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Hello I have filed my 2019 taxes late on2/5/2022, Now I need to file my 2020 taxes and I can not.

 
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Hello I have filed my 2019 taxes late on2/5/2022, Now I need to file my 2020 taxes and I can not.

You have some messed up dates in your post so it is hard to know what you did.   If you used the current online software to file a 2019 return you made a big mistake.   Online is only for 2020 returns---no other year.   If that is what you did --- that is why you now cannot e-file a 2020 return.  The IRS thinks you already filed a 2020 return and will not accept another 2020 e-file from you.   

 

Please explain what you did --- and when --- so we know how to help.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
JotikaT2
Employee Tax Expert

Hello I have filed my 2019 taxes late on2/5/2022, Now I need to file my 2020 taxes and I can not.

When you prepared your 2019 tax return, did you prepare it using the online software?  If so, you cannot.  The online software is only for the current filing season, or the 2020 income tax returns.

 

You can prepare and file your 2019 tax return by using the link below.  You will need to prepare it again using the correct tax forms.  Please see the link below for instructions on how to get your 2019 tax forms.

 

How to prepare a prior year tax return

 

In regards to your 2020 income tax return, assuming you used the online software to prepare and file your information for 2019, you will actually need to prepare an amended return to report the correct information in the correct year.  Please see the attached link for guidance on filing the amended return.

 

How to amend my return?

 

Please see the following link for more information on the release dates of the forms in TurboTax.  The 1040X form needed to amend your tax return for 2020 is not yet available so you will need to wait to prepare the amended return.  

 

Forms release dates

 

 

 

 

 

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