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Level 2
posted Jan 13, 2019 1:12:11 PM

2018 TurboTax download

Previous years, I bought a TurboTax CD and loaded to tax software. I bought a new pc, no DVD player. I would like to download the 2018 Tax Year software, but when I look where to get it there are all sorts of products and different prices. I am confused. And I don't need the CD. There are so many prices and links. I just want to be able to download the Deluxe software and efile.

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Intuit Alumni
Jan 20, 2019 3:48:34 PM

If you already know that you want to download the Deluxe version:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/deluxe.jsp


If you aren't sure which one you want to use, this link will walk you through some determining factors:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/

 

You can also always start using the online version for free:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/

I hope these links help!  Feel free to reach out if you have additional questions.

New Member
Sep 23, 2019 10:12:01 AM

I purchased Turbo Tax for 2018 on-line and filed. I have a order number : TTWC92092534, I have lost the copy that I printed after I filed. I now need a copy for proof of income for Real Estate taxes.

Level 15
Sep 23, 2019 10:43:35 AM

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the userID 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)

 

If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.

Level 15
Sep 23, 2019 11:07:38 AM

You say "I purchased Turbotax for 2018 on-line and filed.....", but you do not say whether that purchase was online software or desktop software that you downloaded.  We cannot look up an order in the user forum, so we cannot tell what you paid for.  If you used online software then the tax file is stored online in your online account,  If you purchased desktop software then the tax file is only stored on your own hard drive.

 

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.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901486-how-many-turbotax-accounts-do-i-have

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901535

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901659-find-your-tax-data-file-in-mac

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900721-find-your-tax-data-file-tax-file-in-windows

New Member
Oct 15, 2019 6:23:50 AM

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Level 15
Oct 15, 2019 6:36:50 AM

@szbraun 

All you posted to this thread is a number that means nothing to us.  Do you have a question?

New Member
Feb 1, 2020 9:16:01 AM

I seem to hae lost my 2018 taxreturn

Intuit Alumni
Feb 1, 2020 9:29:10 AM

Did you use TurboTax Online or our Desktop version?

Expert Alumni
Feb 23, 2020 3:29:39 PM

If you need to download software for a 2018 tax return, it may be completed through the link provided below:

 

TurboTax Past Year Products

 

If your request involves another matter, please update the forum with additional information.

New Member
Apr 1, 2020 5:03:04 PM

What is the price for a 2018 Turbo Tax Deluxe

Level 15
Apr 1, 2020 5:04:41 PM

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/

 

 

You might be able to get it cheaper from Amazon, etc.

New Member
Apr 13, 2020 12:37:25 PM

all I want is to download, copy my last year's 2018 return.

Level 15
Apr 13, 2020 12:46:23 PM


@fasterpapa wrote:

all I want is to download, copy my last year's 2018 return.


To access your current or prior year tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the userID 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)

 

See this TurboTax support FAQ for accessing prior year online tax returns - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/270...

 

If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.

 

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $50 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

New Member
Jun 30, 2020 1:54:24 PM

How do I get a copy of our TurboTax 2018 Taxes?

Level 15
Jun 30, 2020 2:12:57 PM

@marbob4 You posted that question to a thread already full of replies to that question. Return to your post, scroll up and READ.

New Member
Nov 5, 2020 10:22:34 AM

I need to amend my 2018 taxes which app should I download?

Level 15
Nov 5, 2020 10:26:09 AM


@Ktora1123 wrote:

I need to amend my 2018 taxes which app should I download?


See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a 2018 tax return originally completed and filed using TurboTax - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/how-do-i-amend-a-return-in-turbotax/01/27579

New Member
Apr 25, 2021 5:23:43 AM

I am trying to re-download  my TurboTax software for 2019 and cannot locate the correct site? I have the license code.

Expert Alumni
Apr 25, 2021 7:21:29 AM

@flutterby1254 If you purchased 2019 TurboTax CD\Download through TurboTax, you can access you downloads in your online account.

 

New Member
May 9, 2022 1:09:41 PM

I purchased this to do the 2018 taxes and cannot access it.  

New Member
May 9, 2022 1:10:36 PM

I've dowloaded it and it keeps taking me to 2022 tax season.  I want to obtain a refund

 

Level 15
May 9, 2022 1:18:10 PM

@waysagirl21 

Sounds like you are going online instead of opening the downloaded program from your own hard drive.   You do not "log on" to use a downloaded program.   You just open it from your own hard drive the same way you open any other program that has been installed on your own hard drive.   If you are "logging on" that is why you keep ending up in the online 2021 program.

Level 15
May 9, 2022 1:24:09 PM

After you downloaded the program did you install it?  You bought 2018?  Not 2021?  Are you on Windows or Mac?

Here's the support article to find the Windows download

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/installing/help/find-your-turbotax-for-windows-software-download/00/25572

 

How to install Turbo Tax on Windows

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refund-status/help/how-do-i-install-the-turbotax-software-for-windows/00/25934

 

Level 15
May 9, 2022 2:15:53 PM

just so you are aware as it may save you alot of effort, unless you requested an extenion back in 2019, the deadline to submit 2018 tax year returns to get the refund was April 15, 2022; the IRS won't provide a refund from 2018 any more.  

 

if you rquested an extenion back in 2019, then you have until Oct 15, 2022 to submit the tax return so that you get the refund.

 

if you owe, then you owe, there is never a deadline.