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posted Nov 11, 2020 12:17:18 PM

Trying to locate my 2018 Fed Inc Taxes. I did them in March, 2020 (late) and mailed but with COVID-19, IRS has not yet filed them. It is holding up my school funding.

I lost info on my pc. Can you help me retrieve?

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Level 15
Nov 11, 2020 12:20:17 PM

A 2018 tax return completed in March of 2020 could only have been completed using the TurboTax 2018 desktop editions installed on a personal computer, not online.

 

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.

Level 15
Nov 11, 2020 12:24:15 PM

Sadly if you did not keep a PDF of the return when you printed it to mail then you are out of luck.   Until the IRS processes the return you will not have access to the transcript or copy.   So you could reload the program again and complete the return again ... then you will have a copy.

 

 

You can get a return transcript from the IRS for free :  http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript

 

 

For a $50 fee you can get a copy of the return from the IRS:  https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901218-can-i-get-a-copy-of-my-tax-return-from-the-irs