I Need a Copy of My 2020 Tax Return

[DoninGA]

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@C1A3L5 wrote:

I need a copy of my 2020 Federal Tax Return for my records.

Thank You!

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To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  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.

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $43 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

[tristinstouffer123]

Can you send a copy of my 2020 tax return to my email @ [email address removed]

[DoninGA]

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@tristinstouffer123 wrote:

Can you send a copy of my 2020 tax return to my email @ [email address removed]

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To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  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.

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $43 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

[mesquitebean]

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@tristinstouffer123 wrote:

Can you send a copy of my 2020 tax return to my email....

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Champ DoninGA told you above how to get a copy, but for future reference be aware it is not safe to email tax return files in regular email, which is not a secure method.  Return files contain a LOT of personal ID info including SSN, DOB, and in many cases, bank account numbers.

If you used Online TurboTax for 2020 and can't find it in your online TurboTax account, then you may have multiple accounts, and we can tell you how to look for multiple accounts.

Also, please be aware this is public Internet forum.  You should not post any personal info in this public forum. 

[Gooseman62]

Could I please get a copy of my 2020 returns

[DoninGA]

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@Gooseman62 wrote:

Could I please get a copy of my 2020 returns

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To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  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.

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $43 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

[llj2]

I do not have a copy of my 2020 return for my files

[mesquitebean]

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@llj2 wrote:

I do not have a copy of my 2020 return for my files

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This answer assumes your 2020 return was prepared in Online TurboTax.  I've posted below how to normally get it, and also how to look for multiple accounts, if necessary.    Any return prepared in desktop software will not be in an online account.

First see this:

FAQ:  How do I access my prior year return?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/270...

Log in and go to the Tax Home.  Scroll down the Tax Home page to the section "Your Tax Returns & Documents."  Expand that section and choose the tax year 2020.   Then you can choose to "Download/print the PDF."

If you do all that, but there's no evidence of prior returns in that section "Your Tax Returns & Documents", then you likely have multiple accounts and signed into the wrong one.    Many people end up with multiple accounts.

You can have up to 5 accounts that use the same email address for notification purposes.  A User ID may be an email address, but it doesn't have to be.  It might be only part of an email address, or it can be anything at all.

To get a list of your User IDs, reset password, and recover account access, etc., you can use the tool at the link below.  When using the Account Recovery tool, try using your phone number first if you can still access it.   After that, if necessary, then run the tool on your email address(es) you can access.

NOTE: Before running the account recovery tool below, log out of all Intuit accounts including this user forum, or you might end up in a loop.  Then clear your browser Internet cache, close your browser, then reopen it, and go to the link below.  You may wish to copy this link so you can paste it into the new browser session.

https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery

If still no luck after running that on your phone number you can still access and email address(es) that you can access,  here's another method:

Go back to the tool again, but this time leave the data field blank, scroll down a bit, then choose the small blue link that says "Try something else", and it will look you up by SSN and other parameters.

[llj2]

How do I get a copy of my 2020 tax return

[mesquitebean]

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@ llj2 wrote:

How do I get a copy of my 2020 tax return

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You already asked that in this thread.   I answered it a couple of minutes ago.

Here's my answer:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-i-need-a-copy-of-my-2020-tax-return/0...

[Rose-Burton]

Im unable to open my online account.  I need to know why my 2020 and 2021 AGI are not matching. I have both copies and the AGI on both are the same it was verified on # 11 on the 1040-SR. Do I need to mail both copies to IRS?

[Rose-Burton]

I have a copy of both 2020 & 2021 Taxes both AGI matches.  I need help on whats wrong and why its rejecting? I can i fix it?

[mesquitebean]

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@ Rose-Burton wrote:

I have a copy of both 2020 & 2021 Taxes both AGI matches.  I need help on whats wrong and why its rejecting? I can i fix it?

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It's not clear what all you're doing.  The 2021 AGI (the current return's AGI) has nothing to do with it.
When you go through the FILE section, and where it asks you to verify your return for efiling, you enter your 2020 AGI from last year's return.  And then when you submit the efile, the IRS compares it to its database.   If the 2020 AGI you enter matches the IRS database, then your efile will be accepted.   If your entry for 2020 AGI doesn't match the IRS database, the efiled return will be rejected.   

We're having to guess a bit here.  I assume you're a single filer since you didn't say anything about a joint return.    You also didn't say what the specific rejection error code is, but since you mention "AGI", I assume it is likely IND-031-04 (primary taxpayer's AGI), or if a joint return and a spouse's AGI is rejected, IND-032-04.

If your efiled return was rejected, and the error message was that it rejected due to "prior-year AGI doesn't match the IRS records", you can make a correction and resubmit the efile.   If you entered the correct AGI, but it still rejected, there is a workaround that I'll mention below.

Be sure you are using the 2020 AGI from the original 2020 return--not an amended one (if applicable.) The 2020 AGI is on your 2020 Form 1040 (or 1040-SR), Line 11.   

If you get a rejection using the correct 2020 AGI figure from last year's return, then try using a 2020 AGI of 0 (zero) instead.

Also, If your return was filed late in the year last year or wasn't processed prior to November 2021, then it's common for the IRS database not to match your actual 2020 AGI.   In that case try using a 2020 AGI of 0 (zero.)

If you're not a single filer as assumed above, but are instead married filing a joint return, please post back with more info--specifically the rejection error code.

[Donald E Woods]

I received a letter from IRS and I need to review my 2020 tax

[DoninGA]

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@Donald E Woods wrote:

I received a letter from IRS and I need to review my 2020 tax

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To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  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.

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $43 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf