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Cancel everything I’ve done

av765264-gmail-c — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 06:41:48 GMT

Re: Cancel everything I’ve done

robtm — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 07:30:10 GMT

If you don't complete your return it will automatically be deleted later in the year.

Re: Cancel everything I’ve done

mesquitebean — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:17:38 GMT

@ av765264-gmail-c wrote: "Cancel everything I've done."

This is a user community forum. Have you already filed a 2020 return? Or are you still in the preparation phase and just want to stop?

What exactly are you wanting to do? Are you just referring to a 2020 in-progress return?

If you haven't already filed, are you just wanting to clear out your 2020 return and not use TurboTax? If so, I've left you a FAQ below. You can only clear out a return if you haven't yet paid or registered and, of course, have not filed.

Or do you want to deactivate the entire account so it cannot be used, even by you?

Or do you want to review and submit a delete request of all your personal data that Intuit has?

The latter two options are long and drawn out. You may have to submit ID documents.

If you decide not to use TurboTax to finish your return and don't clear out your return (see FAQ below), the return data will persist. TurboTax will keep each year's PDF and tax data file in one's online account whether finished or not. Users might decide at some point in the future to finish a prior-year return. So it's possible to access an uncompleted return (PDF or tax data file) from prior years to download and finish in a desktop product for that tax year.

That being said, if you don't want it to persist, you may be able to clear out your return.

Have you already paid or registered or filed? If so, you can't clear the return. If you haven't paid, registered, or filed, you can clear out your return using "Clear and start over." Once cleared, just don't start over.

The 2020 return will be cleared, but prior-year returns (if any) will remain in your account and accessible by you. With this option, only the 2020 return is affected. Your account info (profile, preferences, etc.) will persist in the account settings

FAQ: How do I clear and start over in TurboTax Online?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-clear-and-start-over-in-turbotax-onli...

Re: Cancel everything I’ve done

alishadcosta — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 03:31:53 GMT

How do I cancel everything I have done ? And the IRS has accepted federal return

Re: Cancel everything I’ve done

xmasbaby0 — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 03:40:39 GMT

@alishadcosta You cannot change or add anything on the return that you just e-filed, nor can you stop it. It is too late, just like when you put an envelope in a US mailbox on the corner. The IRS does not allow you to take it back.

If you left out a W-2, a 1099G, or a dependent, or a 1099 etc…DO NOT change your return while it is “pending.” The changes will go nowhere.

Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return. If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and make the necessary changes to your tax return and re-submit your return.

If the IRS accepts your return, however, then you have to wait longer until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund. THEN you can prepare an amended tax return and e-file or mail it in. You have to be able to work from that return exactly the way it was when it was e-filed originally. You will need to use a form called a 1040X.

Meanwhile, DO NOT go in and start changing anything on your return in the system, or you will make a mess for yourself. Sit tight and wait until you see what the IRS does with the return you just e-filed