How do I import a TurboTax data file?

If you have your previous year's TurboTax data file, you should import it into Quicken before you begin using the Tax Planner. Importing TurboTax data gives you a head start in developing your tax estimate and can save you a lot of data entry time.

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Importing data from TurboTax doesn't bring over alternative minimum tax adjustments and preferences. If you paid alternative minimum tax last year with your federal income tax return, you may want to update the alternative minimum tax calculation on the Other Taxes and Credits page in the Tax Planner.

Choose File menu > File Import > TurboTax File.
If the Tax Planner doesn't have any Quicken data or data you entered manually, it uses this TurboTax information to fill in projections so that it can calculate your projected tax. The Tax Planner also projects this information for the current tax year by applying a preset inflation factor.
Select the TurboTax data file you want to import.
You can import tax data files with the file extension .TAX. You should import your TurboTax data file for the year immediately preceding the year for which you're planning taxes. For example, if you're planning taxes for tax year 2018, you should import your 2018 TurboTax data file.
Click OK.
Quicken displays a dialog giving you the name of the TurboTax data file you're about to import, the tax year of the data file, and the taxpayer and spouse names in the TurboTax data file.
Choose the appropriate option:
- Click Continue if this is the correct TurboTax file.
- Click Change File if you want to select a different TurboTax file.
If your TurboTax data file contains the filing status Married - Filing Joint, Quicken displays a dialog showing that the taxpayer on federal Form 1040 in TurboTax is the same person as self in Quicken. (You can't switch the names for Self and Spouse in this dialog.) Click OK.
Click OK to close the confirmation message that Quicken displays when the TurboTax import is complete.
After importing the TurboTax information, view the TurboTax source information in the Tax Planner and update it where necessary.
- Where is my state estimated tax for the current year?
  State estimated tax paid for the current tax year isn't imported. The Tax Planner displays data for this only if you've entered the tax-related transactions in Quicken or if you manually enter this data.

This feature is not available in Canada.

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