Import into TurboTax Online
Updated: 12/05/2011
Article ID: GEN12145
TurboTax Online's import feature lets you import tax information from these financial sources:
- Forms 1098, 1099-B, 1099-DIV, 1099-INT, 1099-MISC, 1099-OID and 1099-R from participating banks, brokerages, and mutual fund companies
- Form W-2 from participating employers and payroll providers
- Charitable donations from ItsDeductible
To import from your financial institution, mortgage lender, or payroll provider into TurboTax Online:
- Your financial institution or payroll provider must be one of our participating institutions.
- You must have an online account with your financial institution or payroll provider.
- If importing W-2 information, you must know your employer's identification number (EIN), which is printed in box B of your W-2.
- More info about importing W-2, 1098, and 1099 forms.
How to import
TurboTax Online will prompt you to import at appropriate places as you proceed through the interview.
For example, when you get to the Wages & Income section, you'll be given the opportunity to import your W-2 form and other tax documents such as Forms 1099-INT and 1099-DIV.
You can also initiate import at any time by doing this:
- Sign in to TurboTax Online.
- Click the Federal Taxes tab and choose Wages & Income right below it. (Home & Business: Click the Personal tab, and then click Personal Income.)
- Choose Explore on My Own if asked how you want to go through the Income section.
- Click View to the right of the first topic, Import Summary.
- Click Add W-2 or Add Other Documents, depending on what you want to import.

