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New Member
posted Dec 2, 2019 7:33:44 PM

I can't open my 2018 tax return

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Level 15
Dec 3, 2019 3:32:25 AM

It is not clear what you are trying to do.  Has your 2018 return been filed and accepted?   Or is it incomplete?  If you did not complete it, then you cannot work on it online now.  Online prep and e-filing closed on October 15, 2019 for 2018 returns.  Please post back and tell us what you are trying to do so we know how to help.

New Member
Jan 12, 2020 7:45:35 AM

My 2018 tax return is incomplete I want to finish it but can't open it... 

Level 15
Jan 12, 2020 7:57:06 AM


@JJ44 wrote:

My 2018 tax return is incomplete I want to finish it but can't open it... 


See this TurboTax support FAQ for completing a 2018 tax return originally started with the online editions - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-finish-a-prior-year-return-that-i-started-in-turbotax-online/00/26322

Returning Member
Feb 8, 2020 12:22:59 PM

Was trying to open 2018 tax forms so I can print a copy for my files

Level 15
Feb 8, 2020 12:38:15 PM


@hawk440 wrote:

Was trying to open 2018 tax forms so I can print a copy for my files


To access your current or prior year tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the userID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

 

See this TurboTax support FAQ for accessing prior year online tax returns - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/270...

 

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.

 

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $50 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

Intuit Alumni
Feb 8, 2020 12:43:13 PM

To access your current or prior year tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the user ID you used to create the account - TurboTax Login

 

See this TurboTax support FAQ for accessing prior year online tax returns How do I access a prior year return?

 

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show.  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.

 

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - Welcome to Get Transcript

 

"Super DoninGA Level 15"

New Member
Jan 21, 2022 5:47:19 PM

I completed a 2018 tax return for Ray Holman and I need a copy.

Level 15
Jan 21, 2022 5:48:52 PM

  You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010

 

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