You'd like to buckle down and do your income taxes. Really, you would. But you're missing one key form: last year's federal income tax return. But wait? It will cost you $30 to get an actual copy?

The IRS recommends that you keep tax records for at least three years from the date you filed your original return, and longer for special situations. You may need copies of your tax returns for tasks ...

Learn which situations may require an IRS tax transcript, along with how to request your tax transcript, and how to interpret it. Do you need information from a tax return you filed three years ago ...

Quick Take: What Is a Tax Transcript and Why Do You Need One? In short, a tax transcript shows basic data and line items such as adjusted gross income, AGI, or other taxable income, as well as FICA ...

While it's a good idea to hang onto your tax returns after you file them, there's another recourse if you don't have access to actual copies of your return: the tax transcript. A tax transcript is a ...