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April 9, 2020
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I just filed my 2018 W2s and it processed it as 2019? I still need to do 2019 and have no W2 for it, just 1099's

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Carl11_2
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April 9, 2020

You can not file a prior year tax return with the online version of TurboTax. The online version is only for the current tax filing year. So in a nutshell, you've messed up big time. If your e-filed 2019 tax return is accepted, then you need to wait for it to be processed in it's entirety before you can amend it. Processing is not complete until you have physical possession of any refund due.

Take note than an amended return can not be e-filed. The IRS says so. You have to print, sign and mail it to the IRS yourself. An amended return will take anywhere from 8 to 16 weeks to process. With the current situation, you can expect it to take even longer.

To file your 2018 tax return you will have to purchase the CD version of TurboTax 2018, which you can do at https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/

After you pay for it and download it. Double-click the downloaded installation file to install the program on your computer. Fair warning here. Make sure you download the program for the tax year you want to complete, and make sure you download the program for your operating syste - MAC or Windows. Get the wrong program or the wrong year, and you own it.