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November 21, 2024
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How can I get my filed tax return for the past 6 years?

  • November 21, 2024
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IRS says we did not file our tax return for 2019,2020,2021. We did how can we get copies of these?

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    DoninGA
    Level 15
    Level 15
    November 21, 2024

    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 the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

     

    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.

    Level 15
    November 22, 2024

    Your question mentions wanting returns for six years, but then you mention only three specific tax years.

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

     

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

     

    Account Recovery

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901535-forgot-your-turbotax-online-user-id-or-password

     

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901486-how-many-turbotax-accounts-do-i-have

     

    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/questions/1901659-find-your-tax-data-file-in-mac

     

     

    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=lro5b507

     

     

    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/questions/1900937-why-should-i-save-a-pdf-copy-of-my-return

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899779-what-s-the-difference-between-the-tax-data-file-and-the-pdf-file

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1912466-how-do-i-save-my-return-as-a-pdf-in-the-turbotax-software-for-windows

     

     

    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.**