Can I print out everything that I have entered into desktop Turbotax? I want to "tick and tie" all of my entries to the source docs. How do tax pros do this?

[Banjer]

I am using desktop Turbotax. This is for quality control, and I want to retain a paper trail linking my entries to the source records. A printout that has all the numbers INPUT into Turbotax would be ideal.

[VolvoGirl]

You can switch to Forms Mode and print everything out or just the forms and worksheets you want.  All the forms you entered like W2 and 1099 will have a separate page in addition to the actual 1040 and schedules.  

[Banjer]

Thank you. How do I print those forms out? When I open a form, and select {FILE} {PRINT} it brings up a window asking me if I want to print my Federal and/or state tax returns.

[Banjer]

Also, I see that the "Tax Data" icon at the top of desktop Turbotax opens up a window that seems to have every external input along with a description of how it was entered ("user input," "import," or "transfer").

That would work for my purpose, if only I could print it out. But I do not see any way of printing it.

Surely tax accountants tick and tie their work, leaving a paper trail cross referencing to sources. Or at least some of the old timers would want to do that. How do you guys do it?

[VolvoGirl]

You taught me something today.  I never noticed the Tax Data before.  Where do you see a tax data icon?  Are you on Windows or Mac?  I'm on Windows.  I found Tax Data under Tools-My Tax Data.

I guess you would have to do screen shots to print it.  

[Banjer]

I am using the Mac version. The "Tax Data" appears at the center of the menu bar at the top of the screen in my version of the software.