Open TurboTax

Why sign in to the Community?

  • Submit a question
  • Check your notifications
or and start working on your taxes
Announcements
Your taxes, your way. Get expert help or do it yourself. >> Get started
Close icon
Do you have a TurboTax Online account?

We'll help you get started or pick up where you left off.

cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
sid-mohan84
New Member

I opted for "mailing" the tax form as opposed to e-filing. I have the screen where I need to Download/Print form. However, now I realized that i need to fix an error. I dont know how to go back as there is no menu to go back to fix the 1040 form. I have

 
1 Best answer

Accepted Solutions
fanfare
Level 15

I opted for "mailing" the tax form as opposed to e-filing. I have the screen where I need to Download/Print form. However, now I realized that i need to fix an error. I dont know how to go back as there is no menu to go back to fix the 1040 form. I have

TurboTax make this hard and I don't know why.
Look for the menu action "Add a state" and click it. You don't have to actually add such a state return but your return will be open again.

View solution in original post

3 Replies
mesquitebean
Level 15

I opted for "mailing" the tax form as opposed to e-filing. I have the screen where I need to Download/Print form. However, now I realized that i need to fix an error. I dont know how to go back as there is no menu to go back to fix the 1040 form. I have

Are you printing from within the FILE section of your open return?  Or are you printing from the "Download/print" link at your Welcome Home page or the "Download/print" link in the 2016 Tax Timeline?

If you are in the FILE section of your return, are the main tabs visible?  i.e, can you click on something like the Personal Info tab to get out of the File section?  Or If you are in one of those other areas I mentioned, then the return is not open, and we can tell you how to reopen it.
sid-mohan84
New Member

I opted for "mailing" the tax form as opposed to e-filing. I have the screen where I need to Download/Print form. However, now I realized that i need to fix an error. I dont know how to go back as there is no menu to go back to fix the 1040 form. I have

Please tell me how to reOPEN it. I am in the Welcome page.
fanfare
Level 15

I opted for "mailing" the tax form as opposed to e-filing. I have the screen where I need to Download/Print form. However, now I realized that i need to fix an error. I dont know how to go back as there is no menu to go back to fix the 1040 form. I have

TurboTax make this hard and I don't know why.
Look for the menu action "Add a state" and click it. You don't have to actually add such a state return but your return will be open again.

About Community

Learn about taxes, budgeting, saving, borrowing, reducing debt, investing, and planning for retirement.

3.49m
Members

2.63m
Discussions

Manage cookies
v
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_~