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Lost my .tax2019 file, etc. Have an IRS transcript for 2019. What info do I need to transfer from that transcript to complete my 2020 return?

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I lost my hard disk and my 2019 .tax file and PDFs. I have downloaded a transcript of my 2019 return from the IRS. Does the transcript contain sufficient information to carry over deductions, losses, etc., from the prior year? If so, what info do I need to enter ... Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Best answer by Mike9241

Does the transcript contain sufficient information to carry over deductions, losses, etc., from the prior year?

not everything. but we don't know what items were on your 2019 that would be carryover items for 2020.

you can get a complete copy of 2019 by filing Form 4506 with the IRS. Fee $43. how long this would take is unknown.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

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Mike9241Answer

Does the transcript contain sufficient information to carry over deductions, losses, etc., from the prior year?

not everything. but we don't know what items were on your 2019 that would be carryover items for 2020.

you can get a complete copy of 2019 by filing Form 4506 with the IRS. Fee $43. how long this would take is unknown.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

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rgericks

Can anybody tell me how to recover the .tax file? Does Turbo Tax somehow keep any copies?

DoninGA

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@rgericks wrote:

Can anybody tell me how to recover the .tax file? Does Turbo Tax somehow keep any copies?

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 .tax file

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.

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jadams504

I too have lost my .tax2020 TurboTax source files from last year and have no idea how these were deleted from our hard drives! The PDF records were preserved, but I can not understand how the source TurboTax files were completely erased! Is this an Intuit/ Turbo Tax feature for some reason? Knowing DOS and the Windows OS, I still have no idea how this happened, and I am trying to do recovery functions now. Thank you for telling me that Intuit - TurboTax does not retain these files on their system even though they receive them in the course of processing eFiling.

Sincerely,

J. Adams

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NashayLO

@jadams504 TurboTax does not have access to your computer to remove any files. Your tax file is saved locally to your computer and when you e-file, TurboTax does not save a copy, the servers are used as a pass-thru.

Please see these TurboTax FAQs for help on how to find your tax files on your computer:

Find your tax data file in Mac

Find your tax data file (.tax file) in Windows

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