Not sure why your AGI do not transfer to your 2020 return, it maybe because the Free Edition. Your 2019 AGI is on your 2019 1040 form. Line 8b on Form 1040 and 1040-SR (for tax year 2019). If your 2019 return was processed late (after October 2020) use a Zero (0) for your 2019 AGI.
The IRS requires your 2019 AGI to verify your identity for e-filing. If you're paper-filing your return, you won't need your AGI because those are manually processed.
There are a few places you can get your 2019 AGI:
- If you filed your 2019 taxes with TurboTax, sign in and go down to Your tax returns & documents. Select View adjusted gross income (AGI).
- If you didn’t file your taxes with TurboTax in 2019, the best place to get last year's AGI is from the 1040 form you filed with the IRS. Look on line 8b. If you filed a 1040NR, it'll be on line 35.
- If you're having trouble locating your 2019 return, the second-best place to get your AGI is from the IRS. You can order a free transcript of your return at the IRS Get Transcript site or you can purchase a full copy of your 2019 return. Both versions will include your AGI. The Online transcript is the fastest way to get your 2019 AGI, make an account (or sign in if you have an IRS account), then within 15 minutes or sooner you have your 2019 AGI.
If you didn't file a 2019 federal tax return (or you haven't filed one yet), enter 0 as your AGI.
Married Filing Separately in 2019 but filing jointly in 2020?
Filed jointly in 2019 but are Married Filing Separately in 2020?
You won't find your AGI on your W-2 or 1099 form because those forms don't take into account over a dozen above-the-line deductions that go into calculating your AGI.
