The documents button on the home page for download previous tax returns isn't showing up for me. Is that not a feature for all levels of TurboTax, or is that a bug?

[fullergb99]

I used turbotax Premier last year and this is the same account I used to file.

[JeanneLO]

No, this should be available to you if you filed with TurboTax last year. Please see this TurboTax FAQ if you have missing buttons in TurboTax: Troubleshoot blank screens, missing buttons, or missing images

[fullergb99]

Tried the relevant ones (I'm running on a Mac via chrome) but nothing worked. Are there other ways to get access to those documents?

[DoninGA]

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@fullergb99 wrote:

Tried the relevant ones (I'm running on a Mac via chrome) but nothing worked. Are there other ways to get access to those documents?

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You have to sign onto your 2019 online account using the exact same User ID you used to create the online account.

Close all TurboTax windows on your web browser (including this one).  Copy and paste the account recovery website link onto a new web browser window and run the tool.

Use this TurboTax account recovery website to get a list of all the User ID's for an email address.  Run the tool against any email addresses you may have used - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery

If none of the user ID's received will access your 2019 account, then use the option shown in blue on the account recovery website, "Try something else"

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.

To access your prior year 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 Show.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

OR -

You may have to start a 2020 tax return before the links on the Tax Home web page become available.  In that case start the 2020 tax return with the User ID you used for the 2019 return.  Once some basic information has been transferred over, Tax Home should be visible on the left column.  Click on Tax Home and then the other links will be shown as in this screenshot.

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/

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

[fullergb99]

Ok figured it out, you do have to start filling out the 2020 tax stuff before the side menu shows up. You have to fill it out up to signing the consent agreement.

It would be great if that information was available without having to go through those steps.

Thanks for the speedy response, hopefully someone else sees this and it helps them!