I have used Turbotax Home & Business, desktop version on a Mac since 2008. I thought I had a backup of everything but it turns out I haven't backed up for the last two years. Computer crashed and I lost the last two years' Turbotax data files, 2019 and 2020.
I was able to recover backups of the original PDF saved returns out of Turbotax.
Reading through forums, I discovered you can start a new tax return and open the previous year's file from the desktop to import the PDF. Reading more closely (and after trying this-didn't seem to have any info beyond personal) it says this doesn't work with the business version. Arggh!
1. Is there any way to "reverse engineer" a new 2020 Turbotax data file from this original Turbotax 2020 pdf ?
2. If "no" above, is there a resource where I could find a Turbotax expert/consultant to essentially recreate the Turbotax files I need by reentering the information from the tax returns into Turbotax? In order to retain and carry forward all the data I've been inputting over the years (depreciation schedules, expenses, etc.), not sure whether it makes sense or would be more accurate/helpful to begin from 2018 (the last data file I have backed up) and move forward—or just enter info from the most current years' PDF?
Thanks for any info...
