It is good that you want to get caught up You need help from a tax pro. First....the software only goes back to 2021---TurboTax software is not available for earlier years. And your refunds for the years prior to 2021 have been forfeited, but if you owe tax due, it is owed with late filing penalties and interest. A tax pro may be able to help you negotiate the amount you have to pay. If 2021 is not mailed by midnight on April 15, 2025 that refund is also forfeited.
Only a 2024 return can be prepared online and only 2024 can be e-filed. Earlier years must be filed by mail. They cannot be combined in any way. Each tax year is a separate return and must be prepared on the forms for the specific year in which the income was received.
Do you have all of the W-2's, 1099's and other tax documents going back seven years?
If you want to tackle some of this :
You cannot change the tax year. The current online program is for 2024 only. Only a 2024 return can be prepared online and only a 2024 return can be e-filed.
Online preparation and e-filing for 2021, 2022, and 2023 is permanently closed.
Note: The desktop software you need to prepare the prior year return must be installed/downloaded to a full PC or Mac. It cannot be used on a mobile device.
To file a return for a prior tax year
If you need to prepare a return for 2021, 2022, or 2023 you can purchase and download desktop software to do it, then print, sign, and mail the return(s)
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/
You may also want to explore purchasing the software from various retailers such as Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s, etc.
Remember to prepare your state return as well—if you live in a state that has a state income tax.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-rev...
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 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.
I suggest preparing 2021 ASAP to seek the recovery rebate credit for the 3rd stimulus payment of $1400. Tomorrow is the deadline to get that. If no one else could claim you as a dependent for 2021, you could still get the $1400.
If you could be claimed as someone else's dependent in 2021, you are not eligible for the payment.
If you were eligible and do not receive a payment soon from the IRS, the other way to get the payment is to amend your 2021 return to use the recovery rebate credit before April 15, 2025. If you did not file a 2021 return at all, then prepare one and mail it in.
2021
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf
Here is the IRS 2021 Form 1040
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040--2021.pdf
or if you want bigger type use 1040SR for Seniors,
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s--2021.pdf
And 2021 Instructions
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040gi--2021.pdf
2021 Tax and EIC Tables
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040tt--2021.pdf
Sch 1 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s1--2021.pdf
Sch 2 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s2--2021.pdf
Sch 3 : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s3--2021.pdf
https://www.irs.gov/filing/where-to-file-paper-tax-returns-with-or-without-a-payment
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