@user17654664434 If you are not sure if tax returns were filed, first you need to check---you can check your online account with the IRS and you can check to see if the IRS has transcripts of returns filed.
https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript
You say that you are now 23, but do not mention what specific tax years are at issue. What tax year was that "first" year that you filed your own tax return?
It seems odd that you are unsure whether your tax returns were filed. When the "friend" supposedly did your tax returns did you provide them with your W-2's or 1099's? Did they not give you a copy of the tax return after preparing it? What happened with your refund(s)? Did you receive tax refunds---or did the friend mention to you that you owed and needed to pay the IRS or state?
If it turns out that your family friend did not prepare or file your tax returns, you can still prepare them and file them by mail. If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty for filing past the deadline. If you owe tax due, however, it will be owed with late filing penalties and interest, for which the IRS will bill you.
Each tax year has to be filed separately using the forms for the specific tax year. They cannot be combined in any way--do not even put them in the same envelope when you mail them. Software for past years is available back to 2022. Any earlier years can only be prepared on paper forms by hand--and those refunds have been forfeited now.
The current online program can only be used for a 2025 return--no other year. And if you did not file a timely 2024 return you will have trouble e-filing 2025. When it asks for your 2024 AGI try using zero. If zero does not work then you have to print, sign and mail 2025.
You cannot change the tax year. The current online program is for 2025 only. Only a 2025 return can be prepared online and only a 2025 return can be e-filed.
Online preparation and e-filing for 2022, 2023, and 2024 is permanently closed.
Note: The desktop software you need to prepare the prior year return must be installed/downloaded to a full PC or Mac. It cannot be used on a mobile device.
To file a return for a prior tax year
If you need to prepare a return for 2022, 2023, or 2024 you can purchase and download desktop software to do it, then print, sign, and mail the return(s)
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/
You may also want to explore purchasing the software from various retailers such as Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s, etc.
Remember to prepare your state return as well—if you live in a state that has a state income tax.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-rev...
When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s. Use a mailing service that will track it, such as certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.
Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses. Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.
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