Can I file current year 2019 and go back and do 2018 2017 and 2016? If so how do I find program to do all back taxes home and business ? Do I pay after or before?

[macuser_22]

TurboTax online and e-file for 2018 ended on Oct 15, 2019. 2018 (and earlier tax years) can now only be completed using the CD/download software installed on a Mac or Windows computer. The return must be printed, signed and mailed.

2016-2018 software can be purchased here:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/

[jenandnorah]

When filing 2018 can I add my return to 2019 to get it faster? 

[jenandnorah]

I needed home and business is it same link?

[macuser_22]

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@jenandnorah wrote:

When filing 2018 can I add my return to 2019 to get it faster? 

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No.  Each year must be mailed in its own envelop.  Putting more than one return  in an envelop can end up being stapled together by the IRS mail room and the bottom never gets entered delaying things for months.

[macuser_22]

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@jenandnorah wrote:

I needed home and business is it same link?

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Yes.

[VolvoGirl]

No you can't add years together.  

How to prepare a prior year return

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-prepare-a-prior-year-tax-return/00/25...

How to finish a return you started online

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-finish-a-prior-year-return-that-i-...

You can't do a prior year return online or efile it, but you can buy either the cd or download the desktop versions for the last 3 years from Turbo Tax here....

http://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products.jsp

Or you can check for  Turbo Tax for all years on Ebay or Amazon, etc.

Either way you will have to mail in your return.  And if you are doing more than 1 year, send each year in a separate envelope. Sometimes the IRS will just staple all the sheets together and miss a second return.

[KarenSweet]

No. No way. Nice thought though.

[KarenSweet]

yes. all products are available.

[jenandnorah]

Do I have to buy it 3 separate times for each year or can I just buy one home and business program?  To do all 3 prior years? 

[VolvoGirl]

Sorry you have to buy a separate program for each year.

[macuser_22]

Note that the 3 year statute of limitations for a refund expires on Apr 15, 2020 for the 2016 tax year.