What does it mean when I check my taxes and the status says "printed"?.

[VolvoGirl · Accepted solution]

Sorry but Printed or Ready to Mail means you have to print out your return and mail it to the IRS yourself. So it has not been filed yet. How to change from Mail to Efile https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/5561257 Turbo Tax will always say Ready to Mail. They don't know if or when you actually mailed it. And the IRS doesn't tell Turbo Tax when they get a mailed return. 

[growernotshower]

Thanks volvogirl very much!!, that answered my question.  I thought turbo was sending my finished taxes over to IRS. Thanks again!.

[VolvoGirl]

Did you efile?  Did you go all the way through the File tab, through the 3 steps and hit the big orange Transmit Returns Now button?  You can check your efile status here     <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/">https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/ef...

When you efile you get back 2 emails.  The first email only confirms the transmission.  The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile.

[growernotshower]

No, I've e filed with turbo 2 times before. Wanted to this time also but turbo was saying they now need last year's tax info?? On something?? & i lost a lot in nor- cal fire, so that's why was going mail in route. But want to e-file now.

[VolvoGirl]

Were you in Paradise?  Are you ok now?  Have a place to live?  I'm in NorCal too.

[growernotshower]

No, Carr fire Redding,  wish i could actually talk to you on phone.  I have a different phone than i had & need my agi from 2017 & i did turbo last year  & don't know how to print off my phone or if i even can. So wondering if you can get my agi & I'll just pay to e-file.

[VolvoGirl]

You need your 2017 AGI to efile.  How to find the AGI   https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3301618