HI! I never completed my 2022 taxes because i got to a point in which I did not have the needed info. Life got busy. Is there a way to retrieve what I had already done?

[gruuvie]

When I finally checked in December everything I had previously entered was gone.  Is there any way to retrieve everything I had previously entered into TurboTax online, or do I need to start all over again?

[DoninGA]

To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Start the 2022 online tax return by entering some personal information then click on Tax Home on the left side of the screen.

On the Tax Home webpage -

Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download .tax file

See this TurboTax support FAQ for completing a tax return originally started using the online editions - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/printers-printing/finish-prior-year-retu...

If you purchased one of the 2021 TurboTax online editions with a credit card contact TurboTax support so they can push a 2021 installation file to your download account at no charge.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for contacting support - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number/00/25632

Support can also be reached by messaging them on these pages https://www.facebook.com/turbotax/ and https://twitter.com/TeamTurboTax

A 2021 tax return can only be printed and mailed using TurboTax, it cannot be e-filed.

[xmasbaby0]

You mean 2021.   The current online software is for 2022-- the tax year that just ended.  Last year folks prepared and filed 2021 returns.

 You will be able to access the return you started by using the exact same account and user ID that you used when you started it.   But you can no longer use online software for any further changes.

Start a 2022 return and enter some personal information so that the menu on the left opens up and allows you to access your 2021 return.

Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2021returns is now permanently closed.

Now it is too late to use online software or to e-file. If you have any changes/corrections at all to make to your 2021 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).Then you need to print, sign and mail it.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2559403-how-do-i-finish-a-prior-year-return-that-i-started-in-turb...

If you already paid for your online software you can ask customer support for a download of the desktop software.

They are available from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time Monday-Friday.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899263-what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number

If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty for filing late.  If you owe tax due, then file and pay the amount due as shown on the Form 1040, but expect a bill later from the IRS for the penalty and interest you will owe.  Only the IRS will calculate this—TurboTax will not calculate it.

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.

[gruuvie]

Thank you for all of that ... But my question actually is if I can retrieve everything I had already completed online, but never finished?  I was almost done until I ran into a hiccup concerning what I believe involved insurance coverage for 2021.  When I sign-on now everything is gone.  I realize I can no longer e-file for the year, but is there any way I can retrieve the info I had already entered?

[DoninGA]

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@gruuvie wrote:

Thank you for all of that ... But my question actually is if I can retrieve everything I had already completed online, but never finished?  I was almost done until I ran into a hiccup concerning what I believe involved insurance coverage for 2021.  When I sign-on now everything is gone.  I realize I can no longer e-file for the year, but is there any way I can retrieve the info I had already entered?

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The 2021 tax data that you entered will be in the tax data file you download from the online edition.  See answer above.

[xmasbaby0]

Re-read-------you have to use the same account and user ID that you started the return in last year.  In order to access that incomplete return you have to start a 2022 return and enter enough stuff to get the side menu to open up and give you access to the 2021 return.  THEN you can follow the steps to use the CD/download software to finish the 2021 return.