I did last year's taxes with download product and lost the .tax file (computer died.) I only have tax transcript. How do I upload info to do this year's taxes?

[rnarisch]

The info I need is carryover losses, rental depreciation, etc.

[rjs]

There is no way to transfer information from last year's tax return without the .tax2021 file. When you use the CD/Download TurboTax software, the only copy of the file is on the computer that you used, and any backup copies that you made. TurboTax does not have a copy of it. If you don't have a backup of the .tax2021 file you will have to start your 2022 tax return from scratch, as if you didn't use TurboTax last year. You will have to enter all the information manually, as it is called for in the Step-by-Step interview.

[MichaelG81]

There's no upload option for IRS tax transcripts. The information would need to be entered manually. As rjs stated you can start from scratch for 2022. Again, no way to upload transcript. You could also you could enter information to get an amount for the depreciation, using the following steps provided by a previous expert:

Here is a guide for how to go about entering it into TurboTax in order to duplicate the entries that have been made by the CPA and continue the same depreciation.

• Starting from the Rental Properties and Royalties selection under income, choose Update or Review to get to the details about your rental.
• Proceed to the Rental and Royalty Summary page, then Edit your rental property.
• Proceed through the questions until you reach the Review Your ___ Rental Summary page, then Start or Update the Assets/Depreciation section.
• Proceed to the point where you adding an asset on the page titled Describe This Asset.
• In order to enter the asset exactly as it has been reported in the past, choose the last option on the list, Intangibles, Other Property, then click Continue.
• On the next page titled, Tell Us a Little More, select Other asset type, then click Continue.
• Enter the detailed information about the asset:  description, cost, date purchased or acquired.  Click Continue.
• Continue with additional details on the next screen, then click Continue.
• Select the appropriate Asset Class, then click Continue.
• Choose the MACRS Convention, then click Continue.
• Select the Depreciation Method, then click Continue.
• Answer the question regarding Listed Property, then click Continue.  There may be some additional background questions as well, keep going.
• You will eventually come to a screen to confirm the Prior Depreciation, enter the data and click Continue.
• Finally, you will see an Asset Summary screen with the current year depreciation amount listed.  There is also a check-box here to Show Details.  This will open a full description for the asset so you can verify that it matches the previously reported information.  If it does not, you can choose to go Back and re-enter the data that needs to be changed.

@rnarisch 

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