toothmaven,
I'm just guessing on this, but I suspect that or the first time around, you have to reenter the information from your previous years' returns, as you do with your personal information.
I should have figured out the original solution a long time ago, since it's the only thing that makes sense. The only place from which the new version of TTax could get your old filing information is by reading your old returns. Take them away, and it has nothing to read. So I'm glad the solution works, but I feel silly for not doping it out myself. (I think "dope" is the operative word here.)
