Returns prepared using the CD/download are stored only on your own hard drive. They are not stored online in your TT account. Only returns prepared using the online software are stored online in your account.
We see people get confused and they keep logging in to online software which will require them to pay at the end. You need to use the desktop software. One way to tell if you are using the right software---your tool bar. Online software has the toolbar in a black vertical column on the left side of the screen. Desktop software has the tools up on the top of your TT screen.
SAVE YOUR TAX RETURN !
EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records. That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.
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NOTE: TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years. Returns older than seven years are purged.
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