

Note: The desktop software you need to prepare the prior year return must be installed/downloaded to a full PC or Mac. Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses. Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.įederal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses. When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s. Remember to prepare your state return as well-if you live in a state that has a state income tax. You may also want to explore purchasing the software from various retailers such as Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s, etc. If you need to prepare a return for 2019, 2020 or 2021 you can purchase and download desktop software to do it, then print, sign, and mail the return(s) Online preparation and e-filing for 2 is permanently closed. Getting the stimulus payment now will still be based on whether you were eligible for it in tax year 2020. The same eligibility rules apply to the second stimulus payment as the first one. You were eligible for 2020's 1st and/or 2nd stimulus checks- could NOT be claimed as someone else's dependent or did not have an income too high to qualify-then you can file (or amend) a 2020 tax return to use the recovery rebate credit in Federal Review to get the 1st and/or 2nd EIP payments. The stimulus check rebate will completely phase out at 87,000 for single filers, at 124,500 for those filing as head of household and at 174,000 for those married filing jointly with no dependents.
