If you did not meet the filing requirements, you aren’t required to file for previous years’ taxes. There are gross income thresholds you should check for each year you did not file. Dependents and non-dependents have different filing return requirements. Show Special Cases for Filing Prior Year TaxesAlso, other situations might require you to file prior year taxes (federal), especially if you owe any special taxes like these:
Why Consider Filing Prior Year Taxes?Even if you aren’t required to file, you might want to. This way, you can get a refund of any withholding or refundable credits. You usually can still get a refund for up to three years prior. So, for 2021, you can still file for 2020, 2019, and 2018. This will also help you with a net-operating-loss carryover. Then you might take the carryover in future years, when there is enough income to offset it. If you want to file those prior-year returns, you can’t do it using H&R Block Online. However, you can file prior-year returns in either of these two ways: More Help With Filing Previous Years’ TaxesFor more assistance with filing previous years’ taxes, get help from H&R Block. With many filing options, you can choose the method that works best with your lifestyle.
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