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posted Jul 10, 2020 6:36:01 AM

Hello, I did not use turbotax in 2018 but I did in 2017 and it's on my computer. Please tell me how do I get the 2017 information to transfer to 2019? Much of the information is the same. Thanks!.

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Level 15
Jul 10, 2020 6:41:00 AM

Sorry--you cannot do that.  Only a 2018 tax file can be transferred in to a 2019 return.  You will be starting 2019 from scratch.

Level 15
Jul 10, 2020 6:41:42 AM

Tax data from the prior year return can only be transferred to the current year tax return.  So only a tax data file from 2018 can be transferred to the 2019 tax return.