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What I would do on the old computer, is copy the whole Turbo Tax folder that is under your Documents. That should be where the .tax files and pdf files are stored. Also if you haven't done it, I would open each year in the program and save it as a pdf file, go to FILE - SAVE TO PDF so you don't need the program installed to view your return. Copy that folder to a flash drive or best yet is to burn it to a CD or DVD and then you will have a backup of them. Then on the new computer copy the folder (or files) from the flash drive to your Documents folder. You only need the tax return data file ending in .tax2024 to transfer into 2025 to transfer into next year. You can't transfer the programs. They have to be installed from the CD or Download. You don't need to install older programs unless you need to amend or you didn't save the pdf file. And they only support the last 3 years. If you install an older year you won't be able to update it or download any state programs, so you won't be able to open your return. See this article on how to move your tax return to another computer……. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-data-file/help/how-do-i-move-my-tax-data-file-to-another-computer/00/26128  

Posted this on the other thread discussing this as well, but adding here to spread more info.   Windows 10 LTSC IoT, is available to businesses, and has full security update support until Jan 13, 2032.   https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-iot-enterprise-ltsc-2021   They are completely misrepresenting this situation, security support is not ending.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for moving the tax data file - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/move-tax-data-file-another-computer/L5fFkMkhr_US_en_US?uid=melv9091   The 2024 tax data file will have a file extension of .tax2024

@jtrains3 We cannot tell from your post whether you are using online TurboTax or if you are using desktop download software.   No one in the user forum can authorize a refund for your TurboTax fees.   You might just need to talk to support to sort out the issue regarding the "expert review" ---     To call TurboTax customer support https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/contact-turbotax/L2y9ZKpQB_US_en_US?uid=m5s9l2vh   Monday- Friday 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time   

In addition, business customers can purchase Windows 10 LTSC IoT, which has full security update support until Jan 13, 2032.   https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-iot-enterprise-ltsc-2021   Is Intuit telling us they don't support businesses any more? This is a rather absurd position for them to take, and one that strongly pushes me to no longer do business with them.

Interesting indeed! Thanks for posting this, @SteamTrain. The worksheet has also been updated for the higher SALT limit. There is no place for the other new below-the-line deductions: overtime, tips, and car loan interest. You could fudge it by entering them on the line for the QBI deduction. You would have to manually calculate the correct amounts to enter.  

Would not let me get past “expert review” part. I know it was not sent. So turbo tax, thanks for nothing. Do I get a refund now?   Thank you for your response, I’m frustrated with Turbo Tax but grateful someone answered.

  You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.    https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start a 2024 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m5y4ch1y   Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx Account Recovery     Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US?uid=m6gufxei     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VNGm33S_US_en_US?uid=m6guhab0 You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf       SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS ! EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US?uid=m6guk3xl   NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.

"....has a  green heck?"      Do you mean a green check?   Not sure where you are seeing a check mark.     DID YOU E-FILE?   Did you e-file?   Did you go through all three steps of the FILE section and click a big orange button that said “Transmit my returns now?”     When you e-file your return you will get two emails from TurboTax.  The first one will say your return has been transmitted; the second one will tell you the IRS has accepted  or rejected your federal e-file.  If you filed a state return, there will be a third email (usually a day or two later) that tells you if the state e-file was accepted or rejected.   Check your e-file status:   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/    What does it say in your account?  Does it show that the return was accepted?   Or does it say something else---like "rejected," "printed," or "ready to mail?”     TurboTax never knows how, when or even if you paid your tax due.   Your proof that you paid tax due will be your own bank or credit card records.   And you can check on your own IRS online account to see what it says there.     https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account  

A 2023 tax return cannot be e-filed.   If you did not file it by the filing deadline in 2024, the only way to file it now is by mail.   If you need to make changes to a 2023 return that you prepared using online TurboTax, you will need to use the desktop download software on a full PC or Mac.   To remove a dependent, you will need to go to MY INFO.    You will be able to access the 2023 return you started by using the exact same account and user ID that you used when you started it.   But you can no longer use online software for any further changes.       Start a 2024  return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   Online tax preparation and e-filing for 2023 returns is now permanently closed.    Now it is too late to use online software or to e-file. If you have any changes/corrections at all to make to your 2023 return, you now have to complete it using desktop software, which you must download to a full PC or Mac  (not to a mobile device).Then you need to print, sign and mail it.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/printers-printing/finish-prior-year-return-started-turbotax-online/L9Oe4M90A_US_en_US?uid=m68tffpe   If you already paid for your online software you can ask customer support for a download of the desktop software.   They are available from 5 a.m. to 9p.m. Pacific time Monday - Friday   https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899263-what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number     If you are getting a refund, there is no penalty for filing late.  If you owe tax due, then file and pay the amount due as shown on the Form 1040, but expect a bill later from the IRS for the penalty and interest you will owe.  Only the IRS will calculate this—TurboTax will not calculate it.     When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.   Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.  

Interesting...just checked the What-IF worksheet for Desktop Premier after the 21 Aug 2025 update.   For the 2025 column, It does include the higher Std Deduction for a single person over age 65, and the additional $6000 deduction for a low income person.  (Checked a different one for single person, age 72 over $200,000 income and the 6,000 disappears..as it should).   So apparently, they put folks to work to at least attempt to enter the new stuff.  That's pretty unusual based on prior years.   I didn't notice any lines dealing with overtime or tips...but i haven't looked real closely.  

Windows 11 can be installed on a non compliant computer: 24H2 for newer models and 23H2 for older ones.   In the Sources folder on the Windows 11 install disc, use   -  setpprep /product server - to install

Having already lost customer data, telling customers to trust them about security is really rich.  Claiming to protect you from data loss by making you migrate to a new system likely exposes yet more data from PC recycling going out without first wiping the drives, than someone being the target of hacking a single user PC on the internet.