How do I bring 2019 TurboTax online info into 2020 Desktop (for Mac)?

[sfdave]

I did my 2019 taxes on TurboTax online. I am now using Turbotax Desktop on Mac to do my 2020 taxes. How do I bring the online 2019 information over to desktop 2020?

Thanks!

[DoninGA]

To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show.  Click on the Year and Click on Download .tax file

[VolvoGirl]

You need to download the .tax file from online to transfer into the Desktop program.  Log into your account.  Under Your tax returns & documents, select Download .tax file (not the PDF) for the prior year you want and save it to your computer. Then start a new blank return, go up to File-New and transfer from the .tax file you saved.

Or another way is to start a 2020 Online return and transfer into that.  Then you can download the .tax2020 file from online and just OPEN it in the Desktop program.

[sfdave]

Thanks, but I only see "Download tax PDF" under 2019. I don't see a way to download the .tax file. See attached screenshot.

[VolvoGirl · Accepted solution]

You must be in the wrong spot.  It's under Home not Documents

[sfdave]

Thanks! I had to advance past the "Now, let's get started page". I had clicked on Continue that because I didn't plan on do my taxes in TurboTax Online.