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@moss11 wrote:

Thanks for explaining about 'how to' re my missed 2019 tax return for which I blame partly TT and partly the pandemic. This community forum did not get answers to my tax problems at all in the middle of the pandemic in 2020 as it does now nor did the TT the website help section which caused me to miss my 2019 return. It looks like critics in this forum got TT attention well seeing the difference between now and then in giving fast and helpful answers . 

Yes I needed to finish my 2019 return back in 2020 I never filed , but I could not because of the reasons I said above and I still need to but it will not be the same.

I appreciate if you explain a bit more in details about the complimentary download of the 2019 software and how to proceed with all that online.

As I have said before on this forum the big problem for not finishing and not filing 2019 tax return was the TT website did not let me take my real expenses forcing me the standard deductions and blocking me from going forward finishing the return. So I need to take real expenses . So can this complimentary software help in this regard and how to do it please thanks ?

Also when is the deadline for 2019 tax return with IRS and CA state. Thanks again

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I'm a fellow user, not a tax expert.  And I don't work for TurboTax.  

You should talk by phone with TurboTax Support about your issues.  You'll need to talk to them anyway to get the 2019 software.    If you need to prepare a 2019 return and already paid for 2019 product, they should furnish you the 2019 download.  They can also help you with other questions you have at the same time.

You asked about deadlines for the 2019 returns.   The 2019 returns are already late.   The original filing deadline for a 2019 return was July 15, 2020 (it was postponed from the usual April date due to the Pandemic).  If a formal extension request was filed, the extended deadline was October 15, 2020.  However, there is no penalty for a late 2019 Federal return if you are expecting a refund.   If you owe taxes due, however, then expect some penalties and interest (a failure-to-file penalty and a failure-to-pay penalty).

As for California, states can sometimes have different rules.  I don't know anything about California, but if you owe California state taxes, you'll likely have to pay state penalties and interest to California.

If you are due a Federal refund, you have 3 years from your original due date (or extended due date) to file and claim the refund, but it's better to go ahead and get it done.  If you owe tax due, then you should file and pay the tax due as soon as possible since tax penalties and interest will continue to accrue. 

When you get the 2019 desktop software and install it, you can either start your 2019 return over from scratch, or you can download the *.tax2019 data file you started online and open it in the installed 2019 software to continue working on it without starting over.   Here's how to get the 2019 data file:

Log in to your Online account, and at the Tax Home scroll down to the section "Your Tax Returns & Documents".  Expand that section and choose tax year 2019.  Then look for a link to download the 2019 tax data file.

To ask for the 2019 desktop software as a download, here's how to speak to the folks at TurboTax Customer Support.

Hours are 5AM-9PM Pacific (8AM-12 Midnight Eastern) 7 days/week.

You can use this contact form to get a phone number, or it may schedule a callback.
https://support.turbotax.intuit.com/contact