Question posted by billatez on March 11th, 2013

Is It Possible To Transfer 2012 Data To Open A New 2011 Return?

Have a completed 2012 return.  Would like to use that data to open a new 2011 return to check another preparer's results. Tried to select .tax2012 file but without success.

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Answer #1: Posted by pellkiness on March 11th, 2013 3:59 PM
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