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@DoninGA has given you the roadmap to access your tax files if you have already filed your 2023 tax return.  But if you have not already filed it and are now looking for your W-2's and 1099's etc. so that you can complete your 2013 tax return, you can create an account on the www.irs.gov website and download your w-2 and 1099 info that have been filed with the IRS.  It's called "wage and income" transcript.

Why did you have to reinstall the programs?  I recently upgraded my computer to Windows 11 from 10 and all my programs stayed installed.  I just now tried opening 2019 and it opened ok without needing the code.    But  if you have to reinstall the programs...... Sorry you will never be able to activate the 2019 program with the License Code. The License Code started in 2019. So 2019 needs to connect to Turbo Tax to verify the License Code. They only support the last 3 years and have stopped supporting 2020 and prior. And you won't be able to download any updates or any state programs you might need. And you will need to download the state program to open the file.   And for prior years....You can try to install2018 or prior but you won't be able to update or download any state program you will need. And you will need to download the state program to open the file (if it has a state return in it).

2024 is the current tax year in Online TurboTax.   So if you used Online TurboTax, and if you are signing into the correct account, it should open at the Tax Home when you log in.    If there's no evidence that you prepared a 2024 return in that account, and it's acting like it wants you to start one, we can tell you how to look for multiple accounts.   What are you trying to do by "access?"    Do you need to download a PDF of a finished 2024 return?   Or do you need to finish a 2024 return you started?   Or what?     We can tell you more once we understand your issue.

That's a terrible policy of Intuit.  There are legitimate reasons for users to get to their old tax returns beyond the printed copy.  Intuit doesn't have to support them, but there's no good reason why a legitimate licensee can't reinstall the older software and access their tax data files, especially when the statute of limitation doesn't run until six years after the original due date under some circumstances.

from what I've seen on this topic in this forum, Intuit introduced their licensing server in 2019 which is why it stops working at that point, and they only support activation of the current version and 3 prior years, so you should be able to get 2021-4 working, but have issues with 2019 & 2020.  2020 I was able to install and activate, but it fails to install state tax which is enough to prevent you opening the .tax file.  Hopefully you have the full .pdf of your return saved for those years.

  You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.    https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start a 2024 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m5y4ch1y   Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx Account Recovery     Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US?uid=m6gufxei     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VNGm33S_US_en_US?uid=m6guhab0 You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf       SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS ! EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US?uid=m6guk3xl   NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.    

To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start the 2024 online tax return by entering some personal information then click on Tax Home on the left side of the screen.   On the Tax Home webpage - Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)    If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.   Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript For a fee of $30 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

A W-2 can only be provided by the employer.   If you cannot obtain the W-2 from your employer, then for a fee you can get a complete copy of a W-2 from the Social Security Administration - https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02501   You can get a free Wage and Income transcript from the IRS - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript   For a fee of $30 you can get a complete federal tax return to include copies of W-2's, if you mailed the tax return and included a paper W-2, from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf   See this IRS Tax Topic - http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc159.html

To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start the 2024 online tax return by entering some personal information then click on Tax Home on the left side of the screen.   On the Tax Home webpage - Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)   If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.   Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript For a fee of $30 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

  The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred from Jan. 7, 2025, through Oct. 15, 2025 (postponement period). As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until Oct. 15, 2025, to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due during this period.   Relief eligibility is determined by ZipCode.   @raforrister