I have 2 very small businesses. I need to file business and personal, fed and state from 2013 to now. What TurboTax product/s do I need?

[PaulaM · Accepted solution]

If you have self-employment income and a variety of expenses to report you will need TurboTax Self-Employed version. If your small businesses are reporting income only, then TurboTax Deluxe will complete a simple Schedule C/C-EZ

TurboTax does not sell products for the 2013 tax year, but you can access the forms from the IRS in the link below.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900990-how-do-i-file-a-prior-year-tax-return

Links for 2017 tax year product.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/

[inteliscope]

Thanks PaulaM. My businesses are LLCs  with lots of expenses/ depreciations etc, and have been filed by CPAs in previous years. They look completely overwhelming but I can't afford a CPA since both companies are in serious financial decline.  Is it better to start with the 2014 version of TurboTax and download the rest of the forms or should I get the 2017 version and download the rest of the forms or... do I need to purchase all 5 years of TurboTax? That will be very expensive.

[PaulaM]

Are they single member LLC's? If not, then your would need TurboTax's Business software and that is the most expensive product.
If a local CPA/tax preparer, or the TurboTax produc purchases, is not a possibility for you, you may need to use the IRS forms/publications and file them on your own. You can get prior year forms/instructions in link below (enter the form number then search).

<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://apps.irs.gov/app/picklist/list/priorFormPublication.html;jsessionid=oyRsVXe-LYmF1oYSR5cEvAO9...>

You might also contact your local IRS office and see if there are free local services available.

[inteliscope]

They are single member. With that in mind, do I need to buy 5 years of TurboTax, or can I get away with just 2017 and do the rest manually? My struggle is what order to do them in? Do I start with 2013 or do I start with 2017? Thanks so much for your help on this!

[PaulaM]

You will need all 4 years of TurboTax. Start with the 2013 return from the IRS.

[inteliscope]

Thanks!!

[PaulaM]

You are welcome 🙂