Can I get a copy of my 2018 federal tax return?

[DoninGA]

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@Js64 wrote:

All I need is the AGI from 2018.

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To access your 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 View adjusted gross income (AGI)

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.

[mesquitebean]

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@ Js64 wrote:

All I need is the AGI from 2018.

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Why do you need the 2018 AGI?   Are you preparing a 2019 return?   You cannot efile a 2019 return at this point in time.  And Online TurboTax is for 2020 returns only; you can no longer prepare and file a 2019 return online.  If you're preparing a 2019 return now, it has to be done in the 2019 desktop software (CD/download), then printed, signed, and mailed.

Perhaps you need the 2018 AGI for some other reason, but I'm just making sure you aren't trying to prepare and file a 2019 return by mistake in the current Online TurboTax.

[wturner76]

hi  can i get a  copy of my   coppy of my 2018  income taxes

this is william  

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[mesquitebean]

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@wturner76 wrote:

hi  can i get a  copy of my   copy of my 2018  income taxes

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If you prepared your 2018 return in Online TurboTax, here's how to get a copy.    Log in to your account and at the Tax Home, scroll down to the section "Your Tax Returns & Documents".  Expand that section and choose tax year 2018 then the link "Download/print the PDF."

FAQ: How do I access a prior-year return?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/270...

[jmacgreg56]

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[bjmalo2]

I need a 2018 copy of my return

[DoninGA]

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@bjmalo2 wrote:

I need a 2018 copy of my return

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To access your 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/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.

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $43 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

[Terexxxa]

may i get a copy of my 2018 tax return

[xmasbaby0]

  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/01/270...

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

Account recovery

https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery/

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

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/1901486-how-many-turbotax-accounts-do-i-have

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901535

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901659-find-your-tax-data-file-in-mac

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900721-find-your-tax-data-file-tax-file-in-windows

To get a copy of your previously filed returns prepared with online TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900748-how-do-i-get-a-copy-of-a-return-i-filed-in-turbotax-online

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900748-how-do-i-get-a-copy-of-a-return-i-filed-this-year-in-turbo...

[henloial]

yes

[mesquitebean]

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@ henloial wrote:

yes

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No one will have any idea what you are saying "yes" to in this 2-year-old cluttered thread with 9 pages of comments.

[Mankato-1939]

I want to excess my 2018 Federal return.

[mesquitebean]

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@Mankato-1939 wrote:

I want to excess my 2018 Federal return.

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This answer assumes your 2018 return was prepared in Online TurboTax.  Any return prepared in desktop software will not be in an online account.

Also see the 2 methods and video here first:

FAQ:  How do I access my prior year return?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/270...

Log in and click on Documents in the left menu and then a dropdown list of years should appear.  Choose the year, and then way off to the right of the screen, you should see a link to download the PDF.    If that didn't work, here's another method:

Go to the Tax Home.  Scroll down the Tax Home page to the section "Your Tax Returns & Documents."  Expand that section and choose the tax year you want.   Then you can choose to "Download/print the PDF".

If you do all that, but there's no evidence of prior returns in that section "Your Tax Returns & Documents", then you likely have multiple accounts and signed into the wrong one.    Many people end up with multiple accounts.

You can have up to 5 accounts that use the same email address for notification purposes.  A User ID may be an email address, but it doesn't have to be.  It might be only part of an email address, or it can be anything at all.

To get a list of your User IDs, reset password, and recover account access, etc., you can use the tool at the link below.  When using the Account Recovery tool, try using your phone number first if you can still access it.   After that, if necessary, then run the tool on your email address(es) you can access.

NOTE: Before running the account recovery tool below, log out of all Intuit accounts including this user forum, or you might end up in a loop.  Then clear your browser Internet cache, close your browser, then reopen it, and go to the link below.  You may wish to copy this link so you can paste it into the new browser session.

https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery

If still no luck after running that on your phone number you can still access and email address(es) that you can access,  here's another method:

Go back to the tool again, but this time leave the data field blank, scroll down a bit, then choose the small blue link that says "Try something else", and it will look you up by SSN and other parameters.

Or if you want a free 2018 tax return transcript from the IRS, if you qualify to register for an IRS account, you can download one at the IRS site:

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

If you can't register for an IRS account, you can order a 2018 tax return transcript to come by postal mail (normally takes 5-10 days.)

A full copy of the 2018 return from the IRS costs $43 and takes several weeks.

[mesquitebean]

This answer assumes your 2018 return was prepared in Online TurboTax.  Any return prepared in desktop software will not be in an online account.

Also see the 2 methods and video here first:

FAQ:  How do I access my prior year return?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/270...

Log in and click on Documents in the left menu and then a dropdown list of years should appear.  Choose the year, and then way off to the right of the screen, you should see a link to download the PDF.    If that didn't work, here's another method:

Go to the Tax Home.  Scroll down the Tax Home page to the section "Your Tax Returns & Documents."  Expand that section and choose the tax year you want.   Then you can choose to "Download/print the PDF".

If you do all that, but there's no evidence of prior returns in that section "Your Tax Returns & Documents", then you likely have multiple accounts and signed into the wrong one.    Many people end up with multiple accounts.

You can have up to 5 accounts that use the same email address for notification purposes.  A User ID may be an email address, but it doesn't have to be.  It might be only part of an email address, or it can be anything at all.

To get a list of your User IDs, reset password, and recover account access, etc., you can use the tool at the link below.  When using the Account Recovery tool, try using your phone number first if you can still access it.   After that, if necessary, then run the tool on your email address(es) you can access.

NOTE: Before running the account recovery tool below, log out of all Intuit accounts including this user forum, or you might end up in a loop.  Then clear your browser Internet cache, close your browser, then reopen it, and go to the link below.  You may wish to copy this link so you can paste it into the new browser session.

https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery

If still no luck after running that on your phone number you can still access and email address(es) that you can access,  here's another method:

Go back to the tool again, but this time leave the data field blank, scroll down a bit, then choose the small blue link that says "Try something else", and it will look you up by SSN and other parameters.

Or if you want a free 2018 tax return transcript from the IRS, if you qualify to register for an IRS account, you can download one at the IRS site:

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

If you can't register for an IRS account, you can order a 2018 tax return transcript to come by postal mail (normally takes 5-10 days.)

A full copy of the 2018 return from the IRS costs $43 and takes several weeks.

[mvsoule]

need copy of my 2018 income tax return, please

[DoninGA]

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@mvsoule wrote:

need copy of my 2018 income tax return, please

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To access your 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/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.

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $43 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf