In your TaxAct Professional Edition, you may import a return in a number of ways. 

Importing when creating the return

1. Click File on the top menu bar.
2. Click Import, then click TaxAct 20XX Client Return(s)... (XX represents tax year).
3. Choose where to import from. Unless you used the Enterprise online to save your returns on TaxAct servers the previous year, you will choose Locally on my PC or network.
4. Choose the files you wish to import:
   • If you choose Locally on my PC or network:
     • Click the return(s) you wish to import and then click the Open button.
       Note. To choose multiple returns, click the first filename in the list, hold down the shift key, and then click the last file in the desired range.
   • If you choose On TaxAct's Secure Servers:
     • Select returns by checking the box next to them. Use the controls at the top for selecting groups, viewing pages or screens and how many to view per page (you will have to scroll down if you show more returns than the can display in the window).

Importing after return is created

• Using Forms view:
  1. From Client Manager, click File in the top menu
  2. Click Import.
  3. Browse to the file you want to import, click the filename, and then click Open. 
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
• Using the Q&A:
  1. From the Client Manager list, double-click the client whose return you want to import.
  2. Click the Q&A button and then Basic Info
  3. Click Import (Desktop users, located directly below the Basic Info tab).
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Note. Importing will remove all previously entered data. If you open a return that already has data and you then import, the imported data will replace what's already there.