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posted Jan 19, 2025 7:18:51 AM

How do I open a previous year’s Tax Return? I downloaded the .tax file, but have no way to open or print it.

How do I open a previous year’s Tax Return?

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Level 15
Jan 19, 2025 7:22:23 AM

You need to download the PDF of the prior year tax return.  Then you can open the file with any compatible PDF viewer, such as Adobe Reader.

 

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/

 

Start the 2024 online tax return by entering some personal information then click on Tax Home on the left side of the screen.

 

On the Tax Home webpage -

Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  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.