How do I find my tax data file (.tax file) on my Windows computer?
by TurboTax•360• Updated 4 months ago
If you saved last year's return to your Windows computer as a tax data file, you can find it by following these instructions:
- Select the Start menu and select search or use Cortana search if you're using Windows 10.
- Search for *.tax2023 (or whichever year you are searching for, *.tax2022,*.tax2021, etc.).
- Don't double-click the tax file in the search results to open it, as this can cause errors.
- In the left pane of the search results, select the > symbol next to the .tax file you're searching for. This will bring up information about this file in the right pane.
- In the right pane, select Open file location. By default, TurboTax saves tax files in the My Documents TurboTax folder.
- After locating the tax file in its folder, open your tax return using the same version of TurboTax for that year.
- For example, open your 2023 return in the TurboTax 2023 program and your 2022 return in TurboTax 2022.
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