Uou have selected 2016 personal Tax (Form 1040) which will not work with this. Please select your 2016 W2 / 1099 return instead

[theMezzMan]

just installed home and business for 2017. I tried to import my tax2016 file and the software says

"you have selected 2016 personal Tax (Form 1040) which will not work with this. Please select your 2016 W2 / 1099 return instead"

That's the only tax file I have from 2016

Any ideas?

[DoninGA]

Are you trying to transfer the 2016 PDF instead of the tax data file?  The tax data file has a file extension of .tax2016 not PDF.

[VolvoGirl · Accepted solution]

Did you prepare W2 or 1099Misc last year?  Both the personal tax return file and the W2/1099 file ends in .tax2016.  So you need to find the right file.  OR you are trying to start your 2017 personal return the wrong way and it thinks you want to create W2 or 1099.  Go back up to FILE - NEW TAX RETURN and select the US 1040 personal return or Start a new Individual Return whichever it asks you for.

[Critter]

Did you by mistake buy the TT BUSINESS version and not Home & Business ?

[theMezzMan]

I did what VolvoGirl suggested. Just started a new return and the tax2016 file did import just fine this time. But now I DO need to issue a 1099 to a sub-contractor - once I figure out how to do that I will be all set to go. **THANKS**

[VolvoGirl · Accepted solution]

Start another New Return and pick the other thing.

You need to give a 1099Misc to anyone you paid $600 or more to for the year. But not to corporations or for merchandise. You send the IRS a copy of the 1099Misc with the transmittal summary form 1096. These are due to the person and the IRS by Jan 31.

You can do them 2 different ways from the Windows Desktop Home & Business program.  Either Online using Quick Employer Forms (QEF)  -or- directly on your computer with the built in W2/1099 Reporter.

In the Window's Home & Business Desktop program to Prepare W2s or 1099s, click the big blue button to Start a New Return or go up to File-New Tax Return.
Then on the next screen it asks What would you like to do?

If you get a screen with 2 choices, Check the second circle that says Prepare W-2s and 1099s for my employees or contractors.  Then that will expand and give you a choice to prepare them online or on your computer.

If you get a screen that says Continue your Tax Return and a box listing your returns then go up to FILE - New Tax Return again and you should get a box to pick the type of return you need to prepare.  Pick US Forms W-2/1099 Reporter

See this for more info on the Quick Employer Forms…..
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900677-about-quick-employer-forms

[theMezzMan]

THANK YOU. GOT IT !