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posted Jul 31, 2019 9:38:02 AM

I need a copy of my 2018 fed tax return. I have lost my copy and cannot recover it on my PC. Can yoy help?

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Level 15
Jul 31, 2019 9:43:26 AM

To access your current or prior year online 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)

 

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.

New Member
Dec 21, 2019 10:09:04 PM

Hi -

I used desktop TurboTax 2018. My portable hard drive crashed. Dumb of me not to have it backed up. I e-filed through TurboTax. Can anything be recovered from that?

Thanks!

Level 15
Dec 22, 2019 5:45:38 AM

@CGDrake wrote:

Hi -

I used desktop TurboTax 2018. My portable hard drive crashed. Dumb of me not to have it backed up. I e-filed through TurboTax. Can anything be recovered from that?

Thanks!

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.

 

You can also get free transcripts of your federal return from the IRS - http://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