To access a prior year online tax
return and you did not use one of the 2017 paid online editions you will need
to start a 2018 Free online tax return and then Upgrade and pay for the Plus
edition. You do not have to file the 2018 tax return only pay for the
upgrade.
Go to this TurboTax website for
the 2018 online editions - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/
You have to sign onto the 2018
account using the exact same User ID you used to create the prior year online
tax return. Enter your personal information in the 2018 Free edition. On
the left side of the screen click on Upgrade. Scroll down and
select PLUS More Help & Tools. Click on Upgrade Now (if
Plus is grayed out then you are already using Plus and only need to pay for the
upgrade)
To pay the TurboTax online
account fees by credit card so you can access your prior year online tax
returns, click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online
program screen. Then click on Print Center. Then click
on Print, save or preview this year's return. On the next
page, to pay by credit card, click Pay Now. On the next
screen just click on the Continue button. The next screen will show a
review of your Fees, click on Continue. Complete the next
screen to pay by credit card and click Continue.
