Why sign in to the Community?

  • Submit a question
  • Check your notifications
Sign in to the Community or Sign in to TurboTax and start working on your taxes
New Member
posted Feb 17, 2021 10:59:13 AM

How do I find prior year tax? I have my 2019 return. Why is this so complicated? I entered everything correctly and I keep getting this error.

Information worksheet: Prior Year Tax
Prior year tax: ________

1 3 307
3 Replies
Expert Alumni
Feb 17, 2021 11:19:19 AM

The prior year federal tax is found on your 2019 Form 1040, Line 16, which shows the total tax for that year. The software seems to be trying to calculate the lowest penalty for underpayment.

 

If you are referring to your state tax return, look for the line labeled total tax.

Level 1
Apr 18, 2022 2:38:01 PM

I got the same error message. The problem is that the TurboTax software doesn't link or refer to the page where this information is requested. Nor does it clarify what type of tax information is missing.

 

Extremely frustrating!

Intuit Alumni
Apr 18, 2022 5:29:09 PM

Please follow the instructions here to contact us by phone so we can assist you further. @NPOMaven