I am using the desktop app. - Home and Business. I've decided that since I have to essentially enter info from "scratch" I'm going to "recreate" the 2020 tax return (not start back in 2019 and move forward).
The original 2020 data file and back up file are lost, (corrupt and overwritten). I have the original Turbotax return that was saved out of TurboTax as a PDF - I don't believe IRS transcripts would have any more information than what is saved here.
I opened Turbotax 2020 and imported the 2019 PDF, just to transfer the basic personal info. I have the 2020 pdf opened on my left and turbotax2020 on my right. When I switch to forms mode and try to enter, for example, Line 1, W2 wages - I am unable to enter that number into the field. I'm also unable to enter, for example, dependent information, first name, last name, soc. etc.
I'm trying to figure out if there is a strategy or method to knowing what can be filled in in forms, whether I have to bounce back and forth between interview or find worksheets in forms that will populate other fields? Or do I just have to go through the whole interview process and then double check all the figures in form fields to make sure they match my existing return? What happens when I get to Form 4562, Schd C Depreciation and Amortization report - can I copy and paste line by line or somehow enter this info into forms?
