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posted Jul 21, 2024 7:09:44 PM

I need to print my 2016 return but it doesn’t seem to show up.

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Level 15
Jul 21, 2024 7:37:31 PM

.  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years and then they are gone.

Level 15
Jul 22, 2024 6:54:41 AM

@chrisbanks0830 

 

Save/download all your tax returns NOW....any that are available.  One year is eliminated from the TTX storage every successive year.   So get any that are available now while you have a chance.

 

You don't necessarily have to print the PDF files out, as long as you BACK THEM UP to a usb flash drive...or other off-computer personal disks or remote cloud storage.  Remember, computers crash, or are replaced, so having the backup copies is critical.   

 

(Note: just the PDF files.... the .taxyyyy datafiles are useless to you unless you have the desktop software installed for that particular year...and only the last 3 years of desktop software are available for purchase)