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What's the difference between the tax data file and the PDF?
by TurboTax•33• Updated 1 month ago
TurboTax can save your tax return as a tax data file (also called a tax file, data file, or a .tax file) and as a Portable Document Format (PDF).
- Your tax data file can be opened, read, and edited in TurboTax.
- Your PDF is a noneditable "snapshot" of your tax return that can be opened, read, and printed in a PDF viewer program.
Tax data file | ||
Can be amended | Yes | No |
Can be transferred | Yes | Limited |
Can be edited | Yes | No |
Can be used for troubleshooting | Yes | Limited |
Can be opened with | TurboTax CD or downloadable software | Adobe Reader or other PDF viewer |
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