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Transferring 2022 return to 2023

Janetmoz — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:07:32 GMT

I can see the prior year returns in the list but when I click the "transfer return" button, nothing happens. I have opened a closed both the 2023 version and the 2022 version and resaved the file and still nothing happens when I click transfer return.

Re: Transferring 2022 return to 2023

CatinaT1 — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:08:23 GMT

These links should help:

How do I transfer last year's return

How to Transfer into the Windows Desktop program

Re: Transferring 2022 return to 2023

jyurso — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 18:28:22 GMT

I am having trouble, too. Using Desktop version for Windows, and I did a download, not a CD install. I have a brand new DELL laptop. I put the two tax files from 2022 on a USB drive, the one ending in .tax2022 and the .pdf file. NEITHER will transfer. The .tax2022 sits there forever when I click the "transfer" button. Nothing happens. It flashes something quickly saying "Transferring your return" for about one second, but it never says it is done. I tried the "browse" option and chose the .tax2022 file with the same results. When I did the "browse" option and chose the .pdf (it says .pdf and .tax2022 are both supported!), it says it transfers, but things are missing. Once I started the return, it asked me for my phone number and when I got to the W2, it didn't know about my employer. It was as if I were starting from scratch! I need the data transferred because I have depreciated items that need to be there from past years.

I am now trying to call Turbo Tax for the THIRD TIME. I am very frustrated because I have spent 1.5 hours and haven't even been able to start my return yet.

Re: Transferring 2022 return to 2023

DoninGA — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 18:34:10 GMT

@jyurso Copy the 2022 tax data file from the USB drive to your computer hard drive C:\ preferably to the TurboTax folder in the Documents directory.

Start a New Tax Return after you have copied the file. The 2023 TurboTax program should present you the 2022 tax return to transfer to the new 2023 tax return.

Re: Transferring 2022 return to 2023

jyurso — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 02:59:21 GMT

thanks, but after wasting 6 hours, a friend suggested that I re-copy the 2022 tax file to a new thumb drive, and it worked! i think the first file was somehow corrupt.

I finally got it to work!

Joanne

Re: Transferring 2022 return to 2023

jyurso — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 03:02:28 GMT

I had the same problem. Clicking transfer button resulted in nothing happening. In the end, my .tax2022 file was corrupt. I went back to my "old" computer, copied that file to a different thumb drive, and put that file in the documents area, and the transfer worked.

The PDF file previously had copied, but NONE of the "entities" came over (banks where I had earned interest, my W2 with employer name and address, rental properties, etc.)

Joanne