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I am trying to complete my 2022 taxes but I am being asked to purchase software? Is this a new requirement. Asking because when i filed last year, I was not required to.

 
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I am trying to complete my 2022 taxes but I am being asked to purchase software? Is this a new requirement. Asking because when i filed last year, I was not required to.

 

The online system in now in transition from 2022  returns to 2023 returns.  You will be able to access the return you started by using the exact same account and user ID that you used when you started it.   But you can no longer use online software for any further changes.

 

 

 

Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2022 returns is now permanently closed.

  

Now it is too late to use online software or to e-file. If you have any changes/corrections at all to make to your 2022 return, you now have to complete it using desktop software, which you must download to a full PC or Mac  (not to a mobile device).Then you need to print, sign and mail it.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2559403-how-do-i-finish-a-prior-year-return-that-i-started-in-turb...

 

If you already paid for your online software you can ask customer support for a download of the desktop software.

 

They are available from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time Mon-Fri

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899263-what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number

 

 

If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty for filing late.  If you owe tax due, then file and pay the amount due as shown on the Form 1040, but expect a bill later from the IRS for the penalty and interest you will owe.  Only the IRS will calculate this—TurboTax will not calculate it.

 

 

When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.

 

Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.

 

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

I am trying to complete my 2022 taxes but I am being asked to purchase software? Is this a new requirement. Asking because when i filed last year, I was not required to.

Ok. Thank you for the info. So from what I understand, because I do not need to make changes to the 2022 tax return I completed (but did not file), I just need to download the software to access the file and print it out to manually send it in.

 

I appreciate the information!

I am trying to complete my 2022 taxes but I am being asked to purchase software? Is this a new requirement. Asking because when i filed last year, I was not required to.

If the return is completed, you should just be able to print it and mail it without having to download the software.   But the catch is that at the moment, your account may be frozen and you will have to wait until the 2023 online software comes out in early December so that you can access the return for printing.  While the system is in transition, your account may be frozen and not allow you to get to the return, even to print it.  And of course, you have to pay your fees in order to print when you do so.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

I am trying to complete my 2022 taxes but I am being asked to purchase software? Is this a new requirement. Asking because when i filed last year, I was not required to.

Oh wow. So I would be responsible for paying the $80 for the software and the Turbo Tax filling fees? Oh no, I think I might be better off waiting to file 2022 and 2023 together. lol

I am trying to complete my 2022 taxes but I am being asked to purchase software? Is this a new requirement. Asking because when i filed last year, I was not required to.

You misunderstand.   If you do not have any changes to make to the 2022 return that you already prepared using online, then no need to purchase the software.   You just have to pay the online fee and print the return for filing by mail when you have access to print it.   Your fee for using online TurboTax is the same whether you e-file or mail the return in an envelope.  The fee is for using the software; no extra fee to e-file.

 

 

As for filing them "together"---you cannot do that.   Each year has to be filed separately.  

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

I am trying to complete my 2022 taxes but I am being asked to purchase software? Is this a new requirement. Asking because when i filed last year, I was not required to.

@scentbykennadi-y   Did you already pay for the Online fees?  If not then you do have to buy the 2022 Desktop program.  You need to download the .tax2022 file from online and open it in the desktop program to print it out to mail.   There is no filing fee.  If you already paid for the Online version you should be able to print it out after Online opens for 2023 in a couple weeks.  

 

How to Save the tax file
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/saving/help/how-do-i-save-my-turbotax-online-return-as-a-tax-data-...

I am trying to complete my 2022 taxes but I am being asked to purchase software? Is this a new requirement. Asking because when i filed last year, I was not required to.

Oh ok. No, I did not already pay the online fee... that's probably why they are requiring me to purchase the software. So you're saying I can purchase the online software to print out the completed 2022 tax return and then mail it in?

I am trying to complete my 2022 taxes but I am being asked to purchase software? Is this a new requirement. Asking because when i filed last year, I was not required to.

You have to install the program and download the .tax2022 to open in  the program.  Then go though the Review and File tabs.  

 

If you have state return you will need this step.  After you get the program installed the first thing to do before you open your tax return is to update the program and install any state programs you had. Then open your file. So you first might need to start a fake return to be able to download the state program (go to FILE - NEW). Enter some basic information, then go to the state tab and download the state program. Then try to open your existing return, go to FILE - OPEN

 

Oh, by the way, you can buy any Desktop program like Deluxe.   All the Desktop programs have the same forms.   You can buy 2022 here,

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/ 

You need a full Windows 10 or Mac OS 11 or newer to install it.  

 

I don't know if the .tax2022 files are available right now since they are transitioning to 2023.  You may have to wait until 2023 online opens.  

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