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How to access previous year tax returns?

I am trying to get my 2018 tax returns filed with turbotax. I used the same email address as user ID at that time. I am still unable to find the tax returns. Customer care has been terrible.
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How to access previous year tax returns?

This is a known issue with TurboTax.  I'm linking you to a TurboTax FAQ that will give you the opportunity to sign up for email notifications when the issue is resolved.

 

Why can't I download my 2018 tax file in TurboTax Online? 

 

The FAQ below may also help you locate your other previous years' returns.

Why can't I find my return in Tax Home or My Docs? 

*** I am NOT a tax expert. I am a seasoned TurboTax user, and volunteer to provide assistance to TT users. Nothing I post is to be considered TAX ADVICE; I bear no legal liability for responses.***

How to access previous year tax returns?

@ sowmini.medavara 

The first FAQ mentioned above is for a *.tax2018 data file and only affects "some" users.  It should still be possible to get a 2018 PDF of your return.   It's possible to have multiple accounts even if you think you don't.   Many people are surprised to learn they have another account.   You should check for other accounts, just in case, since it's easy to do.  Here's how:

 

You can have up to 5 accounts that use the same email address for notification purposes.  A User ID may be an email address, but it doesn't have to be.  It might be only part of an email address, or it can be anything at all.

 

To get a list of your User IDs, reset password, and recover account access, etc., you can use the tool at the link below.  When using the Account Recovery tool, try using your phone number first if you can still access it.   After that, if necessary, then run the tool on your email address(es) you can access.

NOTE: Before running the account recovery tool below, log out of all Intuit accounts including this user forum, or you might end up in a loop.  Then clear your browser Internet cache, close your browser, then reopen it, and go to the link below.  You may wish to copy this link so you can paste it into the new browser session.

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

If still no luck after running that on your phone number you can still access and email address(es) that you can access,  here's another method:

Go back to the tool again, but this time leave the data field blank, scroll down a bit, then choose the small blue link that says "Try something else", and it will look you up by SSN and other parameters.

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