can out of date tax software still be used?
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The short answer is no.\n\nTry Taxact.com.  It is free for everyone, regardless of income.
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If you had bought it in December you could file it this year but since you bought it in January you will have to wait until next year, but a tax preparer should be able to handle that for you when you tell them about the vehicle.
169644
Rarely.  And sometimes, the old version is better. That's why sites like http://www.oldversion.com/ exist: "Because newer is not always better".  :-)
65074
this is a new ?? to me.  go visit the irs website and see if they can help.\ngood luck
825750
Unless you are tracking some type of basis (like in a partnership interest for example) it is HIGHLY unlikely the IRS will need any information from a 1994 return.  \n\nBut to answer the other parts of your question so that you don't have this issue in the future.  I scan my tax returns and supporting documentation and keep it on a $15 flash drive that is stored in my safe deposit box - I currently have 11 years on the flash drive and it is not 1/4 full so I think it will be fine for a while.  FYI - I started on floppys (one per year) and have used more advanced technology as it is available.\n\nGood luck!
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It is a charge.  Try to avoid turbotax in the future.  It is probably the worst tax software around.
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dude i am big supporter of softwares illegally as i am a cracker\nu can get it from many underground sites like mentioned below\nu can also try for a BITTORENTS in tat websittes mentioned below go and search for office 2003 in the search box u can get it \nbut in the underground sites u even get unwanted matter \nb carefull
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There will be penalties for failure to file / late filing, but there is unlikely to be any criminal consequence, unless you were intentionally hiding income or something.  Fortunately, those filing penalties reach maximums pretty quickly, and your refunds may be enough to cover them.  Like one respondent said, though, you're likely to be facing some more serious problems if you actually wind up owing taxes.  Don't panic, though; the IRS is usually rougher on businesses than on individuals, in my experience.  There are lots of ways to handle a tax debt, if it turns out that way, so do not ruin your life with worrying, okay?\n\nYou will probably want to get a CPA to do the old taxes for you, just because some CPAs (not all) will have kept the tax software around from years past for situations just like yours.  The CPA is going to need documents to try to re-create your finances from those years, though, so start gathering your bank statements and other records.  (You might have to ask the bank for copies of the old records, in which case they may charge you a fee for the trouble.)  I know some CPAs who specialize in this sort of thing, if you have no one else to turn to.\n\nRemember, for any situation you get in with the IRS, there's a good chance someone else owes 10x as much, has done 1/2 as much about it, and cares too little to even ask a question like yours.  Don't lose sleep over this or anything, just get started handling it.  And remember to file your taxes from now on!
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If you did it on the TurboTax website your information should be saved under your account.  If you don't remember your password request it from them.  I use H&R Block's site and can pull up my taxes from the last several years.
5879
The wife and I use Turbo Tax Online.  It's great because they store your information for use for next year.  Plus, they pull fees right out of your return
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Although you may not have received your W-2 form, this does not mean that you will be able to avoid filing your income tax return. Therefore, I suggest you use your last paycheck from your company for 2005 to determine your year-to-date totals.  By doing this you can prepare a substitute W-2 form - this puts IRS on notice that your company still has not sent you this form.  At that point, the company (and not you) would be on the hook for not submitting the W-2 form timely.
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Well, you can if you have a backup of the files from the old computer.  I chose to keep my TurboTax stuff in a folder called "Taxes", with subfolders for each year.  I install TT in those subfolders AND use them for storing my tax return info.  Then, each year at the end of tax filing, I burn the whole Taxes folder to a CD.  When I moved to a new computer,\nI just copied the CD into a Taxes folder on the new machine.  \n\nNow, if you don't have backups, etc, you may not be able to do this.  Sometimes you can simply take the harddrive from the old machine and hook it up as another harddrive in your new machine, and copy files of interest to your new harddrive.  (You may be able to leave it in the machine too... sometimes you can't use a harddrive for a boot drive but it still can be used to read data from it.  If this happens, save a copy of your important data from it ASAP.)
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You need to just call the IRS.  There is a form they can provide you that shows you previous years tax data- I have forgotten the form number, but you just call them and tell them what years that you need it for, and they mail it out.  Any lender should be more than happy to use this, its just as good as a copy of your hand filled out return.
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Tax laws change from year to year ... best get a new copy and write it off on your taxes. \n\nMake sure the shortcut points to the correct folder. You might have to re-install it but save last year's return first.
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Not sure but I've been using TurboTax online for five years now and have never had problems.  www.turbotax.com
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A few employers do have this information online, ask them. Some payment systems have them available for online import into tax preparation software, but again very few do this. There's just not much reason to do it.
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Keep all tax records until the statute of limitation expires; I think it's seven years. Keep all "terms and conditions" type paperwork for any open accounts: insurance, credit cards, mortgage, etc. Keep receipts for major purchases at least until the warranty expires. Keep any records on which there's any hint of a dispute with anyone.\n\nAs for monthly statements, keep the most current one for each account, and you can toss the rest as soon as you've reconciled them and verified that you were charged correctly. You may want to keep a credit card statement if there's a purchase on it for which you plan to claim reimbursement (from your employer, etc.)\n\nWhatever you get rid of, be sure to shred!