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Oct 16, 2020 5:28 PM UTC
Question

why cant i begin my 2019 returns?

im trying to begin my 2019 return, I had to do a lot of updates to my computer yesterday so now im late starting.. but turbotax will not start my 2019 returns.. 

 

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    DoninGA
    Level 15
    Level 15
    Oct 16, 2020 5:29 PM UTC

    Windows or Mac?  What happens when you click on the TurboTax icon on your screen to start the program?

    Level 15
    Oct 16, 2020 5:31 PM UTC

    That's right.  You missed the deadline at midnight on October 15.  You cannot start a new return in online TurboTax now.  You can purchase and download the desktop software for a 2019 return and use it on a full PC or Mac--not a mobile device.   There should be a banner on the screen where you were trying to start a return that tells you that you cannot start a new return online now.  You can get the software from TT or you can buy it from various retailers like Costco, Amazon, Sam's, Walmart, Best Buy, etc.

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    Oct 16, 2020 11:02 PM UTC

    on line prep and e-filing are now closed.  you'll have to get the desktop software to prepare your return or download the forms from the IRS website and manually prepare it.