without going through a lot of aggravation (and expense) to get it. That way you will have it when you need it for school, a loan, next year’s tax return, etc. Note: Every year, before mid-October, print a copy of your current year tax return and save it as a tax file and pdf, too. How do I get a copy of a return I prepared using desktop TurboTax? How do I get a copy of a return I filed using online TurboTax? You can get a free transcript from the IRS: If you used TurboTax CD/Download and you saved it on your computer you can simply go to the Start button on the bottom left of your screen and click on Start and you will see a small search bar - type in.

Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return to prior year returns How do i retrieve my 2017 return If you used TurboTax Online, sign in to TurboTax Online for the tax year 2017 here. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show. To access your prior year tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the userID you used to create the account. TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions. 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. If none of the user ID's received will access your 2017 account, then use the option shown in blue on the account recovery website, ' Try something else' Run the tool against any email addresses you may have used. Use this TurboTax account recovery website to get a list of all the user ID's for an email address. Copy and paste the account recovery website link onto a new web browser window and run the tool. Have to sign onto your 2017 online account using the exact same user ID you used to create the 2017 online account.Ĭlose all TurboTax windows on your web browser (including this one).

How do i get my 2017 turbo tax return