Claim a Refund If you are due a refund for withholding or estimated taxes, you must file your return to claim it within 3 years of the return due date. The same rule applies to a right to claim tax credits such as the Earned Income Credit.

Can we file it returns for previous years?

Filing ITR for Previous Years According to the Finance Act 1987 amendment, you can file your belated IT Returns anytime on or before 1 year from the end of the relevant Assessment Year (AY). With the amendment vide Finance Act 2016, from AY 2017-18 belated IT returns should be filed before the end of the relevant AY.

When do you have to file taxes for the previous year?

Additional Information: A tax year is from January 1 – December 31 for any given year. A tax season (prepare and e-file returns for the previous calendar or tax year) is from January 1 until October 15 of any current year.

When do you have to file a tax return to get a refund?

You must have filed your return within 3 years of the return due date to claim a refund. If you filed with FreeTaxUSA, you can access and print your returns for the past seven years. If you aren’t a FreeTaxUSA customer, you can still get a copy of your prior year return from the IRS. How do I file back tax returns?

Do you have to mail a prior year tax return?

Please note: Prior year tax returns must be mailed. The IRS is no longer processing refunds for 2015. You must have filed your return within 3 years of the return due date to claim a refund. Already started a return?

Where do I Find my prior year tax return?

For all previous year or back taxes, find the tax forms on your eFile account. You can complete and sign the forms before you download and mail them to the IRS or State Tax Agency—state mailing addresses are listed on individual state pages. If you have to file a prior year return, forms are listed below by tax year.