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Open tax returns

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
July 2, 2019
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I have the *.taxXXXX files from previous years. How do I open them?

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You need each year's program installed to open a .tax file. Where did you get them? Did you use the Desktop CD/Download program or use the Online version?

if you can't reinstall the programs you can try to convert them to pdf files at

Www.Taxprinter.Com

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All returns done by the desktop cd

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Did you get an answer? I have the same problem - trying to open .tax2012 file with the 2012 Turbotax installed from CD. I just get :Turbo Tax - Error""