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@topprice  Here's a workaround that I think will make TurboTax give you the $500,000 exclusion. Before you try this workaround, please send the sanitized copy of the tax return that @GabiU requested so that the TurboTax software people can work on the problem.   The workaround involves going through Smart Check twice and correcting errors. The first error will say that a question about the spouse living in the home for 2 years is not answered. Select Yes as the answer. That will end the Smart Check (if there are no other errors). Run Smart Check again and you will get a new error on a question about the spouse excluding gain on another home. Select No as the answer. TurboTax will then give you the $500,000 exclusion.  

You cannot change or add anything on the return that you just e-filed, nor can you stop it.  It is too late, just like when you put an envelope in a US mailbox on the corner.  The IRS does not allow you to take it back.   If you left out a W-2, a 1099G, or a dependent, or a 1099 etc…DO NOT change your return while it is “pending.”  The changes will go nowhere.   Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return.  If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and make the necessary changes to your tax return and re-submit your return.     If the IRS accepts your return, however, then you have to wait longer until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund.  THEN you can prepare an amended tax return and e-file or mail  it in. You have to be able to work from that return exactly the way it was when it was e-filed originally.  You will need to use a form called a 1040X.     Meanwhile, DO NOT go in and start changing anything on your return in the system, or you will make a mess for yourself.  Sit tight and wait until you see what the IRS does with the return you just e-filed   The Form 1040X you need becomes available in late February,  But wait until your return has been processed.

When you use online TurboTax software you get one return per fee.   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 return and it is lost forever.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25596

You can find your direct deposit account info on your Tax Return Summary.    See the instructions in the link below - choose your state return when you are selecting forms.      Where can I find my direct deposit account information after I've e-filed?

I went in and out of Turbotax and deleted the Charities, and after complete restart, I re-entered.  Still a no go - still get "Available now"      I am using the local download version - not the Cloud version.