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How do I download a copy of a previous year's tax return (specifically , 2020) filed with TurboTax for a FAFSA?

mjalbrecht-2018 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:49:32 GMT

My daughter is trying to go to college and needs my 2020 tax information for the FAFSA. I used TurboTax to file that year. How do I download a copy of that from TurboTax? You think that would be a relatively easy process, but try typing that question in on the start page and see if you go to it (you won't)

Re: How do I download a copy of a previous year's tax return (specifically , 2020) filed with TurboTax for a FAFSA?

Anonymous_ — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:24:21 GMT

See https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

I believe you can use a free transcript for this purpose. @Hal_Al ?

Re: How do I download a copy of a previous year's tax return (specifically , 2020) filed with TurboTax for a FAFSA?

xmasbaby0 — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:51:59 GMT

You have to access your own account and/or print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.

Start a 2022 return online and enter some personal information so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010

Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them. Log out of the account you are in now.

Account recovery

https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery/

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901535-forgot-your-turbotax-online-user-id-or-password

Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax? If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.