It is not letting me add 1099 G without paying I did not pay last year did taxes for free

Do you have a 1099G for unemployment?   You cannot use the Free Edition if you have unemployment benefits to enter---sorry--but that will not meet the criteria for a "simple" tax return.

When you chose to “start”  in the Free Edition —

Directly below the words “Free Edition” there is a blue link that says “For simple tax returns only”   If you click that link it brings up this information:

 

 

You can file with TurboTax Free Edition if you have a simple tax return.*

*A simple tax return is Form 1040 only.

Situations covered in TurboTax Free Edition include:

• W-2 income
• Limited interest and dividend income reported on a 1099-INT or 1099-DIV
• Claiming the standard deduction
• Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC)
• Child tax credits
• Student Loan Interest deduction

Situations not covered in TurboTax Free Edition include:

• Itemized deductions

• Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G

• Business or 1099-NEC income
• Stock sales
• Rental property income
• Credits, deductions and income reported on schedules 1-3

 

 

Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free.  There are 8  free software versions available from the IRS Free File site

 

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/

 

1099-G forms are not included in TurboTax Free Edition.   If you took the standard deduction last year, your state refund is not taxable on your federal return.    

 

How to report your state refund without a 1099-G