@jaykay28 - Did you download and install the 2018 software into the Applications folder?
What you are pointing to is the .tax file. You should move that file form your downloads folder to your desktop. Did you install the TurboTax 2018.app in the Applications Folder, then open that and start a blank 2018 tax return and add a state in order to install the state software? Of more than one state then that must be repeated for each state. Only after you can create a new blank 2018 tax return and the states are there will you be able to open your xxx.tax2018 data file if it contains state information.
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Here is the TurboTax FAQ for completing a 2018 return started online.
TurboTax online and e-file for 2018 ended on Oct 15, 2019. 2018 (and earlier tax years) can now only be completed using the CD/download software installed on a Mac or Windows computer. The return must be printed, signed and mailed.
2016-2018 software can be purchased here:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/
See this TurboTax help article:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-finish-a-prior-year-return-that-i-...
"How do I finish a prior-year return that I started in TurboTax Online?
If you started your 2016, 2017, or 2018 return in TurboTax Online but weren't able to file it before the shutdown, you can finish and paper-file it in the TurboTax download software for PC or Mac.
Start by purchasing and downloading the software and install it on your computer. If you're also filing a state, be sure to download and install the corresponding state program (PC instructions | Mac instructions).
1. Now sign in at TurboTax.com using the same login you used to prepare your prior-year return.
If you don't remember it, try account recovery. Still no luck? Then just start over in the TurboTax software you downloaded and skip the rest of these instructions.
2. Under Your tax returns & documents, select Download .tax file (not the PDF) for the prior year you want and save it to your computer.
3. Back in the CD/download software, select Find a Tax File, and then browse to the tax data file you downloaded in the previous step.
4. Select the file and click Open.
5 . You can now finish up in the software. Your return will need to be paper-filed, as e-filing prior years is no longer available."
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**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**
