- Start Over in TurboTax Online
Other articles to try:
Start Over in TurboTax Online
Updated: 12/07/2007
Article ID: 3016
In TurboTax Online, you can delete your state return or you can clear information from your federal and state returns if you need to start over.
To delete a specific form from your return, see Remove Forms from Your Return.
| Important: Once you've paid for your TurboTax Online returns, you cannot add/remove your state return or clear information from your return. |
Delete your state return
You can delete your state return if you need to start over on your state return or if you decide to prepare your return for a different state.
| Important: Once you've paid for your TurboTax Online returns, you cannot add/remove your state return. |
| Important: In TurboTax Online, you can prepare up to three state returns for each federal return you file. See Multiple State Tax Returns for more information. |
To delete your state return, follow these steps:
- Select the State Taxes tab at the top of the screen.
- On the State Taxes screen, select Continue.
- On the Your State Return screen, select Delete next to the state to delete, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

- On the Your State Return screen, select Add Another State Return to start over or to select a different state.
Clear your return and start over
You can start over on your federal and state returns by clearing your return.
| Important: Once you've paid for your TurboTax Online returns, you cannot clear information from your return. |
| When you clear your return
|
| Note
|
To clear your return, follow these steps:
- If you're not on the Wecome page, click the
tab at the top of your TurboTax Online screen. - Select Quick Links, then Other Options, and then Clear Return.

- Select Yes, Clear My Return.
- On the Your Information Has Been Cleared screen, select Continue to start a new return.
