Prior year returns cannot be e-filed using our program. However, our program allows you to prepare prior-year tax returns, even if they are several years old.
📅 Supported Prior Years in TaxSlayer Online
TaxSlayer currently supports the following prior-year returns online:
- ✔️ 2024
- ✔️ 2023
- ✔️ 2022
These years can be fully prepared and printed through the TaxSlayer online program.
➡️ All prior-year returns must be paper‑filed. They cannot be e-filed.
📜 Unsupported Years (Older Than 2022)
❌ Not Available
Tax years:
- 2021 and earlier
…cannot be prepared in the program.
📌 Alternative Method
For these older years, taxpayers must:
- Visit the IRS Prior‑Year Forms Library
🔗 https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/prior-year - Download the correct year’s PDF forms
- Complete the forms manually
- Print and mail the return to the IRS
👤 How to Create a Prior-Year Account (Online Years Only)
🛠️ Step-by-Step
- Log in to your account
- Choose the correct year: 2024, 2023, or 2022.
- Start the return and enter the taxpayer’s information for that specific year.
- Once complete, print and mail the return to the IRS/state tax agency.
📮 Filing Prior-Year Returns
✉️ Mailing Only
All prior-year returns must be paper-filed.
The IRS requires:
- a signed physical copy
- mailed to the appropriate IRS service center for that tax year
State returns must also be mailed. Ensure you use the state address, not the IRS address.