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If he used your online account then his return overwrote your return and yours is gone.  So you will have to do your return in a new account and not be able to transfer from 2024.  Or are you using the Desktop installed program?   Sorry Online is only good for 1 return per account. And you need a different email address for each account. You can start another return in TurboTax Online by: Logging out if you are in your account Choose what TurboTax Online product you want to use for the second return https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/compare/online Create your account screen Set up a new login for the second return Start working on the new return

Virginia and Maryland have state reciprocity, which means that you pay tax on your W-2 wages in the state where you live, not the state where you work.   In your case, it seems that your W-2 should have had Maryland tax withholding (your resident state), not Virginia tax withholding.   To address this issue for this year (2025 tax return), you will need to file a Maryland resident tax return and claim your W-2 income as earned in MD.    You will also need to file a Virginia non-resident tax return to claim the VA tax withholding on your W-2 and get that back in a refund since you did not earn any income in VA due to tax reciprocity.   In order to keep this from happening again this year (2026), you should talk to your employer's HR/Payroll department. They may ask you to fill out a form to exempt you from having VA tax withheld on your W-2. Instead, you should have MD tax withholding.   Here is a TurboTax article on state reciprocity for more information: What's a state reciprocal agreement?

Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen.  Then click on Print Center.  Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return.  Choose the option Include government and TurboTax worksheets

First. I’m looking for the bank payment information on my state return, not federal. I only have the option to download the PDF, and it does not have the cover page with bank information on it. I was told by AI “support” that you can only see it before you file. 

Using the TurboTax online editions, only one tax return can be completed/filed per account and User ID. To start another tax return using the online editions you will need to create a new account with a new User ID and a new email address. Go to this website and click on Sign up to start another account - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/file-your-own-taxes/

Generally, you cannot get a refund for your fees from TurboTax because you are unable to e-file. Fees are charged for using the software to prepare your return, not for the act of transmitting it. If you must file by mail, the fee remains the same.    However, you may request a refund for specific state e-filing fees if software errors prevented e-filing.   If you used the Desktop/CD Download version of TurboTax and paid a $25 fee to e-file a state return that was blocked by a program error, you may be able to get that specific fee refunded.   If you are forced to file by mail (paper) because of a rejection, you will not receive a refund for the preparation fees, as the software was still used to prepare the documents.   You can request a refund if a known program error prevented you from filing, or if you were charged twice.  See: How do I request a refund for my TurboTax product? Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help. 

To report, go to;   Go to the 1099‑NEC section Federal  Income & Expenses Scroll to Other Common Income Click 1099‑NEC Enter the form exactly as it appears TurboTax will ask a series of questions. These are the key answers:   “Did this involve an intent to earn money?” → NO “Did this work involve your business?” → NO “Do you have expenses for this income?” → NO Once you answer “No” to those, TurboTax automatically moves the income to: Schedule 1 → Line 8z → Other Income

Yes, if you filed with TurboTax and there are no extra files or attachments, you can E-file an amended tax return.   Login to TurboTax Select Tax Home from the left sidebar. Scroll down to Your tax returns & documents and  Select the year you want to amend. Click on the Amend (change) return dropdown,  Then Amend using TurboTax Online.   Continue the interview, make the changes you need, and answer the rest of the questions to finish changing your return.  An amended return can make a change to a tax filing that has already been accepted.  You should follow these guidelines.  You must first wait until the initial return is completely processed.  You will have to use the same TurboTax account that you used for the original tax return.  Once you begin your amendment, you'll see your original return.   The refund calculator will start ‌at $0 and only reflect the changes in the refund or tax due  Only make changes to the areas of your return that need to be corrected.  You have three years from the date you filed your return or two years after you paid the tax due (whichever is later) to file an amendment   Amend TurboTax    

You could do a backdoor Roth right after you moved the pre-tax funds to your 401k since all that matters for Form 8606 is the value of all traditional IRA on December 31. You can perform the backdoor Roth procedure as long as you do not have any pre-tax funds in any of your traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs at the end of the year. You do not need to wait. It is best to convert it right away to avoid taxable gains. You will report the nondeductible traditional IRA contribution and the conversion, if done in 2026 (Form 1099-R). Please see How do I enter a backdoor Roth IRA conversion?  If you convert right away and have no gains then this will result in no tax.   No, you cannot use the SEP IRA instead of the 401k since Form 8606 is asking to include the value of all your traditional IRAs as of December 31. This includes traditional SEP IRA (IRS). Therefore, having a balance in a SEP IRA can also cause issues for the backdoor Roth procedure.  

Yes. If your wife is self employed, even if both of you are covered on the marketplace plan, you can deduct the premiums as self-employed health insurance.  The deduction can be take for spouse and children.    Deducting Health Insurance Premiums If You're Self-Employed

To confirm bank information in a filed TurboTax return,  Review your Tax Return Summary or  Or the "Filed" section of your account, where the full PDF copy displays the routing/account numbers on Form 1040.