022, 2023, and 2024.  (and of course 2025).  I suspect 2021 support is about to end.    Even if you did not file on time, TT has made a business decision not to support these back years.    Why would you need to update your 2018 tax return in any event? just curious.      

I am having the same issue.  I got TurboTax 2025 Deluxe and comes up with the error message as shown below,       If I look at more details I get this:     And them am taken to a download link which does something to the 2024 Edition (as this thread notes).  See below.     Please let me know how to fix.   I am using Windows 11 on an HP Laptop.   Thanks

@Louis45420 How do you know you can deduct the one way miles to games that you officiate?    and that treatment is somehow different that when you are required to attend meetings / training?   Assuming the travel is within the same metro area,  with no home office, then the travel is considered commuter miles and not deductible. if you have a home office, then travel is considered business miles and deductible.  Can you point to a link that states that travel from home to the game mileage is deductible without a home office? 

@2025_taxes i would not worry about the form being updated.  There is nothing that changes the calculations from 2024.  The 1099-R is an input form; not a calculation itself.    Also, if you are trying to estimate  your AGI for 2025, this website is quite accurate for that purpose:    https://www.dinkytown.net/java/1040-tax-calculator.html    I suspect at this point, you should get the same answer as using Forms View of Turbo Tax.  I did.    Also, in may cases the forms are not considered "final" until the IRS reviews and certifies them.  The forms may be working correctly, but doesn't have the official IRS seal of approval yet.  It's not that the programming isn't complete. 

@NCperson wrote: And presumably if the land is being sold shortly after the death of the decendent, then the land is being sold quite close to its value on the date of death and there would be little to no capital gains income to report.  There could actually be a loss here if there are selling expenses, but the problem is we don't know how long the property has been in the estate.

@NCperson wrote: I don't understand why he is worried about income that could cause his insurance premiums to be affected... I can't figure that out, either, unless he's referring to losing a deduction of some sort related to his health insurance premium (Schedule A or otherwise).

Have you downloaded the full pdf file from Online.  Try that.  Or I think the only  other thing you can do is install the Desktop program to open your Online tax file ending in  .tax2024.   You can use this article on How to finish a prior year to download the .tax file. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-finish-a-prior-year-return-that-i-started-in-turbotax-online/01/26322    

I didn't as I count on TurboTax to take me thru the process of entering the information. I don't want to screw the "program code."  I am just running end of year estimates to determine if I need to pay more before the end of the year. Thoughts?

@M-MTax why mention it? because I am not confident the OP understandings the impact of the Step-up on the situation. Asking "does the estate PAY the step-up" doesn't make sense and gives me pause.    Presumably the estate is worth less than $13.99mm so there is no estate tax.    And presumably if the land is being sold shortly after the death of the decendent, then the land is being sold quite close to its value on the date of death and there would be little to no capital gains income to report.    I'll wait to see in a response whether the OP understand that.  I don't understand why he is worried about income that could cause his insurance premiums to be affected if he understands that the sale of the land should not generate much if any capital gains income.

@NCperson wrote: @M-MTax huh? there is no estate tax if the value of the estate is less than $13.99mm  (2025) or $15mm (2026).  THAT is a totally difference conversation than whether the estate pays INCOME tax.  I am NOT confused at all.  You wrote "$15 million" in your previous post which would apply to 2026, not 2025. The lifetime exemption would be applicable to 2025 (or earlier), but not 2026, so the exemption is $13.99 million at most.   Also, I'll return your "HUH?" right back to you. If, as you now state it's a "totally difference conversation" then WHY did you even bother to mention it in your post? Again you ARE confused.

@jeeppadre89 to be clear, the normal scenario would be that the estate pays no income tax on income that occurs after the death of the decedent.  However, the estate reports that income to the beneficiaries and the beneficiaries report that income on their tax return and are responsible for any tax.    The estate would report the income on form 1041 and supply the beneficiaries with form k-1 to reflect each beneficiary's fair share of the estate's income.  And that form k-1 would be reported on  the beneficiary's tax return.  The beneficiiary would pay any income tax on that income.   But I think you are missing a point somewhere.  if the land is "stepped up" to market value on the date of death and the estate sells off 10 acres shortly thereafter, why wouldn't the value of the 10 acres be just about the same as it was on the date of death and hence very little or no capital gains to report.   The capital gains is the sales price of the 10 acres less the value of those same 10 acres on the date of death.    are you concerned about something that won't occur?  or is the 10 acres magically worth a lot more than it was on the date of death?    @M-MTax huh? there is no estate tax if the value of the estate is less than $13.99mm  (2025) or $15mm (2026).  THAT is a totally difference conversation than whether the estate pays INCOME tax.  I am NOT confused at all.    What is the 'which' you are referring to in your statement that "which is solely the step up in basis".  

Wish I could help you, but I'm in the same boat.  I'm extremely frustrated about this, as I had lots of donation data in here.  One would think that they'd wait until after April 15, 2026 so that we could use all of our stored data for the tax year 2025.  Beyond frustrating and short sighted on their part.   Good luck recovering your data!!