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How I download tax return older then 8 years? Also how can I recreate older tax return?

juliusalmeida28 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:44:56 GMT

Re: How I download tax return older then 8 years? Also how can I recreate older tax return?

DoninGA — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:48:02 GMT

Go to this IRS website for tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

Go to this IRS website for a copy of a tax return - https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-4506

Re: How I download tax return older then 8 years? Also how can I recreate older tax return?

DoninGA — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:58:27 GMT

Note that the IRS generally retains tax returns (Form 1040) for 7 years from filing before they are destroyed by law.

Re: How I download tax return older then 8 years? Also how can I recreate older tax return?

rjs — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:34:42 GMT

A tax professional may be able, with your permission, to obtain IRS tax return transcripts for older years. The IRS does retain transcripts longer than 7 years, but they are not available in the taxpayer's online IRS account.

A transcript is not an actual copy of your tax return. It lists the information from your tax return, but it is not in the format of the actual forms.