If you don’t have a copy of your 2019 return—and used TurboTax—log into your account to get a PDF copy of your tax return.See How do I access a prior year return? If you did not use TurboTax, you can get a transcript from the IRS. A transcript is not a full copy. It shows you the numbers from your tax return. Go to Welcome to Get Transcript. You may need a prior year return for several reasons: To find last year’s adjusted gross income. The IRS uses this number as an e-file security check. You can also use your five-digit filing PIN if you remember that. To determine if your state tax return is taxable. If you itemized deductions, your state tax refund may be taxable. TurboTax includes a calculation that uses numbers from your previous year’s return to figure this out. To compute underpayment penalties. If you owe tax this year, you may have to pay penalty and interest if your withholding and credits were less than the smaller of 90% of the tax for the current year, or 100% of the tax for the current year (or 110 percent if your income is high enough).

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If i dont have my 2019 tax form present with me what do i do?

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If you don’t have a copy of your 2019 return—and used TurboTax—log into your account to get a PDF copy of your tax return.

See How do I access a prior year return?

If you did not use TurboTax, you can get a transcript from the IRS. A transcript is not a full copy. It shows you the numbers from your tax return. Go to Welcome to Get Transcript.

You may need a prior year return for several reasons:

To find last year’s adjusted gross income. The IRS uses this number as an e-file security check. You can also use your five-digit filing PIN if you remember that.
To determine if your state tax return is taxable. If you itemized deductions, your state tax refund may be taxable. TurboTax includes a calculation that uses numbers from your previous year’s return to figure this out.
To compute underpayment penalties. If you owe tax this year, you may have to pay penalty and interest if your withholding and credits were less than the smaller of 90% of the tax for the current year, or 100% of the tax for the current year (or 110 percent if your income is high enough).

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