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Maryp1954
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No record of receiving 2021 tax return, but credited my payment

According to a notice mailed 9/20/24, the IRS has no record of my tax return. However, they cashed the check sent with the return. I am having trouble finding a copy of the return. I have copies of income, medical, and home interest payments.  Can I just start over?

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No record of receiving 2021 tax return, but credited my payment

Turbo Tax and the IRS only keeps the last 7 years. If they still have it……..
How to Access prior year online returns
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/00/270...

If you can't get the side menus to open up to access the prior year..... You need to start entering some basic Personal Info in 2023 for the side menu to open up. Just continue a little ways into 2023. I had to go though about 12 screens.

If you used the Desktop CD/Download program then the only copy is on your computer and not saved or stored online. So you need to make and keep your own backups.

Or request a transcript from the IRS
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

Or get a copy of your return using form 4506
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

No record of receiving 2021 tax return, but credited my payment

If you used the TurboTax desktop or online editions to complete and file the 2021 tax return, it will be available as either a tax data file or a PDF.

 

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

 

Start the 2023 online tax return by entering some personal information then click on Tax Home on the left side of the screen.

 

On the Tax Home webpage -

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

 

If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.

 

The tax data file will be available on the computer that you used to complete and file the 2021 tax return if you used the TurboTax desktop editions.

The tax data file, which has a file extension of .tax2021, will be in the TurboTax folder within the Documents directory.  Also a saved PDF's will be in the TurboTax folder.

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