Fafsa

[Mak00]

After being behind on filing my taxes I filed my 2018 and 2019 taxes at the same time, now I cannot seem to get my 2018 taxes to show up so that I can fill that part of the fafsa in. How would I go about just viewing my 2018 tax returns?

[xmasbaby0]

Please explain what you mean by "I filed my 2018 and 2019 taxes at the same time."  Each tax year has to be prepared and filed separately using the forms for the specific tax year.  You cannot combine tax years on the same tax return.  And...the online program is ONLY for 2019 returns-- no other year.  So what EXACTLY did you do to prepare and file a 2018 return-- and when?

[Carl]

I personally prepared prior year tax return can not be e-filed. The IRS says so. For the 2018 taxes, you can not use the online version of TurboTax to complete or file them by any method. You have to purchase and install the CD version of TurboTax 2018 on your computer and use that program to prepare and print your 2018 tax return. Then you personally would have to print it, sign it and mail it to the IRS.  It can take the IRS up to 16 weeks to process a paper filed prior year tax return. But with this pandemic stuff, you can expect it to take considerably longer.

So if you did the above and used the CD version of TurboTax to complete your 2018 return, simply open up the TurboTax 2018 Program on your computer, open your 2018 tax return that you've already completed and mailed, and print a copy of it so you can see the numbers you need for the FAFSA application.

Since your 2018 data is not in the IRS computers yet, it's not going to be possible for you to import that data directly from the IRS website, into your FAFSA application. You'll have to enter the data manually yourself. Your school may also required a printed and signed copy of your 2018 tax return. So save your printout and remember to sign it with the same date you used on the original copy you mailed to the IRS.