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February 20, 2025
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Past tax year info

  • February 20, 2025
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    February 20, 2025

      You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.

     

     https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

     

    Start a 2024 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010

     

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m5y4ch1y

     

    Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.

     

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx

     

    Account Recovery

     

     

    Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.

     

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US?uid=m6gufxei

     

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VNGm33S_US_en_US?uid=m6guhab0

    You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return.

    https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

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

     

     

     

    SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS !

    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. 

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc

    In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US?uid=m6guk3xl

     

    NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.

     

     

    **Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
    February 20, 2025

    Here's how to view, download, and print your prior-year tax returns. You can access returns for the past seven years. (please reach back out if you are looking for something else)

     

    Note: If your TurboTax navigation looks different from what’s described here, learn more.

    First time signing in this year

    1. 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.
    2. On the second screen showing product and pricing, scroll down and select Your tax returns & documents.
    3. Select the year you want, then select Download/print return (PDF).

    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:

    1. Select Documents from the menu, use the dropdown menu to choose the tax year you want, and select Download tax PDF.
    2. 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.