I am trying to import a .txf file of my stock transactions into Schedule D. (In my case, a direct import of stock transactions is not possible.) I am using the Premier Desktop version (same as the CD version), because .txf file data can only be imported into that version or into the Home and Business version.
I am running into some problems that I hope others of you have solved. When I attempt to import a .txf file to TurboTax running on a Windows computer, I am told that I need a .txf app -- but, much to my surprise, there is no .txf app available in the Windows App Store to download. (How can this be, when so many Windows users, such as those with Quicken products, need this application for various financial transactions?) So that means I must search the internet for an app sold by another party. Has anyone found one that works well? I've been surprised in my searching that it's difficult to find an app for this simple purpose (as opposed to other more complicated .txf issues, such as converting other forms of financial data into a .txf file). Also, a couple of the apps I've come across seem to be a decade or more old, leaving me wary (though my research suggests that little or no changes have been made to the .txf format during this time).
I have also tried to download my broker's .txf file into TurboTax's Premier Desktop edition for Macs and have run into the identical problem: An app is required, but the Apple App Store has no .txf app available. At the same time, I've run into an additional obstacle. TurboTax instructions on how to import .txf files guide one to click on the File button in the upper left corner of the screen to access import options. (See, for example: How do I import from the .txf file? ). I have such a button in my Windows version of TurboTax (along with buttons for Edit, View, Tools, Online, and Help), but my TurboTax for Macs has no such buttons. Can anyone explain why these buttons are missing in the Mac versions?
How do I import from the .txf file? (intuit.com)
