Get old tax returns?

[Der Cute]

Hi guys.

A drive I had my electronic format of tax returns has crashed.
I have all the tax returns of my life :) in paper format, but want to get an electronic copy of everything to burn to a cd somewhere for storage.

I know it costs $57.00 PER YEAR from the IRS - is there a way around that?

Cutenoob

[TheSHAD0W]

The new all-in-one printers (HP is my preference) have document feeders which will let you mass-scan pages. Undo the staples in your paper copies and feed 'em through. Don't get a cheap printer, expect to pay at least $120; but you'll still have the printer after your scanning is done.

[taxguykarl]

The Shadow is correct about that. If any of your returns was done at one of the chains, you can go to there for your old returns--most indies also keep such client files.. FWIW you only need to keep 7 years of records, at most. Mrs. TGK and I add a shredding session to our New Year's cleanup.