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New Member
posted Jun 6, 2019 9:37:36 AM

How to efile when i already chose mail?

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New Member
Jun 6, 2019 9:37:37 AM

Have you already mailed in your return?

New Member
Jun 6, 2019 9:37:39 AM

no i havent

Intuit Alumni
Jun 6, 2019 9:37:40 AM

Yes, you can change your filing choice to e-file as long as you haven't already mailed your tax return. 

If you use TurboTax Online and you selected that you wanted to print and mail your tax return, then TurboTax will treat your return as if you have filed.  If that is the case, you will no longer see, "Take me to my return/Continue my return" on your account.  To get around that issue, you will do the following:

  •  Log in to your TurboTax Online account
  • Click on Taxes, and then click on My Tax Timeline
  • Locate your 2016 tax return on that page 
  • Find  "Some things you can do" under your 2016 tax return information
  • Choose Add a State (you don't actually add one; that's just to get the return to open up.)
  • Now you can follow the instructions listed in the TurboTax FAQ below to change to e-filing your return, rather than filing by mail. 

Please see the following TurboTax FAQ for instructions on how to do so.https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3985787

Level 2
Jan 31, 2023 11:11:22 AM

not working

 

Intuit Alumni
Feb 2, 2023 8:19:02 AM

You are commenting on an older thread that may have outdated information.  We need additional details: 

 

Please ask your original question here or let us know what you are needing assistance with here in the thread and we will be happy to help.  

 

@pw298306 

 

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