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Yes you can transfer 2021 online into the 2022 Desktop program. Or do you mean you started 2022 online? You can move it to the Desktop program without paying for online.
TO MOVE 2022
To continue in the desktop version see this…….
Download the .tax2022 file for free
How do I save my TurboTax Online return as a tax data file?
After you get the program installed the first thing to do before you open your tax return .tax file is to update the program and install any state programs you had. Then open your file. So you first might need to start a fake return to be able to download the state program (go to FILE - NEW). Just enter some basic personal info like your name and address then click on the State tab at the top and it should ask if you want to download the state program.
TO TRANSFER FROM 2021
If you used the online version last year and need to transfer your info to this year's Desktop version there are 2 ways depending on what you have.
1. If you saved the actual .tax2021 file (not just the pdf file) to your computer before online was shut down in Oct. then start a new return and the very first thing you do is Transfer from .tax file. You can only transfer at the very beginning. You should be able to download the .tax2021 file from Online. See this to download the .tax data file, the second section on how to get the data file from the prior year.
2. If you didn't save the .tax file to your computer or lost it, there is a way to do it by starting a 2022 return in the Online version, transfer to that and then continue in the desktop version. You won't have to pay for Online.
First transfer into the Online version
Then to switch to the Desktop program
Yes. It instantly uploaded my 2021 return information.
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