I had a hard drive (HDD) crash and lost my 2020 tax file I prepared with the CD version of TurboTax. My question is are the transcripts you can get from the IRS enough to file my 2021 Taxes or will I need to go the paid route with form 4506? I already requested and have received my 2020 Transcript from the IRS, but it seams like its not enough. I normally use TurboTax Desktop Premier (CD) and I just want to make sure I have all the right info for the 2021 tax filing. I don't mind paying the $43 with the 4506 form, but if I don't have to that would be great. This really is a bummer as I always backup my data and have since 2007, but I dragged my feet doing it this year and now 2020 is missing from my archive :( and I'm not about to pay the ridiculous fees HDD recovery placed charge in the hopes that they "might" be able to restore the HDD. Please let me know soon, if I have to I would like to get this 4506 form mailed out ASAP as they state it could take up to 75 days to receive the copy of my requested tax return.
