@netty3100 wrote:
please help me open my 2018 taxes
First, you need to explain what the roadblock is. Since you provided no details about what you are doing, I'll assume you are asking about the *.tax2018 data file since that's the title topic of this thread you chose to post in. Do you have the *.tax2018 data file on your computer, and do you have the 2018 software (CD/download) installed on your computer? Are you using a Mac or Windows PC?
Here's how to open the data file, at least for the Windows version:
Launch the 2018 TurboTax program, and at the main screen go up to the TurboTax top menu bar and click on the FILE menu. In the dropdown menu choose OPEN TAX RETURN. Then in the little file directory popup, point TurboTax to the location of the *.tax2018 data file. In Windows, the default location for TurboTax data files is in the \Documents\TurboTax folder, but it depends on where you saved the file.
When you do that, if you encounter any roadblock, then you need to describe it, and whether there are any error messages.
Here's one common problem that some people encounter:
If your *.tax2018 data file has a state return in it, then in order to open it, the 2018 desktop software must also have the state program installed first, or you'll get an error message. If that's your situation, then you need to install the state program into your TurboTax first. To do that, you may have to start a new dummy 2018 return just long enough to download the state program.
