To access a current-year return or the two most recent prior year tax returns in TaxAct:

1. Sign in to your TaxAct Account online.
2. Click My Tax Returns, then click the 20XX Returns dropdown (XX represents the last two digits of the tax year you are looking for).
3. Your returns are listed starting with the most recently edited return.  Click Open Return next to the return you want to access.

To download a PDF of a prior year return that you paid for with TaxAct:

1. Sign in to your TaxAct Account online.
2. Click My Tax Returns, then click the 20XX Returns dropdown (XX represents the last two digits of the tax year you are looking for).
3. Click the Actions dropdown, then click Download Return as PDF .
4. The return will be downloaded as a .pdf which can be opened on a device that has a web browser or PDF reader.

Note.  TaxAct online only allows downloading returns as far back as 2017, and editing returns as far back as 2021.  If you need access to other returns, go to the IRS Topic No. 156 Copy or Transcript of Your Tax Return – How to Get One webpage.

Note that any link in the information above is updated each year automatically and will take you to the most recent version of the webpage or document at the time it is accessed.