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April 25, 2021
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How can I bring in last year's return from another computer?

  • April 25, 2021
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I used the downloaded version of the software which I want to do again this year.  I did last year's return on my old desktop but I want to do the return on my laptop this year.

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VolvoGirl
Employee
April 25, 2021

Are you on Windows or Mac?  

For Windows. Your tax files end in .tax or .tax2016, .tax2017, .tax2018, .tax2019 etc. They should be in your Documents in a Turbo Tax folder. You should also have the pdf files of each year. Or search your computer for all files ending in .tax. Also if you haven't done it, I would open each year in the program and save it as a pdf file, go to FILE - SAVE TO PDF so you don't need the program installed to view your return.

 

What I would do is just copy the whole Turbo Tax folder that is under your Documents. That should be where the .tax files and pdf files are stored. Copy that folder to a flash drive or best yet is to burn it to a CD or DVD and then you will have a backup of them. Then on the new computer copy the folder (or files) from the flash drive to your Documents folder.

 

You only need the tax return data file ending in .tax2019 to transfer into 2020.

 

See this article on how to move your tax return to another computer…….
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-data-file/help/how-do-i-move-my-tax-data-file-to-another-computer/00/26128