It depends. If last years tax return is stored locally on your computer, TurboTax will recognize it.
- On your Mac, find last year's tax file and copy it to a removable device like a thumb or flash drive.
- On your PC, copy the tax file from the device to your desktop or Documents folder.
- Rename the tax file by right-clicking it, selecting Rename, and adding a .tax2023 filename extension to it.
- Launch TurboTax 2024 and select Start a New Return (or go to File and select New Tax Return).
- TurboTax should find your 2023 tax file. If not, select Browse, go to where you saved the file in step 2, select it, and select Open.
- Wait for TurboTax to finish transferring the info over.
If you have a PDF of last year's return stored on your computer, you can do this.
Here's how to transfer your PDF into TurboTax Desktop:
- Sign into your TurboTax account to access returns for 2023.
- Choose New Tax Return from the File menu.
- Select Begin or Start a New Return under Manage Your Returns.
- On the Let's Get a Jumpstart on Your 2024 Taxes screen, select Use a tax return that's on my computer.
- Follow any on-screen instructions.