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Best answer by xmasbaby0

It is way too late to use TurboTax for a 2012 return.  The software is no longer available.  You could get the forms from the IRS to prepare by hand.  You will not receive a tax refund for a 2012 tax return, even if one is shown as a result of preparing the return.  If you owe the IRS they still want you to pay.

https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/prior-year

11 replies

Alumni - Champ
June 7, 2019
2012? It is too late to file now for a refund. Do you owe taxes?
Level 2
June 7, 2019
No i do not
Level 2
June 7, 2019
How is it too late for a refund but not too late for a garnishment if i were to owe?
Level 2
June 7, 2019
Thank u for your answer!
Level 15
June 7, 2019
The statute of limitations for receiving a tax refund is three years from the filing deadline, and you are way past the filing deadline for 2012.  The filing deadline was in mid-April of 2013 so you had until April 2016 to get a refund for a 2012 tax return.  But--the IRS always wants you to pay tax due if you owe.
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Alumni - Champ
June 7, 2019
Alumni - Champ
June 7, 2019
xmasbaby0Level 15Answer
Level 15
June 7, 2019

It is way too late to use TurboTax for a 2012 return.  The software is no longer available.  You could get the forms from the IRS to prepare by hand.  You will not receive a tax refund for a 2012 tax return, even if one is shown as a result of preparing the return.  If you owe the IRS they still want you to pay.

https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/prior-year

**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.**
Alumni - Champ
June 7, 2019
Remember state taxes as well.