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How do I pull older tax returns prepared on TurboTax?

I need to determine the last date I prepared taxes because I am unsure.  I always use TurboTax.  Can someone from TurboTax respond to me if I provide my tax return information?
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How do I pull older tax returns prepared on TurboTax?

How to access prior online returns

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/270...

Maybe you are in the wrong account … many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now to use the account recovery tool.

 

Account recovery

https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery/

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901535-forgot-your-turbotax-online-user-id-or-password

 

 

Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901486-how-many-turbotax-accounts-do-i-have

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901535

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901659-find-your-tax-data-file-in-mac

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900721-find-your-tax-data-file-tax-file-in-windows

How do I pull older tax returns prepared on TurboTax?

If you used TurboTax Online in past years, your past returns should be accessible when you log into TurboTax Online. I don't know the correct link (I'm not using TurboTax Online this year), but it's there.

 

If you used TurboTax CD/Download in past years, Intuit does NOT keep a copy of your return; it is saved only on the PC where it was installed, in TurboTax's .tax* format (i.e., .tax2020) and usually in PDF format as well. If it's only in .tax* format, open the file in TurboTax for that year & use it to create a PDF copy.

 

If those options do not work, you will need to obtain a transcript and/or a copy of your return (I believe the fee for that is $43) from the IRS directly.

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