Disappalled-Are you saying that they will not accept a pdf file of your return? You can, of course, always access your prior returns and save the pdf to your desktop. You also have the option every year, to save your .tax file to your desktop if you use the online product. If you use desktop, the files are saved on your own computer. Support is always available to help you search for prior year saved files on your computer or to help you find your prior year returns. TurboTax works like every other tax software in existence. You cannot open prior year files in the current year because the tax laws, forms, etc., for that prior year would change according to the current year tax laws. Prior year tax laws are only available in that year's program and you can always request a free copy to open your saved data file. It is indeed true that computer systems change and can become incompatible with old software applications, and that's why it's always best to have a full print out of that prior year return and your worksheets.
