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June 3, 2019
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I have my last years taxes in a file from the accounting firm I used last year. I believe it is a pdf file. How can I download it to Turbo tax?

  • June 3, 2019
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Best answer by MinhT1

Unfortunately, you cannot upload the tax file from your accountant or any pdf file to TurboTax . Each tax software use a different format for their tax files and these files are not compatible with another tax software.

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MinhT1Answer
Level 15
June 3, 2019

Unfortunately, you cannot upload the tax file from your accountant or any pdf file to TurboTax . Each tax software use a different format for their tax files and these files are not compatible with another tax software.

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VolvoGirl
Level 15
June 3, 2019
If you can’t transfer it to the Desktop program you might be able to transfer it into the Online version.  Online looks like it takes more kinds of pdf than the Desktop program.
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900883-how-do-i-transfer-last-year-s-return-into-turbotax-online">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900883-how-do-i-transfer-last-year-s-return-into-turbotax-online</a>

Then you can move your online return into your Desktop program to continue without paying for Online, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901476-how-do-i-switch-from-turbotax-online-to-the-turbotax-software">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901476-how-do-i-switch-from-turbotax-online-to-the-turbotax-software</a>
Level 2
January 11, 2021

Will I be able to enter all of the information to turbotax from last years return?

Level 15
January 11, 2021

You cannot transfer a pdf --- you transfer the tax file.

 

How to transfer last year’s return? https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900883

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VolvoGirl
Level 15
January 11, 2021

You can transfer from a pdf file but it is very limited.  You can transfer a PDF from other tax software into the Online version.

 

Transfer PDF to Windows Desktop program,

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/can-i-transfer-last-year-s-pdf-into-the-turbotax-for-windows-cd-download-software/00/27259 

 

You might be able to transfer from a non Turbo Tax PDF into the Mac Desktop program

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-data-file/help/how-do-i-transfer-last-year-s-return-into-the-turbotax-for-mac-software/00/26062