How can I complete the 2019 return I’d started online?

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December 6, 2020
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DoninGA

Level 15

See this TurboTax support FAQ for completing a 2019 tax return originally started with the online editions - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-finish-a-prior-year-return-that-i-started-in-turbotax-online/00/26322

johnlkelly

Level 2

I followed these instructions but I'm unable to download my tax data file for the 2019 return I started online. Do you know if there is another method to import my 2019 data entered online to my desktop version so I don't have to start all over again?

Thanks in advance.

johnlkelly

Level 2

@johnlkelly wrote:

I followed these instructions but I'm unable to download my tax data file for the 2019 return I started online. Do you know if there is another method to import my 2019 data entered online to my desktop version so I don't have to start all over again?

Thanks in advance.

You may have to start a 2020 tax return before the links on the Tax Home web page become available. In that case start the 2020 tax return with the User ID you used for the 2019 return. Once some basic information has been transferred over, Tax Home should be visible on the left column. Click on Tax Home and then the other links will be shown as in this screenshot.

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 bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show. Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF) and Download .tax file

Thanks for responding so quickly. I went ahead and started the 2020 online return but I'm still having the same issue. When I try to download the 2019 tax data file it says I didn't file with turbo tax in 2019 and redirects me to select a 2020 plan. The same thing happened earlier when I followed another set of instructions and downloaded the 2019 desktop version, hoping to import the online data file into that version to complete and file. Do you know if there is any other method to accessing all the 2019 data I entered online? I was almost finished so just hoping I don't have to start all over if possible.

Thanks again for your help.