It is too late for you to get the stimulus money. Those checks were issued for tax years 2020 and 2021; the deadlines have passed to file for the recovery rebate credits for those amounts on returns for 2020 or 2021.
As for getting caught up on the back tax returns you mention --- TurboTax provides software for past years going as far back as 2021-- no earlier years. It is too late to get a refund for 2021 or any of those earlier tax years, but if you owe tax due, it is owed with late filing penalties and interest.
You can use paper forms to prepare those past years by hand; there might be some other tax software companies that will still let you prepare returns for 2017 up to the current year. Or you could seek local paid tax help.
Do you even have all of the documents you will need to enter and show your income—like your W-2’s and any 1099’s?
To use TurboTax for some of the returns:
Each tax year has to be filed separately using the forms for the specific tax year. They cannot be combined in any way--do not even put them in the same envelope when you mail them. Software for past years is available back to 2021. Any earlier years can only be prepared on paper forms by hand--and those refunds have been forfeited now.
You cannot change the tax year. The current online program is for 2024 only. Only a 2024 return can be prepared online and only a 2024 return can be e-filed.
Online preparation and e-filing for 2021, 2022, and 2023 is permanently closed.
Note: The desktop software you need to prepare the prior year return must be installed/downloaded to a full PC or Mac. It cannot be used on a mobile device.
To file a return for a prior tax year
If you need to prepare a return for 2021, 2022, or 2023 you can purchase and download desktop software to do it, then print, sign, and mail the return(s)
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/
You may also want to explore purchasing the software from various retailers such as Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s, etc.
Remember to prepare your state return as well—if you live in a state that has a state income tax.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-rev...
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 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.
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