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I can't download my 2020 tax retern PDF from turbotax website, however i can download 2017, 2018 and 2019 PDFs.

@Iamtodd Are you 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.

 

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

 

**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.**
Iamtodd
Returning Member

I can't download my 2020 tax retern PDF from turbotax website, however i can download 2017, 2018 and 2019 PDFs.

Thank you everyone for your responses.  I was finally able to recover my 2020 taxfile.  I still could not find it online.  However, I was able to find a backed up version on an external hard drive that I had saved off after entering everything earlier this year.  I appreciate the help.

nclark1052
Returning Member

I can't download my 2020 tax retern PDF from turbotax website, however i can download 2017, 2018 and 2019 PDFs.

my hard drive failed, how do I get 202 tax return I lost

I can't download my 2020 tax retern PDF from turbotax website, however i can download 2017, 2018 and 2019 PDFs.

@nclark1052 

 

 

If you used desktop software downloaded/installed from a CD to your own computer, then the tax files are stored locally on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.  They are not stored online.  If you cannot recover them due to a hard drive failure, etc. you can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $43, an actual copy of your tax return.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

**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.**
nclark1052
Returning Member

I can't download my 2020 tax retern PDF from turbotax website, however i can download 2017, 2018 and 2019 PDFs.

Thank you

I can't download my 2020 tax retern PDF from turbotax website, however i can download 2017, 2018 and 2019 PDFs.

I am not able to complete my 2021 tax return because of this issue, I do not want to pay the federal government $50 to send me a copy that could take up to 75 days.  I would like to complete my return ASAP.  Do you have anyway of giving my adjusted income for 2020 tax return.

 

I can't download my 2020 tax retern PDF from turbotax website, however i can download 2017, 2018 and 2019 PDFs.

@clintonhigh If you used desktop software your tax file is only stored on your own hard drive.   You can get a free transcript of your return from the IRS:

 

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

 

Many 2020 returns were precessed late, so your 2020 AGI might not be in the system.   You could try using zero if the AGI is rejected.

 

As for your desire to complete your return "ASAP":

 

I worry when people ask how soon they can file and want to file the minute they can, because experience here has shown that many of those same people will be back in this forum in a few weeks asking how to amend.  Right now it has been taking the IRS more than six months to process amended returns.  Filing too soon could mean you are setting yourself up for months of aggravation.

 

 You can fall for the marketing ploy that will allow you to e-file early if you want to—-but be aware that your e-file will just sit on a server and if you discover that you need to make any changes you will not be able to.   You cannot change or add anything while your return is in pending on the server.   You have to wait until the IRS ether accepts or rejects it much later in January or early February.    If it is rejected you can fix it; if it is accepted with your mistakes you have to wait for it to be processed and go through the lengthy process of amending.

 

  You still need your 2021 W-2's and any 1099's that will show your income for 2021.    Those will not be issued until late January or early February. 

 

The tax forms are not ready yet. The software still needs lots of updates.  Go to the REVIEW tab to see which forms in your return are incomplete and the estimated dates they will be ready (dates always subject to change) and sign up for the email alerts if you wish.  

 .   

 Being in a hurry to file and get a refund is never a good idea---it leads to filing incorrectly without all of your information and to waiting months to amend mistakes that you should not have made in the first place.   Be patient and file correctly when all of your information is in order and the tax forms are ready.

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/forms/help/irs-forms-availability-table-for-turbotax-individual-pe...

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/forms/help/state-forms-availability-table-for-turbotax-individual-...

 

And based on the delays for 2020 refunds I for one do not even want to guess how long the IRS will take to process 2021 returns and send out refunds.   Expect confusion regarding the child tax credit----wait for the letter 6419 they will send you in January that tells you how much of the advance CTC you got because you need to enter that.    And if you got the 3rd EIP in 2021 there will be a letter for that too.  Those amounts need to be entered carefully and correctly.

 

 

And…..if you are trying to rush because you get earned income credit or the child tax credit——the PATH act means you cannot get your refund until the end of February at the earliest—so filing early will not get you an early refund.

 

 

And….as of one day after people were allowed to start e-filing we were already seeing users post that they made mistakes and want to fix them——and they cannot fix their mistakes.

 

**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.**

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