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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

You can preview your actual tax return in TurboTax to make sure your income is properly reported.  You can compare it to your actual income documents to make sure it is correct. This is probably the most accurate way to check it. The summary screen isn't always an accurate picture of your income.

 

Try previewing your actual return as it is a more accurate reflection of your return. 

 

You can get to your tax return in TurboTax desktop as follows:

  1. Switch to Forms Mode, and then  (see screenshots below for additional guidance)
  2. Scroll through your forms in the left panel and 
  3. Click on the form you want to preview (Example Form 1040)

 

You can get to your Tax Return in TurboTax Online as follows: 

  1. Go to "Tax Tools" in your left panel,
  2. Select "Tools" and then 
  3. Select "View Tax Summary" and 
  4. Select "Preview Form 1040"

 

If you income is off, you can also try deleting and reentering any forms W-2 and 1099's.

 

In TurboTax Desktop, it will look like this to switch to "Forms Mode":

 

 

Your left panel (list of forms) will look something like this:

 

 

In TurboTax Online Online it will look like this:

 

 

 

 

Click here for additional information on previewing your tax return.

 

Click here for "How Do I View and Delete Forms in TurboTax Online"

 

Click here for "How to Delete Forms in TurboTax Desktop.

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