@ jmmo930 wrote:
I am at the place to file, but I do not want to quite yet. Can I pay for turbo tax now and get a pdf?
Yes, you can pay in advance to view/print/download the Form 1040 and all forms in your return plus any worksheets, if desired, prior to filing. Here's how:
- Open your return if not already open, and in the left menu column, choose Tax Tools, then Print Center.
- Then choose "Print/save/preview this year's return."
- On the next screen choose to "Pay now".
- The next screen should be an Order Summary. Review that, and if all is OK, click Continue.
- It should then prompt you for payment by credit or debit card. The screen might only say "credit card", but it will also take a debit card.
- The next screen should offer some options: "Just my tax returns", or "include government worksheets (optional)", or "include government and TurboTax worksheets (optional.)" The latter has the most pages.
NOTE: If it should offer you the option to "pay later" out of the Federal refund, that can't be used for this purpose. You will need to pay now by credit/debit card in order to download/print prior to filing.
NOTE: Remember all PDF tax documents and tax data files are very sensitive files, since they contain your personal ID info, financial data, and possibly bank account numbers, etc. Be sure to store them safely and securely to guard against computer theft, hacking, etc.
