Where can I access my 2022 saved tax return information? I hadn't submitted it yet but was almost done, I log on now & it's nowhere to be found. Telling me to download.

[nicole_bronstad]

I AM in the right account. I am SURE. I can NOT see that screen shot above. Can you please tell me how to navigate to that page? I tried everything....When I open it up now it there is no options like you said above. From the comment from xmasbaby looks like it is all locked down now? This is extremely frustrating. TT should do something for people caught in this loop of nothingness. I have faithfully used their software for 15 years. My info should be saved somewhere and I should not have to wait another month to finish this. Would the customer support number be able to help me retrieve it on Monday? Thank you very very much for trying to help! I am just really frustrated and I know that there have to be many others in my boat. Life happens and people cannot always get everything in by the deadline. I do understand I won't be penalize due to refund and that I need to mail the hard copies in. That isn't a problem....getting my info is the problem. 

[erinfallon11]

I know you're in the right account, cause I was too! I didn't submit a screen shot, so idk maybe someone else did.  If you had to purchase the 2022 TT software download, did it give you a long pin # to use when downloading it from your account?

If you downloaded the 2022 TT software, a new screen/or on my pc, the installed TT software icon, came up after I installed it.  I clicked on it and it brought up a new, smaller boxed screen that asked me to sign in, when I did that, it then gave me 2 options, to start new or to 'continue' with my 2022 online taxes.  I clicked on the continue option, then it made me sign in again and then it made me sign in again after that, it was ridiculous. So, I un-installed it and then started again after logging back into my online TT account. Went to my account, it had the 2022 TT software purchase download and like 16 digit/letter pin for it.  I clicked on it and went thru the motions to download the software onto my laptop again.  I had to do this 3 times before I finally was able to sign in, continue with my 2022 taxes and it didn't make me sign in again - it finally retrieved my info.

[SteamTrain]

Yeah, it may be locked down now (mine isn't ((at least I can get the .tax2022 datafile right now)), but that may not be the case for everyone)

But like xmasbaby indicated...once the lockdown ends (When Online 2023 starts up...early to mid Dec), you should be able to get your 2022 tax datafile then (though you may have to go into the first several pages of 2023 first).

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TTX has to lock own the "Online" files EVERY YEAR in Mid-Late October to get ready for the new season.

Thus, just don't ever expect unfettered access to that year's tax files between mid Oct and early December........get it done & filed or printed before mid October, or you may end up jumping thru hoops. 

[xmasbaby0]

@SteamTrain @erinfallon11 @nicole_bronstad 

Thus, just don't ever expect unfettered access to that year's tax files between mid Oct and early December........get it done & filed or printed before mid October, or you may end up jumping thru hoops. 

Amen, SteamTrain.   Miss the due date for a school assignment--your grade is lower.  Miss the due date to pay a bill--late fees.  Miss a flight at the airport--re-book and hope for another later flight.  Miss the deadline to finish your tax return....wait for the software to become available again......

[Privas1]

• Same happened to me. Very frustrating never got my wife's tax id # from government now totally screwed and starting over. Bye TurboTax 

[mttaxes2]

I want to refer to my previous  filed 2022 tax return including work sheets

[xmasbaby0]

  You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.

Start a 2023 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.

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

Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.

Account Recovery

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901535-forgot-your-turbotax-online-user-id-or-password

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901486-how-many-turbotax-accounts-do-i-have

Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901659-find-your-tax-data-file-in-mac

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-...

You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $43, an actual copy of your tax return.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

SAVE YOUR TAX RETURN !

EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc. 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900937-why-should-i-save-a-pdf-copy-of-my-return

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899779-what-s-the-difference-between-the-tax-data-file-and-the-pd...

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1912466-how-do-i-save-my-return-as-a-pdf-in-the-turbotax-software-... •

NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.