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Access 2008 or Earlier Tax Returns

Updated: 11/19/2009
Article ID: 599

Get information from your prior-year tax return

As a TurboTax customer, you may need access to your 2008 or earlier tax return to obtain your AGI (Adjusted Gross Income) for e-filing or for federal student aid applications.

Which version of TurboTax did you use to prepare your prior-year tax return?

TurboTax Online

If you completed your 2008 or earlier tax return in TurboTax Online, your return should be available in your account right now.
 

 

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(If you're already signed in, you'll see the prior year returns in your account.)
 

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TurboTax Desktop Software (CD or Download)

Important: We do not maintain copies of your tax return prepared using TurboTax desktop software, not even if it was e-filed. E-filing does not store tax return data on our servers.

 
  1. If you prepared your tax return using TurboTax desktop, search your computer for your tax return file. Follow our help for Windows or Macintosh.
  2. After locating your file on your computer, open your tax return file using the same tax-year version of TurboTax (e.g., open your 2008 return in TurboTax 2008). If you try to open your file using the wrong tax year software, you'll get error code 539.
  3. If you purchased TurboTax directly from Intuit and...
    1. ...you can't find your your 2008 or earlier TurboTax CD, we'll replace it.
    2. ...you need to re-download a your 2008 or earlier version of TurboTax, sign into your account to access your downloads. You can download software as many times as you need, up to 3 years after purchase.  FYI - your TurboTax account ID gives you access to all your online purchases.
  4. If all else fails, please see IRS Tax Topic 156 for instructions on requesting a copy of your tax return from the IRS.

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