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Level 2
posted Feb 15, 2020 6:41:59 AM

I have several prior year versions of Turbotax deluxe installed on my computer. Can I delete these earlier versions without loosing any importatant informion?

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Expert Alumni
Feb 16, 2020 12:25:42 PM

Possibly,  if you have saved a PDF version of your tax return with all of the worksheets on your computer you can delete the TurboTax Programs that you no longer need.

 

Currently the IRS has a statute of limitations on tax returns of 3 years from the date they were filed.

 

States often have a longer period than the IRS you will want to make sure what the statute if for your state.

[Edited 02/16/20 12:56 PST]

 

Level 2
Feb 18, 2020 4:43:57 AM

Thanks!

Expert Alumni
Feb 18, 2020 7:20:38 AM

Yes, you can delete the prior year versions of TurboTax without losing important information provided you have imported your 2018 information to your 2019 tax return.  If you are not having a storage issue on your computer, you may want to consider keeping them in case some issue comes up where you have to revisit a prior year return.