How do I file a prior-year tax return?
You can use TurboTax to file a new tax return for last year and other past years–2024, 2023, and 2022 returns. This is different from amending your return.
Your options:
Choose TurboTax Full Service to hand off your taxes to an expert to file your 2024 or 2023 tax return together with a 2025 return, subject to eligibility.
Or, purchase and download that year's TurboTax Desktop software for PC or Mac. Filing on your own in TurboTax Online and the mobile app are only available for the current tax year (2025).
Here are some other resources that might help:
How do I finish a prior-year return that I started in TurboTax Online?
If you started your 2022, 2023, or 2024 return in TurboTax Online but didn't file it before the extension deadline, you can finish and paper-file in TurboTax Desktop. Here's how:
Sign in to TurboTax, using the same Intuit Account account you used to prepare your prior-year return and select Continue on the first screen.
If you don't remember your sign-in info, try account recovery. Still no luck? Start over in the TurboTax software you downloaded and skip the rest of these instructions.
On the second screen (Tax Home), scroll down and select Your tax returns & documents.
Select Download .tax file (not the PDF) for the prior year you want and save it to your computer.
If the year you're looking for isn't there, it might be in a different account. Go here to find all of your accounts. One of them should have the return you're looking for.
Back in the TurboTax Desktop software, select Find a Tax File, and locate the tax data file you downloaded in the previous step.
Select the file and select Open.
You can now finish filling out your tax return.
We suggest mailing your return using certified mail with a return receipt. This will be your proof of the date you mailed your tax return and when the IRS received it. You may also use private delivery services designated by the IRS.
How do I file a prior-year return in TurboTax Business?
Business income tax returns for tax years 2024, 2023, and 2022 are only available in TurboTax Desktop Business (not TurboTax Expert Assist Business or TurboTax Expert Full Service Business).
To get TurboTax Desktop Business, follow these steps:
Go to the TurboTax Past Years’ Products page.
For 2024 or 2022 software, select File 2024 Taxes or File 2022 Taxes.
Select Buy now under Business.
If you’ve already purchased TurboTax Desktop Business, it'll say Access it here instead.
Can I file a prior-year return using TurboTax Full Service?
Yes, with TurboTax Full Service you can file your current tax year return (2025) and 2 years prior (2023 and 2024).
TurboTax Full Service supports the following:
Returns for prior tax years (prior 2 years)
Returns for the current year, if you didn't file a return for the previous year
