I did my 2021 taxes here on Turbo but did not file. How do I access the information and submit it to the IRS and state? I cannot see anything about 2021 taxes here

[DoninGA · Accepted solution]

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

Start the 2022 online tax return by entering some personal information then click on Tax Home on the left side of the screen.

On the Tax Home webpage -

Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year 2021 and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

A 2021 tax return can only be printed and mailed, it cannot be e-filed.

Print, sign, date and mail the tax return to the IRS.  Include with the mailed return any forms W-2 and 1099 which have taxes withheld.  Go to this IRS website for mailing addresses - https://www.irs.gov/filing/where-to-file-paper-tax-returns-with-or-without-a-payment

For the state mailing address go to your state department of revenue website.

There are no penalties for filing a tax return after the due date if filing for a tax refund or there are no taxes owed.

[roomes4u2]

I understand that I would have to mail it in.  My point is that I did it on line and I need to retrieve it from the Turbo site so that I can print and mail it.  My issue is that I do not know where to go to get the one that I did on the site.   It is only taking me to file for the 2022 tax.  How do I access my 2021 tax file so that I can print and submit it to the IRS?

[xmasbaby0]

@roomes4u2 

You will be able to access the return you started by using the exact same account and user ID that you used when you started it.   But you can no longer use online software for any further changes.

Start a 2022 return and enter some personal information so that the menu on the left opens up and allows you to access your 2021 return.

Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2021returns is now permanently closed.

Now it is too late to use online software or to e-file. If you have any changes/corrections at all to make to your 2021 return, you now have to complete it using desktop software, which you must download to a full PC or Mac  (not to a mobile device).Then you need to print, sign and mail it.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2559403-how-do-i-finish-a-prior-year-return-that-i-started-in-turb...

If you already paid for your online software you can ask customer support for a download of the desktop software.

They are available from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time Monday-Friday.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899263-what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number

If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty for filing late.  If you owe tax due, then file and pay the amount due as shown on the Form 1040, but expect a bill later from the IRS for the penalty and interest you will owe.  Only the IRS will calculate this—TurboTax will not calculate it.

When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.

Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.

[roomes4u2]

Thank you very much.  Wow!!! there is abound 60 pages or more of documents to download.

[xmasbaby0]

@roomes4u2 No you do not mail 60 pages to the IRS.   You choose to print for filing and only mail the pages necessary to the IRS.  Most of the 60 pages you are seeing are worksheets that you do not mail in.