I have a ".tax2018" file. How do I open it?

Can I download the software online?

To @luguvepe : It is not clear what you are asking. You are posting on someone else's thread. Please start a new thread and post again with a more complete question.

Your tax return file ends in .tax2018.  Search your computer for it.  Check the Recycle Bin or Trash.  Check in One Drive, etc.  it should be in your Documents then in the Turbo Tax folder.  Check your backups.

To get a full form W2 you will need to contact your employer(s). They can possibly send by email or give you access online and can definitely mail to you. 

The other option you have is to get a partial W2 via the IRS, to file your federal returns only. No state information will be on the transcript. 

Here is a link to order a wage and income transcript.  

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@davidscruggs wrote:

I want to download and print my tax return from 2018.

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To access your current or prior year tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the userID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

See this TurboTax support FAQ for accessing prior year online tax returns - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/270...

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.

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $50 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

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@netty3100 wrote:

please help me open my 2018 taxes

 

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First, you need to explain what the roadblock is.   Since you provided no details about what you are doing, I'll assume you are asking about the *.tax2018 data file since that's the title topic of this thread you chose to post in.   Do you have the  *.tax2018 data file on your computer, and do you have the 2018 software (CD/download) installed on your computer?    Are you using a Mac or Windows PC?

Here's how to open the data file, at least for the Windows version:

Launch the 2018 TurboTax program, and at the main screen go up to the TurboTax top menu bar and click on the FILE menu.  In the dropdown menu choose OPEN TAX RETURN.   Then in the little file directory popup, point TurboTax to the location of the *.tax2018 data file.   In Windows, the default location for TurboTax data files is in the \Documents\TurboTax folder, but it depends on where you saved the file.

When you do that, if you encounter any roadblock, then you need to describe it, and whether there are any error messages.

Here's one common problem that some people encounter:

If your *.tax2018 data file has a state return in it, then in order to open it, the 2018 desktop software must also have the state program installed first, or you'll get an error message.   If that's your situation, then you need to install the state program into your TurboTax first.   To do that,  you may have to start a new dummy 2018 return just long enough to download the state program.

Get a friend to help you transfer the content of the CD to a thumb drive, then install the 2018 software from the thumb drive. Then open the software and read the tax file from the thumb drive (you might start out by making lots of copies of everything).

@steveorheather

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@overandunder2 wrote:

I filed my 2018 taxes with you guys and evidently did not send the right papers in to the IRS. I need the complete file. I have already paid them, they just need the complete file so they can credit my account.

Your story is incomplete without any details.  You didn't say what product version you used--i.e., whether you used Online TurboTax or the 2018 desktop software (CD/download).   Since you don't have a copy of your return, I'll assume you used Online TurboTax, so this answer is in that regard. 

You said "they just need the complete file."   There can be a lot of extra pages in a complete PDF.  The IRS does not need the worksheets, summary pages, etc.  They only need the actual return (normally the forms in a return have an attachment sequence in the upper right corner.)   If you got an IRS letter,  perhaps they told you what they need.

I'm also not sure why you are posting in a thread titled "I have a *.tax2018 file; how do I open it?"

The file you need in order to print a copy of your return is the 2018 PDF if you used Online TurboTax.  Here's how to get it.   If the following is is not your situation, then please provide enough details so we don't have to keep guessing.