Print and Mail Your Income Tax Return

Once you have completed your tax return and checked it for errors, you're now ready to print and mail your return. The TurboTax program will print the mailing instructions and addresses with your tax returns.

Keep in mind that the TurboTax program prints your tax returns to the default printer set on your computer. If you want to print your tax return on a different printer, you'll need to change your default printer for your computer.

Select a link:

• How to print a tax return (TurboTax Online)
• How to print a tax return (TurboTax Desktop)
• How to print estimated tax vouchers (TurboTax Desktop)
• How to print worksheet details (TurboTax Desktop -- Mac)

When you have purchased your TurboTax Online tax return, you will able to print and mail your tax return(s).

It's best to print your tax return using the same computer that you used to prepare your tax return.

Make sure that you have the latest Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader for Windows Portable Document Format (PDF) software installed on your computer. It's also recommended that you download and install the latest updates for your browser software (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari) in addition to your computer's operating system (Windows, MacOS).

Printing a tax return to File by Mail

To print and file a tax return in TurboTax Online:

1. Make sure that you check your tax return for errors:

• Select the Federal Review tab, then select Error Check.
• Fix any errors that the TurboTax program finds. This will find errors in the Federal Return. To find errors in the State Return, you will need to run the State Review, covered below.
• Follow the on-screen instructions (including preparing a state tax return if required).

2. In the Print & File screen, select the Continue button.
3. In the Get Ready to E-file Your Returns, select the File by Mail button.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
5. In the Print Tax Return for Mailing screen, select the Print Returns to Mail button.
   • Please be patient, it may take a minute or two for TurboTax Online to load your tax return into the PDF Reader

5. When the PDF Reader opens your income tax return, you can use the Bookmarks tab on the left to view individual forms in your tax return (see graphic below).

7. When you are ready to print your tax return, select the Print Returns button at the top.
8. Review the mailing instructions and information about where to mail your tax returns that printed with your tax returns.

Printing a copy of your tax return for your records

9. Select Print/Save for Your Records, then select the View Returns button.
10. Wait for the Adobe PDF Reader to open your tax return.
11. When your tax return opens, select the Print Returns button to print a copy of your entire tax return.
    • If you only want to print an individual form, select the form in the Bookmarks tab, then select the Print button on the Adobe Reader toolbar. Select the print options you want in the Print dialog box.
    • If you want to Save a copy of your tax return, select the Save button on the Adobe Reader toolbar. The Adobe Reader program saves a copy of your tax return to your computer's hard drive.
12. When the copy of your tax return prints, select the Continue button, then follow the on-screen instructions to exit TurboTax.

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The TurboTax Desktop program allows you to print your entire income tax return and specific tax forms and worksheets:

1. Start the TurboTax Desktop program (Windows or Mac).

Important: It's best to print your tax return using the same computer that has the TurboTax software installed on it. You CANNOT print the .tax file using another software program such as Microsoft Word, or an older version of TurboTax, e.g. TurboTax 2006.

 

2. Select the Federal Taxes, (Personal in Home & Business) tab to open your federal income tax return
   • To open your state income tax return, select the State Taxes tab, in the State Taxes screen, select the Continue button, in the Start Your State Returns screen, select the Start State button to open your state tax return. Completing the State Interview will allow you to run the State Review.
3. Go to the File menu, then select Print.
4. In the Printing dialog box, select one of these options:
   • "All official forms required for filing"
   • "Forms to review or keep for your records"
   • "Print specific forms"
   • "Info Worksheet" or other form you've selected

5. Enter the Number Of Copies you want to print.
6. Select the Print button.
7. Mailing instructions and information about where to mail your tax returns are included on your printed returns.

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You can print your Form 1040-ES estimated tax vouchers, or your state estimated tax vouchers in the TurboTax Desktop program.

1. Open your tax return in TurboTax.
2. Select  Federal Taxes tab (Personal in the Home & Business product.) 
   • If you want to print your state tax vouchers, select the State Taxes tab, then select the Start State button to open your state tax return.
3. Go to the Forms menu on the menu bar, then select Open a Form.
4. In the Open Form dialog box, scroll down the list and select Form 1040ES: Estimated Tax Voucher for federal tax
   • For state taxes, scroll down the list and select your state tax vouchers (e.g. Form 540-ES for California), and then select Open.
5. When the estimated tax voucher opens, select the Print button at the top of the form.

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To print details (like worksheet details) using TurboTax Desktop for Mac, follow these steps:

1. Go to Print.
2. Click Print Selected Forms.
3. Look for a form with the word "details" at the end.
4. Select the form and click Print.

If the forms do not print:

1. Make sure the box in the open Print window is unchecked (if unchecked, go to step 2).
2. Go to Forms Mode, locate the line with the details and double-click to open details. Make sure the box above the details is unchecked.