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Why is my 2021 Tax Return still not available to download when the IRS has already taken the amount owed out of our account?

ambertayama — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:47:22 GMT

Re: Why is my 2021 Tax Return still not available to download when the IRS has already taken the amount owed out of our account?

mesquitebean — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 07:18:51 GMT

@ambertayama wrote: "Why is my 2021 Tax Return still not available to download when the IRS has already taken the amount owed out of our account?"

So you've already efiled, and your return has been accepted?

Here are a couple of ways to download a copy of your already-filed 2021 return. The second method has the most options and the most forms.

Here's the short way, but the PDF at this point may not yet be up to date and may not have all the worksheets.

Expand that section and choose tax year 2021 and you should have a link to download the PDF.

Here's a way to get the most up-to-date copy with or without all the worksheets as desired, by opening the filed return back up to print at the Print Center.

NOTE: When you open your return back up, do not make any changes in it if it's already been filed. If you later have to amend the return, it has to start off exactly as it was when it was originally filed.

Log in and either at the Tax Home or in the section "Your Tax Returns & Documents" for 2021, look for a link "Add a State."
Click on "Add a State." (that doesn't really add one. That's just to open your return back up.)
After the return is open, click in the left menu column on TAX TOOLS, then PRINT CENTER.
Then choose "Print, save, view this year's return."
The next screen should offer some options: "Just my tax returns", or "include government worksheets (optional)", or "include government and TurboTax worksheets (optional.)"
See if one of those PDFs has what you need. The latter has the most pages.

NOTE: Remember all PDF tax documents and tax data files are very sensitive files, since they contain your personal ID info, financial data, and possibly bank account numbers, etc. Be sure to store them safely and securely to guard against computer theft, hacking, etc.

Re: Why is my 2021 Tax Return still not available to download when the IRS has already taken the amount owed out of our account?

ambertayama — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:46:15 GMT

@mesquitebean Hi,

Thanks for the instructions but I have already done all of that. It is simply still saying that I can only preview my return but will not allow me to officially download it. See screenshot...

Re: Why is my 2021 Tax Return still not available to download when the IRS has already taken the amount owed out of our account?

mesquitebean — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 04:30:04 GMT

@ambertayama

If the second method I provided above (about how to download/print from the Print Center inside the return) didn't work for you, then I don't know why. Here's how to phone TurboTax Support so they can question you and troubleshoot in realtime.

Hours are currently 5AM-9PM Pacific (8AM-12 Midnight Eastern) 7 days/week.

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https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number/00/25632