- Print Your Return for Your Records
Print Your Return for Your Records After You E-file
Whether you e-file or file by mail, we recommend that you print a copy of your returns for your records.
Printing a return for your records will include the forms and schedules you filed, plus supporting worksheets you don't need to submit to the IRS or the state taxing agency. Do not mail this version of your tax return.
- How to print a copy of your tax return (TurboTax Online)
- How to print a copy of your tax return (TurboTax Desktop)
If you e-file, print a copy of your return for your records only after your return has been accepted by the IRS or state taxing agency. You will be prompted by the TurboTax program to print a copy for your records after you e-file.
Note: If you signed your e-filed tax return on paper, you'll have to print and mail a Form 8453-OL to authenticate the electronic portion of your income tax return which you'll send to the IRS via U.S Mail before the tax filing deadline on April 15th, 2008. In addition to Form 8453-OL, there may other documents you'll need to mail to the IRS after e-filing.Use Adobe Reader to print your return. If you don't have Adobe Reader, you can download it for free at http://www.adobe.com.
It's especially important to print a copy of your return for your records when you use TurboTax Online. Each fall, we remove TurboTax Online from the Internet so we can prepare for the upcoming tax season. You will no longer be able to access your return from within the TurboTax Online program.
To print a copy of your income tax return:
- Select the Print & File tab, then select Print/Save for Your Records.
- In the Print/Save for Your Records screen, select the View Returns button.
- Wait for the Adobe Reader program to load your tax return.
- When your income tax return loads, select the Print Returns button at the top.
- When the Print dialog box opens, select the print options you want to use to print your return (see graphic below for Microsoft Windows).
- When you've finished selecting the print options, select OK.
- Adobe Reader prints your tax return
- You can print your tax return as many times as you want at no extra charge
- When the program finishes printing your tax return(s), select the Continue button in TurboTax, then follow the on-screen instructions.
To print or save a copy of your income tax return:
- Select the Print & File tab at the top of your screen, then select Print a Copy for Your Records.
- In the Print/Save For Your Records screen:
- Select Save Returns to save your income tax return as a PDF file on your computer's hard disk.
- Select Print Returns to print a copy of your return.
- When your tax return prints, select Continue, then follow the on-screen instructions.
