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I Need a Copy of My 2020 Tax Return

  • February 28, 2020
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Hello! Please help! I need a copy of my 2020 Tax Return that I submitted through TurboTax earlier this year. When I go to my profile in TurboTax and click "download return" it gives me instructions of how to submit a return even though my federal and state returns have been accepted already. 

 

All I need is a copy of my 2020 Tax Return for my records. How can I obtain one? I don't want to go through the IRS because I've paid TurboTax for a service. I've used you before and it's been great! And yes, I've tried using multiple browsers, different computers (Mac and PC), and nothing is working. 

    Best answer by DoninGA

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

     

    When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state. 

    This will take you back to the 2019 online tax return.

    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

    99 replies

    September 7, 2021

    I Need a Copy of My 2020 Tax Return

    DoninGA
    Employee
    September 7, 2021

    @smithhe wrote:

    I Need a Copy of My 2020 Tax Return


    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 Show.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

    Or -

    When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state. 

    This will take you back to the 2020 online tax return.

    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

    September 17, 2021

    my computer was attacked by an offshore vandal. 

    when I restored by Pdf back up files they could no longer be opened by the program installed on my computer.  To prove my identity and pay a shortage on my 2019 return, I need a complete copy of the 2020 federal return to authorize a bank currency transfer.  I really need your help.

     

    Alfred O [phone number removed] [email address removed] or [email address removed]

    Cell Phone [phone number removed]  or my N Sue Cell phone [phone number removed] 

    We have used your service for 30 years and been very happy user--a bandit caused this problem please help

    Employee
    September 17, 2021

    @Alfred O Johnson

     

    This is a public web site that can be seen by anyone—including scammers and would-be identity thieves who would love to contact you and pretend to be from TurboTax.  Please remove the personal information you posted here ASAP by returning to your post and clicking the three little blue dots on the upper right to edit your post.

     

     

     

    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

    **Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
    September 21, 2021

    I need help getting a copy of my 2020 tax return

    Employee
    September 21, 2021
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    September 22, 2021

    I need to talk to a live member working for Turbo Tax

    Employee
    September 22, 2021

    @1st3253101217717 

     

    Phone support is not provided with the Free Edition.  If you are using a paid version of the software or if you purchased PLUS you can get phone support when customer support is there.  Otherwise, post your question here and someone will try to help.

     

    To call TurboTax customer support

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899263-what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number

    Customer support is available from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time Monday-Friday.

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    September 29, 2021

    I need a copy of my 2020 tax return

    DoninGA
    Employee
    September 29, 2021

    @47lashawn wrote:

    I need a copy of my 2020 tax return


    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 Show.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

    Or -

    When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state. 

    This will take you back to the 2020 online tax return.

    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

    October 12, 2021

    Hi, I need a copy of my 2020 tax form that I did on intuit a few days ago 

    Thanks,

    Heru Bryan

    DoninGA
    Employee
    October 12, 2021

    @0337733 wrote:

    Hi, I need a copy of my 2020 tax form that I did on intuit a few days ago 

    Thanks,

    Heru Bryan


    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 Show.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

    Or -

    When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state. 

    This will take you back to the 2020 online tax return.

    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

    October 14, 2021

    Printer does  not work. Need tax return for 2020 mailed to me.

     

    December 17, 2021

    I must submit a 1040X amendment, so I need a copy of my 2020 taxes.

    DoninGA
    Employee
    December 17, 2021

    @gre2 wrote:

    I must submit a 1040X amendment, so I need a copy of my 2020 taxes.


    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/

    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

     

    See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a 2020 tax return originally completed and filed using TurboTax - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/how-do-i-amend-my-return/00/27439

    December 24, 2021

    How do I get copies of my 2019 & 2020 tax returns?

    Employee
    December 24, 2021

    @7795373801

      You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010

     

    Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.

     

    Account recovery

    https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery/

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901535-forgot-your-turbotax-online-user-id-or-password

    Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901486-how-many-turbotax-accounts-do-i-have

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901535

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901659-find-your-tax-data-file-in-mac

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900721-find-your-tax-data-file-tax-file-in-windows

     

    To get a copy of your previously filed returns prepared with online TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900748-how-do-i-get-a-copy-of-a-return-i-filed-in-turbotax-online

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900748-how-do-i-get-a-copy-of-a-return-i-filed-this-year-in-turbotax-online

     

    SAVE YOUR TAX RETURN !

     

    EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc. 

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900937-why-should-i-save-a-pdf-copy-of-my-return

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899779-what-s-the-difference-between-the-tax-data-file-and-the-pdf-file

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1912466-how-do-i-save-my-return-as-a-pdf-in-the-turbotax-software-for-windows

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1912533-how-do-i-save-my-return-as-a-pdf-in-the-turbotax-software-for-mac•

     

    https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/print-selected-pages-acrobat-reader.html#:~:text=Ctrl%2Dclick%20(...

    **Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
    December 29, 2021

    I would like a way to print my 2020 return