Sorry I didn't understand any of that. Did you use the Desktop CD/Download program before? You can do a state return in all versions and both Online and Desktop. All versions have a FILE tab. You can only transfer from the last year. If you used the Desktop program then the only copies are on that computer and not saved online.
What new approach? Nothing has changed for years about filing or state. There is a difference between using the Online web browser version you log into each time and using the Desktop program you install from a CD or download and install. People get them confused all the time. The Online version is not the same as downloading the Desktop program.
