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NO!!!! You cannot use a 2019 W-2 to prepare a 2020 tax return. Someone told you something about a 2019 lookback that has you confused. You only enter 2020 income on your 2020 return.
The "lookback" is for earned income credit or additional child tax credit:
Many people had lower incomes during the pandemic in 2020 due to reduced work hours, layoffs, etc. Or they received unemployment benefits. These factors affect how much earned income credit and additional child tax credit you can get on your 2020 tax return and affect your 2020 refund.
There is a “lookback” option that allows you to use your 2019 amounts for earned income credit or child tax credit. You can choose whether to use your 2019 amount or your 2020 amount. Choose whichever amount gives you a better tax refund for your 2020 refund.
You can see this and choose in the earned income credit section in Deductions and Credits.
You still MUST enter all of your 2020 income into your 2020 tax return, including any unemployment you received.
Please follow these steps in TurboTax:
Actually, you can opt to use your 2019 Earned Income (not your W-2) for purposes of the EIC and CTC only.
Earned Income and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Tables | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)
TT would have asked you about that when you did your 2020 return if applicable..
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