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How can I open the .tax file from a previous year's return in the TurboTax web application?

rossgarin — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:37:20 GMT

Re: How can I open the .tax file from a previous year's return in the TurboTax web application?

VolvoGirl — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:37:41 GMT

If you have a .taxyyyy file you need that year's desktop program installed to open it. You can't do anything online with it.

Re: How can I open the .tax file from a previous year's return in the TurboTax web application?

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:38:56 GMT

Do you mean you are trying to transfer 2021 in to 2022? Do that transfer at the very beginning before you enter any new 2022 information.

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

Re: How can I open the .tax file from a previous year's return in the TurboTax web application?

rossgarin — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:46:29 GMT

I'm trying to open my 2015 return to see how much I paid for a vehicle used for business that we traded in last year...

Re: How can I open the .tax file from a previous year's return in the TurboTax web application?

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:50:20 GMT

@rossgarin Oh...you cannot use online to do that. You need the software program to open the tax file. Or did you save it as a pdf? ALWAYS save as a pdf as well as tax file.

There is a service called Taxprinter online that you could send it to. It is not affiliated with TurboTax and we do not know what they charge, etc.

Re: How can I open the .tax file from a previous year's return in the TurboTax web application?

VolvoGirl — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:52:18 GMT

TaxPrinter service to convert a .tax file to pdf at
https://www.taxprinter.com

They might be expensive and it is probably not safe to email tax returns back and forth. They are not related to Turbo Tax. I don't know if they can do State.

Re: How can I open the .tax file from a previous year's return in the TurboTax web application?

rossgarin — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:10:41 GMT

I have the PDF of the actual 1040 etc but I’m hoping to see the actual TurboTax forms where I answer the questions. Is that possible?

Re: How can I open the .tax file from a previous year's return in the TurboTax web application?

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:14:44 GMT

Unless you have the software for that year, no, there is not a way for you to see the questions you answered.

Re: How can I open the .tax file from a previous year's return in the TurboTax web application?

VolvoGirl — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:16:01 GMT

Only if you install the 2015 program if you can even find one. But you wouldn't be able to update it or download any state returns. And you can't open the .tax2015 file if you have a state in it.