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February 20, 2022
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When I submitted my taxes with you guys I was filing for 2019 but you put it down for 2020 it set me back a year

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When you did my taxes for 2020 should have been 2019

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DoninGA
Employee
February 20, 2022

The TurboTax online editions are only for tax year 2021.

 

If you used the TurboTax online editions last year, in 2021, those were only for tax year 2020.

 

What exactly did you do?

VolvoGirl
Employee
February 20, 2022

1.   If you entered your 2019 info into the 2020 year online version you will need to amend that return to be for your real 2020 return.  It got filed as 2020 so you need to change it to be all the 2020 amounts.

 

2.  You probably still need to file an original 2019 return.

To do a prior year return you have to buy the Desktop program here,

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/2019/

You will need a full Windows or Mac to install it on.

 

If you have a simple return and want to file 2019 for free you can fill out the forms by hand.  Here are some basic forms.....

 

Here is the 2019 1040 return

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040--2019.pdf

 

or if you want bigger type use 1040SR for Seniors,

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s--2019.pdf

 

2019 Instructions https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040gi--2019.pdf

2019 EIC and Tax Tables https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040tt--2019.pdf

 

2019 Schedules 1-3

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s1--2019.pdf

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s2--2019.pdf

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s3--2019.pdf

 

Don’t forget your state.  And you will have to print and mail your returns.  So be sure to attach copies of your W2s and any 1099s that have withholding on them.  You have to mail federal and state in separate envelopes because they go to different places.  Get a tracking number from the post office when you mail them for proof of filing.