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I have bought a new computer and would like to copy TurboTax software for previous years from the old computer to the new computer. Please advise.

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June 4, 2019
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Best answer by rjs

You can't copy the software from one computer to another. You have to install it on the new computer from the CD or download for each year.

You can copy your tax return data files to the new computer. They have the file name extension .tax20yy, where yy is the year. For example, the file name extension is .tax2015 for your 2015 tax return, .tax2016 for your 2016 return, etc. The default location for the .tax20yy data files is My Documents/TurboTax, but you could have saved them in a different folder.

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papaken

how do i get a copy of my 2020 turbotax. I inserted the disc from last year and it is blank

DoninGA

Employee

@papaken wrote:

how do i get a copy of my 2020 turbotax. I inserted the disc from last year and it is blank

To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents. Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created. TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.

Or go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $43 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

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evlandry1954

I need instructions to move turbo tax from old to new computer

DoninGA

Employee

@evlandry1954 wrote:

I need instructions to move turbo tax from old to new computer

See this TurboTax support FAQ for moving the tax data from one computer to another - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/move-tax-data-file-another-computer/L5fFkMkhr_US_en_US?uid=lcm5tnqv

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usiva

I have installed year 2021 software in my new computer. My new computer is not reading the pdf or Individual Tax Return.tax2021 from TurboTax directory.

VolvoGirl

Employee

After you get the program installed the first thing to do before you open your tax return is to update the program and install any state programs you had. Then open your file. So you first might need to start a fake return to be able to download the state program (go to File-New Tax Return).

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HeatherPLO

If you are using the Download/Desktop version, you will need to make sure you have updated your software. To manually update for Windows, please see the Help Article here. For Mac, please see this Help Article. Then, you can follow VolvoGirl's workaround steps above on how to get your tax file to open.

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