E-filing for 2018 has been closed since mid-October of 2019. Any refund for a 2018 return was forfeited several years ago, so if you were expecting a refund, the IRS will not pay it even if you mail in the return. If you owe tax due, it is owed with late filing penalties and interest, for which the IRS will bill you after they receive the return and your payment of the amount due as shown on line 37 of the Form 1040. The only way to file it now is by mail; you can print it, sign and date it in ink, and mail it in.
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 UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.
You have to access your own account and/or print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.
https://myturbotax.intuit.com/
Start a 2024 return online and enter some personal information so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/270...
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbo...
Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them. Log out of the account you are in now.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-...
Account Recovery
Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax? If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-...
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VN...
You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return.
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf
SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS !
EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records. That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbo...
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbo...
In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-o...
NOTE: TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years. Returns older than seven years are purged.
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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