How long to save tax returns
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SAVE YOUR TAX RETURN !
EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records. That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.
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NOTE: TurboTax and the IRS save return for seven years. Returns older than seven years are purged.
And....if you use the CD/download, the tax files are stored on your own hard drive or any back up device you use---they are not stored online.
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