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.
NOTE:TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.Returns older than seven years are purged.
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Note: If your TurboTax navigation looks different from what’s described here, learn more.
First time signing in this year
Sign in to your TurboTax account and select Continue on the screen showing your prior-year summary. Make sure you're using the same TurboTax account (user ID) as in previous years.
On the second screen showing product and pricing, scroll down and select Your tax returns & documents.
Select the year you want, then select Download/print return (PDF).
If the year you're looking for isn't there, it might be in a different account. Go here to find all of your accounts. One of them should have the return you're looking for.
If you've started your return already
Sign in to your TurboTax account. Make sure you're using the same TurboTax account (same user ID) as in previous years.
There are two ways to get your prior-year returns:
Select Documents from the menu, use the dropdown menu to choose the tax year you want, and select Download tax PDF.
On Tax home, scroll down and select Your tax returns & documents. Select the year you want and select Download/print return (PDF).
If the year you're looking for isn't there, it might be in a different account. Go here to find all of your accounts. One of them should have the return you're looking for.