If you used TurboTax last year you can get a previous year tax return: Sign in to your TurboTax account. Make sure you're using the same TurboTax account (same user ID) as in previous years.There are two ways to get your prior-year returns: Select Documents from the menu, Choose the tax year you want, and select Download tax PDF.The second way is: On Tax home, scroll down and select Your tax returns & documents. Select the year you want and select Download/print return (PDF).