Can un-efiled 2020 turbo tax be imported to 2021 turbo tax

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November 27, 2022
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I have an issue with my turbo tax data file that showed as unfile even though i my return akready 🙂

i want to still use tt even though of their bugs but i wonder

If this uncorrected .tax file that showed unfile status be used to import into 2021 turbo tax . i prefer not to use my pdf file (showed I e filed)

I just want find out if i can use this wrong status tax data file before I purchase 2021 tt deluxe now .

Best answer by Anonymous_

@548121 wrote:
Will this then enable the TT to assume you filed the tax return and the 2021 program will have no problem importing from the 2020 tax file.

@548121

If you used a desktop (installed) version of TurboTax and have the 2020 tax file (.tax2020) on your computer, you should not have any issues transferring that return into the 2021 program (note that importing is the wrong term for getting one TurboTax tax file into the following year's program).

I have transferred dozens of test returns from one tax year to the next, that were created with TurboTax, over the years and almost none of them were ever filed (neither e-filed nor printed and mailed for filing). That did not impede the tax files from transferring from one year to the next.

Carl

Level 11

All you can do is try. If it doesn't work, and if you used the CD version of TurboTax to complete the 2020 taxes, the .tax2020 file is located in the documents\turbotax directory. Assuming you actually completed your tax return with that specific file, and that you still have TurboTax 2020 installed on your computer, simply open the tax file with TurboTax 2020 and under the file tab elect the option to "print and file". Then print the return for filing. At that point, the program will assume you filed the tax return and the 2021 program will have no problem importing from the 2020 tax file.

Anonymous

under the file tab elect the option to "print and file

I was only able to see preview to print, NO print to filing

Using your thought process of printing to mail. Do you think, I can use print to mail since I cannot efile it as it is closed for efiling. Once I do it, I will not mail the return it as I have already efile.

Will this then enable the TT to assume you filed the tax return and the 2021 program will have no problem importing from the 2020 tax file.

Anonymous_Answer

Level 15

@548121 wrote:
Will this then enable the TT to assume you filed the tax return and the 2021 program will have no problem importing from the 2020 tax file.

@548121