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HARD DRIVE CRASH

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
November 10, 2023
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My hard drive fried and cannot retrieve my tax files from previous years. Does TurboTax keep a file?

Employee

Did you use the Desktop installed program? You didn't make any backups? If you used the Desktop CD/Download program then the only copy is on your computer and not saved or stored online.

You can also request a transcript from the IRS

Get Transcript | Internal Revenue Service

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xmasbaby0

Employee

If you used desktop software downloaded/installed from a CD to your own computer, then the tax files are stored locally on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive. They are not stored online. If you cannot recover them due to a hard drive failure, etc. you can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $43, an actual copy of your tax return.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

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Mike9241

if you used desktop and did not keep offline copies, you can get transcripts from the IRS for the last 6 years or copies of the returns for the same period - $43 each. as for state, the IRS does not have copies so if you need those you would have to check with your state income tax bureau.