How do I get my original tax forms used to file my tax in 2022

[ijbaby]

I am an international student, and I think turbo tax is not for me so I would like to amend my tax return I already filed.

[Anonymous_]

@pk

[DoninGA]

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

Or -

When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state. 

This will take you back to the 2022 online tax return.

Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen.  Then click on Print Center.  Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return.  Choose the option Include government and TurboTax worksheets

[pk]

@ijbaby , while @DoninGA  has adequately answered your actual question on how to get a copy of the original return, there are few more things you need to note .

(a) Because you are not amending but changing one  original filing to another  original filing -- 1040 to 1040-NR,  and because lack of support of the latter from TurboTax,  you will have to file by mail.

(b) Prepare the form 1040-NR just as if it is an original filing, print sign and date;  Write on top Corrected Return

(c) you can prepare a 1040-X and fill in the requisite  numbers as far as possible ( note line numbers will not match but categories will.  For reason for amend  declare that this was and "unintended mistake of using the wrong form"

(d) Take a printed copy of the original filed return, sign and date  and write on top Original filing Return.

(e) put the whole package  together and  mail in trackable mail.  ( You just want proof of delivery  but do not ask for signature -- that  may delay delivery/acceptance )

There after , wait  for the IRS to come back.

Does this help ?   Is there more one of us can do for you ?

pk

[ijbaby]

Thank you!

Do you think I can use sprintax? Or does it have to be manually done.

[ijbaby]

Thank you!!!

I was able to retrieve it.

[pk]

@ijbaby , of course you can use SprinTax or similar service to prepare the  1040-NR, but you may have to hand prepare the 1040-X and attach the 1040 --- then file.  I don't think you can do all this  in e-file -- you probably have to file by mail.

[ijbaby]

Alright.

Thanks!