All Posts

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download .tax file

Generally, you can e-file your amended 2025, 2024, or 2023 federal return via TurboTax if your original return was also e-filed in TurboTax. Follow the prompts to correct your return, then proceed to the "File" section to submit the 1040-X form electronically.   However, there's a chance your return can't be e-filed based on your unique situation. If this happens, you'll need to print and mail your tax return. TurboTax will provide mailing instructions with the printed amendment.   If you're amending your return for 2022 or earlier, you need to print and mail your amended return. Follow these instructions to amend a prior-year return.   Before you can file an amended return, the original return will need to have been processed by the IRS (refund issued / payment processed).    See here for more information on preparing an amended return with TurboTax and this help article for more information.   There are times when you should amend your return and times when you shouldn't. Here are some common situations that call for an amendment:    You realized you missed out on claiming a tax deduction or credit. You accidentally claimed the wrong tax filing status. You need to add or remove a dependent. You forgot to claim taxable income on your tax return. You realize you claimed an expense, deduction, or credit that you weren't eligible to claim.

You will be taxed on the gain -- that is, the difference between your cost basis and the selling price.  Cost basis is what you paid, plus adjustments for improvements you have made since the purchase, minus adjustments for depreciation if the property was used in business.   Gains for property held more than 1 year are taxed at 15% or 20%, depending on your other income, except that any gain due to recapture of depreciation is taxed as ordinary income with a cap of 25%.   Once you estimate the tax owed, and assuming the property was sold after April 1, 2026, you have two options.   1. Make a full estimated payment by June 15 at www.irs.gov/payments. 2. Make a 2/4ths estimated payment by June 15, 1/4 by September 15, and the last 1/4 by January 15, 2027.  But don't spend the money in the mean time and have nothing to pay with.   Your actual taxes will be calculated on your 2026 tax return that you will prepare in 2027.  If your actual tax is less than your estimates, the difference will come back as a refund.  If your actual tax is more than your estimated payments, you will have to make up the extra when you file.  If you owe more than $1000 extra when you file your return, you may also be assessed a penalty for underpaying your estimated payments. 

The IRS CP 53E notice gives you 30 days to update or add a new bank account.    Steps to complete:   Access or establish your online account by visiting your account (IRS Online Account for Individuals) to add or update your bank account information. Upon successfully completing the process, allow 2-5 days for your refund information to update online, use the Where’s My Refund tool to check your refund status. If you encounter any systemic issues that prevent you from updating your bank account information, read the message carefully and try again later. Note: When your refund is issued, it may be subject to offset if you have other outstanding liabilities.   A recent Executive Order 14247 led to changes in the direct deposit options you now have available. The new direct deposit change will allow individual taxpayers to provide us with a new or updated bank account to receive their tax refund via direct deposit if certain conditions are met.   Executive Order 14247, "Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account," signed on March 25, 2025, mandates a transition to fully electronic federal payments and collections. Starting September 30, 2025, the U.S. Treasury will phase out paper checks for tax refunds, Social Security, and other benefits to reduce fraud, cut costs, and increase efficiency.

If you used the online version, you can log into your return and go to previous year tax returns, then choose print pdf.     If you used the desktop version you would open TurboTax 2024, then open the correct return and go to the print center to print your return.   If you cannot find them anywhere, you can use TurboTax 2024 download version to file your 2024 return.    The 2024 return will need to be mailed as the e-filing period is closed for past tax years.    You can double check  your email to see if your return was sent or rejected.  You can do the same for 2025.  

Did you e-file your tax return and it was rejected for not having an IP PIN?   If so, go to this IRS website to retrieve your IP PIN - https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/retrieve-your-ip-pin   To enter, edit or delete a 6 digit IP PIN Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Other Tax Situations Scroll down to Other Return Info On Identity Protection PIN, click the start button