Printing Your Return and Individual Forms - TaxAct Online
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For the security of your personal information, a printed copy of your TaxACT Online return is only available by signing into your account and printing it yourself. We cannot mail, fax, or e-mail a paper or electronic copy.

Using your Online account, the print process will generate a Portable Document Format (PDF) file which can be viewed and printed from a PDF reader.

IMPORTANT: You must first have Adobe Acrobat Reader® installed.

Printing Your Return

  1. Go to the sign-in page for the 2013 tax year by clicking on the link: https://www.taxactonline.com/s_online_tax2013/introduction/signin.asp
  2. If you are unable to access the page by clicking the link above, you may copy the URL and paste the URL in your browser's address bar.
  3. Sign in with your Username and Password. If you have forgotten either, click the appropriate link on the sign-in page.
  4. Once the program is loaded, in the upper right of the page, click on the Print link.
  5. Choose the print option which best suits you.
    • Mail a Paper Return - This option will print all forms required to file your return by mail.
    • Print Return & Instructions - This option will print a copy of your return and the filing instructions. (E-File instructions will be available after your return has been transmitted to TaxACT)
  6. If you have clicked on "Mail a Paper Return" or "Print Return and Instructions" and nothing happens, you may need to sign out by clicking the "Sign Out" link in the upper right corner, sign in by clicking the "Sign In" button in the upper right corner, and start the process again from Step 4.
  7. Once you choose the form you wish to print and click on it, you will be given the instructions to "Click the link below to view/print your return and/or forms..." and will indicate which form you are about to print.
  8. Click on that link to open the return in PDF format.
  9. Once the return is displayed, you may right-click the return and select Print or press [Ctrl] + [P] to print the return. To save the return in PDF format, right-click the return and select Save As... or press [Ctrl] + [S] on the keyboard.
  10. If you experience any issues printing with the instructions above, you may also print your return by clicking the "Filing" tab, selecting "Mail Paper Return," and proceeding through the on-screen instructions. You will be given the option to print your return after several steps.

Printing Individual Forms

  1. Follow the sign-in instructions in numbers 1-4 above.
  2. Once the program is loaded, in the upper right of the page, click on the Print link.
  3. Click on Print Individual Forms.
  4. If you have clicked on Print Individual Forms and nothing happens, you may need to sign out by clicking the "Sign Out" link in the upper right corner, sign in by clicking the "Sign In" button in the upper right corner, and start the process again from Step 2 above.
  5. Navigate to the particular form you wish to print using the Windows type form navigation and click on the Form Name.
  6. Next, click the Print button next to the copy of the form you would like to print. Some forms may have multiple copies, others have only one.
  7. Now click the link provided to generate the PDF copy of the form.
  8. Once the forms are displayed, you may right-click the return and select Print or press [Ctrl] + [P] to print the form(s).  To save the return in PDF format, right-click the return and select Save As... or press [Ctrl] + [S] on the keyboard.

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Print Your Return and Individual Forms Online