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Is there a free version of Turbo Tax?

TRA (Tax return access) services are also available in all paid and PLUS products for both 2017 and 2018 tax years. The PDF feature is not available in the Free version unless you added PLUS to your return.

Is it possible to file a 2017 tax return online?

2017 tax returns cannot currently be E-Filed. You may still prepare a 2017 tax return online to file by mail. *. * The IRS does not allow electronic filing of prior year tax returns, and the deadline for 2017 electronic filing has passed on October 15, 2018. You may still prepare your 2017 taxes using our website.

Do you need to sign in to TurboTax to print tax return?

Depending on the tax return you need to print if you aren’t already signed in to TurboTax, sign in to the year of the tax return that you need to print. After you sign in, TurboTax lists all of your tax returns. If you are not on this page, do the following:

Where do I find copy of my filed return in TurboTax online?

At the bottom of the screen, look for the section called Access your filed tax returns and select Open. This is where you’ll find the PDF copies of your filed returns. We save PDF copies of all your returns (from 2017 to current) in your TurboTax Online account for a 7 year period. Actual return documentation is also saved for a 2 year period.

Both federal and state e-filing are free. With our desktop-based (CD-ROM installed or software downloaded) TurboTax family, it works a little bit differently. In TurboTax desktop, you can complete an unlimited number of tax returns, both federal and state.

How much does it cost to file state taxes with TurboTax?

With respect to e-filing state tax returns from within TurboTax desktop, there is a charge to e-file every single state return of around $25-something per state, including the first state return to go with the first federal return. The lone exception here is for New York state, which has no e-file state fee.

Do you have to create a new TurboTax account?

TurboTax Online can only prepare and e-file one federal return and up to five state returns. To file a return for someone else, you must create a new UserID for that person. You may create a new login (up to 5) tied to your same email address if you’d like. To create a new account for TurboTax Online, please see this TurboTax FAQ:

Can you file more than 5 tax returns in TurboTax?

Once your (5) e-file return limit has been exhausted, as was mentioned above, you can still continue to use the desktop TurboTax software to prepare and paper file an unlimited number of additional tax returns, both federal and state. All of the above is true for TurboTax desktop, whether you are using Basic, Deluxe, Premier, or Home & Business.