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FOR 2022
How to prepare a prior year return
Did you start it last year? How to finish a return you started online,
Sorry it's too,late to start a 2022 or prior online return or use the mobile app, either on Turbo Tax or the IRS. And too late to efile 2022.
If you need to start 2022 or prior you can buy the Desktop download here,
TurboTax® 2022 Prior Year Tax Prep - File Past Years' Taxes
You will need a full Windows or Mac to install it on.
If you have a simple return and want to file for free you can fill out the forms by hand. Here are some basic forms.....
Here is the 2022 1040 return
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040--2022.pdf
or if you want bigger type use 1040SR for Seniors,
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s--2022.pdf
2022 1040 Instructions
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040gi--2022.pdf
2022 EIC and Tax Tables
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040tt--2022.pdf
Schedules 1-3
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s1--2022.pdf
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s2--2022.pdf
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s3--2022.pdf
Don’t forget your state. And you will have to print and mail your returns. So be sure to attach copies of your W2s and any 1099s that have withholding on them. You have to mail federal and state in separate envelopes because they go to different places. Get a tracking number from the post office when you mail them for proof of filing.
FOR 2021
Sorry it's too,late to start a 2021 or prior online return or use the mobile app, either on Turbo Tax or the IRS. And too late to efile 2021. If you need to do a prior year you can buy the last 3 years Desktop download here,
TurboTax® 2021 Prior Year Tax Prep - File Past Years' Taxes
You will need a full Windows or Mac to install it on.
If you have a simple return and want to file for free you can fill out the forms by hand. Here are some basic forms.....
Here is the 2021 1040 return
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040--2021.pdf
or if you want bigger type use 1040SR for Seniors,
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s--2021.pdf
2021 1040 Instructions
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040gi--2021.pdf
2021 EIC and Tax Tables
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040tt--2021.pdf
Child Tax Credit form 8862
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8862.pdf
Schedules 1-3
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s1--2021.pdf
Each tax year has to be filed separately using the forms for the specific tax year. They cannot be combined in any way--do not even put them in the same envelope when you mail them. Software for past years is available back to 2021.
It might be better for you to seek local paid tax help in a situation when you are several years behind in filing your tax returns. Do you even have all of the documents you will need to enter and show your income—like your W-2’s and any 1099’s?
E-filing is closed for 2021 and 2022, so the returns must be filed by mail.
When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s. Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.
Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses. Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.
And...what about 2023? Are you behind on that one too? You can use the desktop download software for 2023 and file that one by mail.
If you need to prepare a return for 2021, 2022, or 2023 you can purchase and download desktop software to do it, then print, sign, and mail the return(s)
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/
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