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Getting error uploading tax2024 file on turbotax online? "The selected file is NOT a previous year tax file or it is corrupted. Choose a different file and try again."

arjunP — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:16:43 GMT

Re: Getting error uploading tax2024 file on turbotax online?"The selected file is NOT a previous year tax file or it is corrupted. Choose a different file and try again."

mesquitebean — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:54:35 GMT

The 2024 data file may be password-protected or encrypted. Was the 2024 data file prepared in TurboTax for Windows or on a Mac?

Re: Getting error uploading tax2024 file on turbotax online?"The selected file is NOT a previous year tax file or it is corrupted. Choose a different file and try again."

arjunP — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:24:59 GMT

Figured out the issue. Thanks to AI for catching such horrible issues in turbotax.

File was not password protected.

File was created by mac turbotax2024 software last year.

Issue: My .tax2024 was old as it was last generated in March/April. The same file was not usable now.

Resolution: It needs to be reloaded in turbotax2024 software again, so the freking software can update and write the latest version again to be compatible with 2025 online application. This new file I was able to upload on 2025 Turbotax online.

BTW. turbotax 2025 software was able to read old .tax2024 file successfully. I was trying to port desktop progress to online, but there is not such option it seems. You can only port 2025/current application from online to desktop.