Can I open a 2004 tax return, without the software or package it came in?

[kaknoll]

Unfortunately, I shredded the hard copy and the software, thinking it would never be needed after 7 years, but now I find I need some information from it.  All I have is an electronic copy of the return.

[DoninGA]

TurboTax only retains online tax returns for the last 7 years, the same retention period as the IRS.  There is no way to retrieve a 2004 tax return.

However, if you have the .tax file from TurboTax there is a service that may be able to provide a PDF of the return for a price.

Go to this website - https://www.taxprinter.com/

Note - This service is not recommended by TurboTax 

[rjs]

Did you mean 2014? The answer is the same, except that the file type is .tax2014.

[kaknoll]

Thank you for the answer.  That helps.  At least I know that’s not going to work for me.  Already found an alternate solution after knowing that one wouldn’t work.  Thanks again.