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The first page of your tax return PDF is the Filing instructions - that page will show the account and amount you have scheduled.   It normally takes the IRS a few days to take the  payment, but it is effective the date you scheduled it.  Your e-file transmission is receipt of an on-time payment.     See the IRS FAQ page 

There is no penalty for late filing if you're getting a refund.  You may be able to verify your email address in your Intuit Account instead as explained below.   If you are referring to the 6-digit email verification code when efiling, then check your email's spam/junk folder to see if the code is ending up there.   If that's not the problem, you can go to your settings in your Intuit Account and may be able to verify your email address there if it's not verified.  Or you can change the email address if desired (using the steps below.)     Here's how: In the left menu column scroll way down to Intuit Account. Then once in the account choose tab Sign In & Security. See if your email address has a tiny link beside it that says "not verified".  If so, click that to verify. Perhaps once you verify it there in the account settings, it won't ask you to verify it again when you are efiling. Or you can change the notifications email address, if desired.  If you do, also verify it while you are in the account settings.

Go to Federal > Deduction Summary where you can pick any categories you want to visit, or click 'Done with Deductions'.  Some like to enter deductions that may be deductible on their state return, even if they claim Standard Deduction for Federal.   @jimmiewalden     

You are correct.  Entering 199A dividends will generate a Form 8995.  It doesn't mean the program is treating you like you are a business.  You get a 20% deduction of 199A income, so you will get a $0.70 deduction. Or, you can just skip the 199A dividends as if they weren't reported on your 1099-DIV.  

On the "Federal Taxes" you can manually enter 1099-MISC form with the description and amount you have on your form.  Make sure to carefully type in the payer's (AMEX) tax id number. Tip: put account number in paraenthes () in the description, for records.   Also, look through the list of forms turbotax has; quite often there are multiple blank or partially completed forms, from previous auto-import attempts. Turbotax needs a bit better cleanup and garbage collection, indeed.

When you enter your 1099-R's and are asked the RMD amount, give the distribution amount and indicate 'entire distribution was RMD'.  Neither the IRS nor TurboTax knows what your RMD should be.  You may want to delete/re-enter.   @paisan1951 

you can e-file your extension through our Easy Extension website.   An extension does not give you extra time to pay your taxes, which are due on April 15, 2026.  Even if you can't pay your taxes by the deadline, file an extension anyway so you can avoid the late-filing penalty.   How do I file an IRS tax extension?   See all options for filing an extension here.   State Extensions     Try this for your 1095-A:   Delete the 1095-A and Form 8962 if applicable.   When asked if you have Form 1095-A, answer NO.     How to delete forms in TurboTax Online   How to delete forms in TurboTax Desktop   If your tax return gets rejected again, but you do not have a form 1095-A, see the bottom of this TurboTax FAQ to see how you can certify your choice and e-file your return.  

1. Navigate to the capital loss carryover section:   TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to the capital loss carryover screen under Income in the Federal section. TurboTax Desktop: Search for capital loss carryover, and then select the Jump to link, or Go to Federal Taxes. Go to Wages & Income. If asked, How do you want to enter your income?, select I'll choose what I work on. Under Investment Income, select Start or Update next to Capital Loss Carryover. 2. Select Yes on the screen Did you have investment losses you couldn't claim last year?   3. Enter the info about your capital loss on the following screens.

Try switching to "View / Forms" and looking for the actual form or worksheet place where you'd like to make the change. Then switch back to "View / Step by Step" and re-run Review and Error Check to make sure all is good.