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Mailed returns take longer to be processed.  You mailed a return ---and seem to be aware of the delays caused by a government shut down.    Only the IRS is in control of processing your return, and only the IRS can give you any information.   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   Call the IRS: 1-800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Monday-Friday  

If you are a non-married couple who live together with your child, then only one of you can claim the child(ren) and the one not claiming the child does not enter anything at all on their tax return about the child.   The “sharing” of child-related credits you may have heard about is only possible between divorced or never married parents who live apart and share custody and who have a written agreement to share the credits.    The child’s SSN can only be entered on one tax return.   Any other return with the child’s SSN on it will be rejected.   If you are a family, then work out how to share the refund between yourselves.             TIE BREAKER RULES   https://itap1.for.irs.gov/owda/0/resource/Commentary_Files_Redirect_ITA/en-US/help/tbrk09.html  

Thank you for the condolences- it’s been a rough time.   So it seems like I have a pretty good grip on everything as your response confirms my research.   The only part that keeps confusing me is the K1 - I’m already aware of why it is issued and such - but since the cottage has no capital gains, will I report the sale of the cottage on my 1040?   Or is the K1 just to pass the capital losses from the cottage sale to me?   This part keeps confusing me.

When you use online TurboTax, each return needs its own account and user ID.  If you use the same account and user ID for a second return, the second one overwrites the first one and you lose the first one forever.  You get one return per fee.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25596     As for claiming your father as a dependent, if he had more than $5200 of income not counting Social Security, he cannot be claimed as anyone else's dependent.

You will have to contact TurboTax support for assistance with this problem. Use the key words Billing Issue See this TurboTax support FAQ for contacting support - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/turbotax-phone-number/L0Od33nMQ_US_en_US?uid=lfgviwbm

Call the IRS: 1-800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Monday-Friday   You may want to contact a Taxpayer Advocate in your area.  See this IRS website for Taxpayer Advocate - https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/ or call 1-877-777-4778

The TurboTax online editions are only for tax year 2025 and cannot be changed.   To complete and file a 2024 tax return using TurboTax you would need to purchase, download and install on a personal computer one of the 2024 desktop editions from this website - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/   A 2024 tax return can only be printed and mailed, it cannot be e-filed using TurboTax.

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)   If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.   Go to this IRS website for free transcripts of a federal tax return - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript   For a fee of $30 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

@baldietax wrote: Desktop revenue is $200mil which is not nothing, but only 1% of Intuit's revenue, and only 5% of total Turbotax revenue. Probably well to recall that's gross revenue as I don't believe they break down margin for each product and the margin for the desktop products have got to be lower than their other tax prep products, particularly when ancillary services are taken into account. 

Hard to know why TTX is taking so long on 1099-R forms.   An update was issued last night (6-7 Jan), but it didn't include the 1099-R forms.   Check on Friday, just in case they issue a second update that soon (unusual though, to have two updates in two days).....if not this week, wait until 16 Jan to check again.  

Hard to know why TTX is taking so long on 1099-R forms.   An update was issued last night (6-7 Jan), but it didn't include the 1099-R forms.   Check on Friday, just in case they issue a second update that soon (unusual though, to have two updates in two days).....if not this week, wait until 16 Jan to check again.