Can I still file a late 2016 tax return?

[debram0125]

How do I file 2016 return

[xmasbaby0]

See below.

[blaiden-3]

wher do I go to file a 2016 return

[Texas Roger]

To use TurboTax, you must buy and download the program for tax year 2016. Here is where you can buy it: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/">https://turbotax.intuit.com/persona...>

Or you can download 2016 forms from the IRS web site and fill them out by hand: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/prior-year">https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/prior-year</a>

[Texas Roger · Accepted solution]

Yes you can still file a 2016 tax return. If you owe taxes, you will be subject to penalties and interest for late filing and late payment. If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty. 

The online version of TurboTax will be available to file a return until mid October.

[demarcush30]

Can I file on line

[xmasbaby0]

For 2016?  NO.  See below.

[killarabbitt]

So how can i get the forms to fill out

[xmasbaby0]

<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/">https://turbotax.intuit.com/persona...>

[frankmon123]

can i still file my 2017 taxes online

[xmasbaby0]

No, you cannot.  Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2017 is closed permanently.

Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2017 returns is now permanently closed.  You had until midnight on Monday, October 15 to finish and attempt to e-file; if your e-file was rejected you had until 3 a.m. Pacific time on October 21 to make corrections and re-file. Now it is too late to e-file. If you have any changes at all to make to your 2017 return, you now have to complete it using desktop software, which you must download to a full PC or Mac  (not to a mobile device).
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Some users are having trouble accessing their 2017 tax files while the TT system is in transition from 2017 to 2018.  You may have to wait to re-gain access to your tax file.
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When you complete your 2017 return, it has to 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 and/or your state received the return.

[xmasbaby0]

Online preparation and e-filing for 2016 is permanently closed.

To file a return for a prior tax year

Only a 2017 return can be prepared online and e-filed. 

 If you need to prepare a return for 2014, 2015, or 2016 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/

  (if you want to prepare on paper for free:  )

You can download the Forms and Instructions from the IRS web site:

https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/prior-year

Remember to prepare your state return as well—if you live in a state that has a state income tax.

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 received the return.

[howardwillard7777]

i am trying 

[fanfare]

Today is the last postmark day to file 2016 for a refund.