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Get your taxes done using TurboTax
TurboTax will periodically save as you are working, but you will want to hit File > Save after each session to ensure proper saves and also periodically during your sessions in case you have a computer issue.
I suggest saving the file directly to your desktop if you are going to be working on it over an extended period of time. Go to File > Save As and change the location of where you file is being saved to the Desktop on your computer. This should save a file icon directly to your desktop and then every time you want to work on the file you can just open that file directly and be sure you have the same file every time. (The only reason that another file would be created is if you accidentally started a new return instead of opening your old one).
The TurboTax file should end with a .tax2016 extension (it will probably be something like YourNameTaxReturn.tax2016). This is the file that you want to make sure you keep for next year as the program will need it to transfer over your information. A lot of people make PDFs of their tax returns, which is perfectly fine. But, you want to make sure you don't delete the .tax2016 file at any point over the next year. After you are done this season, you should make a separate folder for it and keep it stored (as well as a backup copy on a USB drive or CD).