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February 20, 2024
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How do I access my tax documents from the tax year 2017? I filed through turbo tax and cannot figure out how to access them. Do I need to pay?

  • February 20, 2024
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I received a letter from the state of Illinois saying that I owe taxes from 2017 and I distinctly remember filing my taxes with the state of Illinois in 2017. I am trying to locate my 2017 return but cannot figure out where that would be located on this site. Anytime I open "Documents" and select "personal" it says "coming soon". I have 2 weeks now to respond and need these documents faster than soon.

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DoninGA
Employee
February 20, 2024

To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

 

Start the 2023 online tax return by entering some personal information then click on Tax Home on the left side of the screen.

 

On the Tax Home webpage -

Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

 

If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.

 

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $43 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

February 20, 2024

As DoninGa mentioned, you can access your 2017 tax return by logging in to the program using the same username and password you used to file your 2017 return.  If you do not remember what account you used you can go here to find all of your accounts.

 

  1. Sign in to your TurboTax account and select Continue on the screen showing your prior-year summary. 
  2. On the second screen showing product and pricing, scroll down and select Your tax returns & documents.
  3. Select the year you want, then select Download/Print Return (PDF).

@ambennett99 

November 20, 2024

I'm also trying to access my 2017 return in TT - did you find a solution?

DoninGA
Employee
November 20, 2024

@nitin2 wrote:

I'm also trying to access my 2017 return in TT - did you find a solution?


To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

 

If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.

 

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $30 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

November 20, 2024

Thanks for your response!

The tax return PDFs are not available for download, only a .tax file which I can't open.

Is there any chance you can help open it and convert to PDF? I'm happy to pay for the service.

 

February 26, 2025

 received a letter from the state of Illinois saying that I owe taxes from 2017 and I distinctly remember filing my taxes with the state of Illinois in 2017. I am trying to locate my 2017 return but cannot figure out where that would be located on this site. Anytime I open "Documents" and select "personal" it says "coming soon". I have 2 weeks now to respond and need these documents faster than soon.

DoninGA
Employee
February 26, 2025

@barhawk47 wrote:

 received a letter from the state of Illinois saying that I owe taxes from 2017 and I distinctly remember filing my taxes with the state of Illinois in 2017. I am trying to locate my 2017 return but cannot figure out where that would be located on this site. Anytime I open "Documents" and select "personal" it says "coming soon". I have 2 weeks now to respond and need these documents faster than soon.


TurboTax only retains the online tax returns for the past 7 years.  The 2017 tax return is no longer available.