My computer crashed in October 2024, and I had not backed up my data for about a year. I have lost all of my 2023 turbo tax data. Does turbo tax maintain files of completed information sent into the IRS for prior years?? I have my license code for the 2022 turbo tax program, but I'm unable to locate that same information for 2023. Can you help me locate my 2023 license code and help me reload the 2023 turbo tax program?
If you used desktop software downloaded/installed from a CD to your own computer, then the tax files are stored locally on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive. They are not stored online. If you cannot recover them due to a hard drive failure, etc. you can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30 an actual copy of your tax return.
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf
To find your license code:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/i-can-t-find-my-license-code/01/852973