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posted Feb 17, 2024 5:00:46 PM

I have old (2020, 2021) TurboTax "tax files" on my computer. How do I retrieve these. File structure is unknown to me.

Open an old turbo Tax file on my PC

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Level 15
Feb 17, 2024 5:06:32 PM

If you have a .tax or .tax20xx file you need that year's Desktop program installed to open it.

You could try the TaxPrinter service (not connected with Turbo Tax) to convert a .tax file to pdf at

http://www.taxprinter.com

 

They might be expensive and it is probably not safe to email tax returns back and forth.

 

OR get a copy from the IRS -

http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript