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So Turbo tax holds your prior year taxes hostage until you pay to file for this year, correct?

Ali755 — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:22:11 GMT

I'm trying to access my taxes for 2012 (I have been a Turbo tax customer since 2007) and the "Documents" section does not appear because I have not paid yet to file for this year (2020)

Re: So Turbo tax holds your prior year taxes hostage until you pay to file for this year, correct?

SteamTrain — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:12:50 GMT

It might be there...but just not in "Documents". The "documents" doesn't show up at all for many people..

Instead

Click on "Tax Home", then scroll down on the rt-side screen.

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Re: So Turbo tax holds your prior year taxes hostage until you pay to file for this year, correct?

Mike9241 — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:39:26 GMT

2012 - those documents and return have probably been deleted since Turbotax only retains the last 7 years.

Re: So Turbo tax holds your prior year taxes hostage until you pay to file for this year, correct?

SteamTrain — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:53:13 GMT

Ahhhh.......true, 2012 may be too far back. But more recent years prepared online should show up.

Re: So Turbo tax holds your prior year taxes hostage until you pay to file for this year, correct?

SBurr — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:33:28 GMT

They are doing the same thing to me, They will not let me download my 2024 Returns until I pay for 2025, and tomorrow is the filing date for 2025, I just want a copy of my returns from last year to hekllp me gather the Info I need. 3 hourts with support and I can't gert my returns unless I hand over another $139+

Re: So Turbo tax holds your prior year taxes hostage until you pay to file for this year, correct?

CatinaT1 — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:17:12 GMT

To access your tax returns (current or prior year) you will sign into 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 Show. Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

As an alternative for current year return, when you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a State (You will not really be adding a state).

This will take you back in to the 2025 online tax return.

Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen. Find the Print Center and choose the year you want to print. If you want your full return including worksheets, choose the option Include government and TurboTax worksheets.

In TurboTax Online, follow these steps to print/view your return and all of the informational worksheets after you have filed:

Sign in to TurboTax
Scroll down to Your Tax Returns & Documents
Select 2024 and then Add a State (You aren't actually adding a State but this gets you back into the Print Center)
From the left panel Select Tax Tools, scroll down a little and select Print Center
Select Print, save or preview this year's return
Select the 2024 Federal and/or State return box
Choose to Include TurboTax and government worksheets
Select View or Print Forms