Can you retrieve data entered into TurboTax for 2020 if you did not actually file the return through TurboTax?

[xmasbaby0]

You will be able to access the return you started by using the exact same account and user ID that you used when you started it.   But you can no longer use online software for any further changes.

Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2020 returns is now permanently closed.  Now it is too late to use online software or to e-file. If you have any changes/corrections at all to make to your 2020 return, you now have to complete it using desktop software, which you must download to a full PC or Mac  (not to a mobile device).Then you need to print, sign and mail it.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2559403-how-do-i-finish-a-prior-year-return-that-i-started-in-turb...

If you already paid for your online software you can ask customer support for a download of the desktop software.

They are available from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time Monday-Friday.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899263-what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number

If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty for filing late.  If you owe tax due, then file and pay the amount due as shown on the Form 1040, but expect a bill later from the IRS for the penalty and interest you will owe.  Only the IRS will calculate this—TurboTax will not calculate it.

When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.

Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.

[dawnapplegate]

Thank you for your response.  I guess I should have provided more detail.  I had every intention of using TurboTax to file my 2020 taxes.  I did everything except submit it.  My husband had just retired and I was concerned that I might have overlooked or misunderstood some of the new and many documents that were submitted so I went to a tax professional to have our taxes done.  As it turns out, everything I did was correct, but they submitted the tax return.  This is why I was hoping to be able to retrieve everything without having to start from scratch again.

If anybody can provide further clarification, that would be awesome.

Thank you!

Dawn Ann Applegate

[TeresaM]

Yes, the information you entered in 2020 will automatically transfer into your 2021 TurboTax Online return when you open it with the same user ID, unless you specifically select to start anew. Your personal information and carryovers from 2020 will all be there.

If you wish to have a reference copy of what you entered, you can download a PDF of the forms.

1. Sign into TurboTax Online and click on Tax Home, from the upper lefthand corner of the menu bar.
2. Select Your Tax Returns and Documents
3. Select Download and Print (PDF)