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To enter your overtime in TurboTax Online, follow these steps:   1. Go to the Income section and start or edit your W-2. 2. Enter your W-2 exactly as it appears; if overtime is in Box 14, enter the description and amount, then select Overtime from the category dropdown on the following screen.   If the overtime is not on your W-2, continue through the screens until you reach Let's check for other situations. Check the box for Overtime and select Continue. Enter the total of your qualified overtime. TurboTax will calculate your deduction.   To qualify for the overtime deduction, you must meet these requirements:  You must be a non-exempt employee who is eligible for overtime under federal law (FLSA).  Your filing status cannot be Married Filing Separately.  Your modified adjusted gross income must be below $150,000 or less ($300,000 for joint filers) to be eligible for the maximum deduction, If your income is over $150,000 ($300,000 for joint filers), then the deduction begins to reduce by $100 for each $1,000 of MAGI over the applicable threshold amount. Once your MAGI hits $275,000 ($550,000 for joint filers), the overtime deduction is not available. The pay must be for hours worked over 40 in a single workweek, and only the overtime premium (the extra "half" in time-and-a-half pay) is qualified for the deduction. 

The best advice is to try. If the download is not successful (the company must allow access) then you can create a substitute W-2 if you have the necessary data for your W-2 from your pay stubs. See other steps available below.   You have some options.  I realize you have tried with the employer so the steps below are just to give you the full list.  If you have all the necessary data from your final paystub you can create a substitute W-2.  You will have to mail your tax return.   TurboTax will help you fill out a substitute w-2.  You will need your last paystub and employer information. How to fill out a substitute W-2 (Form 4852) Go through the W-2 entry section and enter the information from your last paystub. On the follow-up pages look for the page titled "Do any of these uncommon situations apply to this W-2?" Select "Substitute form - I didn't get a W-2 from my employer and need to complete a substitute form." This will take you through the steps to complete the Form 4852 so you can file your return. Continue to follow the screens and enter all requested information Other steps you can take if you are unable to obtain a copy of your W-2 from your employer are listed below. Step 1: Contact your employer’s payroll provider, if applicable.   Did they use a service for preparing your wage statements?  Info can often be found on your wage statement (paycheck stub). If the employer is no longer in business or you can not reach someone: ​​​​​​​Step 2: Call the IRS for assistance at 800-829-1040. When calling, be ready to give the following information: Your name, address and Social Security number. Your employer's name, address, city, state, zip code and telephone number, even if your employer has gone out of business. Dates of employment. An estimate of the wages you earned and the federal income tax withheld.  Your estimate should be based on your final pay stub of the year or earnings statement, if available.  The IRS will call the employer or payroll provider and advise them to send you your W-2s. Step 3: Request or download Form 4506-T. You will receive W-2 transcripts which will have information reported by your employer to the IRS free of charge. The last four of the EIN will be present (not the full number)  This transcript is available for up to 10 prior years using Get Transcript Online or Form 4506-T.You may register to use Get Transcript Online to view, print, or download all transcript types listed below.  If you're unable to register or you prefer not to use Get Transcript Online, you may order a tax return transcript and/or a tax account transcript using Get Transcript by Mail or call 800-908-9946. Please allow 5 to 10 calendar days for delivery. 

I would like to report my filing for my own track record. However, I cannot fill out the form for W2 because my employer is my home university and not my US employer so I don't have an EIN or Federal ID.   But to be clear I can claim the exception for 2025 due to tax treaty article 20 US-Denmark and because I fulfil the 4 conditions for exempt indviduals Teachers and Trainee (https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/exempt-individuals-teachers-and-trainees).    I also need to file for state taxes which I am not sure how I will do if I report my foreign income as wages in form W2 in Turbo tax. 

@sheisqaadia , if your AGI , line 11 is zero then e-file  odes not work.   So often people use an interest enery like US$1, just to make the  AGI non-zero.   Is this what you are talking about ?   What incomes did you have ?  You may not even have to file, unless there are other reasons, like credits etc. that requires you to file.

To report your VA retroactive reduction without waiting to file an amendment, you should use the adjustment method within the 1099-R entry screens. This allows you to report the 1099-R exactly as issued while simultaneously excluding the non-taxable VA portion. The Step-by-Step Fix in TurboTax Enter the 1099-R exactly as it appears in Federal > Wages & Income > Retirement Plans and Social Security. Click through the follow-up questions until you see a screen titled "Was this a payout from a qualified plan?" or "What did you do with the money?" Look for "Was any part of this distribution non-taxable because it was a retroactive VA disability award?", select Yes and enter the specific amount of the reduction. Since you are reporting an amount that differs from what the IRS received from DFAS,  keep a copy of your VA Award Letter showing the retroactive effective date and the Audit/Adjustment sheet from DFAS showing the "Combat-Related Special Compensation" or "VA Waiver" calculation.  

You can enter the 1099-Q by navigating to Federal > Deductions & Credits > Deduction & Credits Summary > Education > ESA and 529 Distributions (Form 1099-Q).   Note that the IRS does not require that you report the 1099-Q in your tax return, if the entire distribution was used for qualified expenses. "Beneficiaries are not required to report distributions on their tax return as long as the distributions are used for qualified education expenses." So, if you used the distribution for qualified expenses, and your state follows the federal rule, you can omit entering the 1099-Q.