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New Member
posted Mar 22, 2025 4:54:32 PM

Hi! I am trying to transfer 2023 tax return, but got error 'The selected file is NOT a previous year tax file or it is corrupted' I'm able to open it with TurboTax 2023

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Level 15
Mar 22, 2025 8:06:15 PM

This is just a guess, but it's worth a try. Open the return in 2023 TurboTax. On the File menu (not the File tab) select "Save As" and save the return with a different name. Then see if you can transfer the newly saved file to 2024.

 

Level 15
Mar 22, 2025 11:57:12 PM

Hopefully, that great suggestion that @rjs gave you will work for you.   It not, I'll ask these additional questions:

 

Please confirm that you are talking about the *.tax2023 data file and not a 2023 PDF.

Also, are you using a Mac?  If so, is the 2023 file encrypted in the keychain access?

New Member
Mar 23, 2025 7:42:16 AM

Thank you all! I resolved the issue by re-saving file as unencrypted, then it was exported to the web version of TurboTax successfully.