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Question

Federal Filing Instructions

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
February 17, 2020
5 replies
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There are no federal filing instructions printing or available to print in any of the forms or worksheets. I do not need to know how to print them - I would like to know why they are not available to print? The state filing instructions are printing fine, but not the federal ones.

Thanks!

HeatherPLO

Level 14

Please see the below FAQ.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/printing/help/how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online/00/26258

After Step 5, it says, "If you just need the mailing address: See the filing instructions document that prints out with the paper copy of your return. You'll see the address in those instructions. For your federal return, you can also look it up at this IRS website." The filing instructions are within that portion.

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bschmitzfamilyAuthor

Level 2

Yes, I know that I can look up the address on the IRS website, but I would like the filing instructions to print that usually print with my Turbotax prepared returns. The instruction page for where to file and how much your refund/balance due is printing fine with my state return - but when I print the Federal return the first page is page 1 of the 1040 - not the filing instructions that usually prints. Are other people getting the filing instructions to print or is it a problem with Turbotax?

Thanks

DoninGA

Level 15

@bschmitzfamily wrote:

Yes, I know that I can look up the address on the IRS website, but I would like the filing instructions to print that usually print with my Turbotax prepared returns. The instruction page for where to file and how much your refund/balance due is printing fine with my state return - but when I print the Federal return the first page is page 1 of the 1040 - not the filing instructions that usually prints. Are other people getting the filing instructions to print or is it a problem with Turbotax?

Thanks

Use this procedure to get a complete print out of your federal tax return to include Filing Instructions -

Sign onto your TurboTax online account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down and click on Add a State. This will take you back to the 2019 online tax return.

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.

sangercarl

Level 2

Federal instructions are not being created to print. This is the download version. Same problem, last 2 filing years. How about a real solution,

AkinaLO

Level 15

To add to DoninGA's comment, you can also reach out to customer support to receive live help with troubleshooting.

Please follow the instructions below.

Contact Customer Support

@sangercarl

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turkey0936

Level 2

I have read all the reply's regarding the federal filing instruction sheet not being generated although the state filing instruction sheet is there. I am on a mac, latest version. I have this problem with an added quirk! Prepared my families returns. Some owe and some don't. All instruction sheets were generated except one. The version of Turbo Tax I am using is Home/Business. This is the first year this has happened. I have tried every suggestion to no avail.

It would be really nice if this could be FIXED.

TerukoL

Level 13

Since you continue to experience the same problem, even after following the troubleshooting steps, please click the link to contact TurboTax customer support for further assistance.

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davepat

Level 2

When printing my returns, I can not get a Federal Filing Instruction cover sheet

DoninGA

Level 15

@davepat wrote:

When printing my returns, I can not get a Federal Filing Instruction cover sheet

Use this procedure -

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

When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state.

This will take you back to the 2021 online tax return.

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.

davepat

Level 2

You lost me when referring to "land on the Tax Home web page". I'm not seeing anything like that when I sign in

lwhartke

Level 2

Has turbo tax quit proving electronic filing instructions for Fed forms

DoninGA

Level 15

@lwhartke wrote:

Has turbo tax quit proving electronic filing instructions for Fed forms

The Filing Instructions page is included with the tax return.

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. Choose the option Include government and TurboTax worksheets