Confirm your selection and choose the type of return to convert into.Enter or select the SSN or EIN of the return that you want to convert and click Continue.Go to Tools > File Maintenance > Change File Type.Changing a converted file back to its original type will not recover lost data. Not all data converts, and if the new file type doesn’t contain the data you are expecting, then the data is permanently lost.

WARNING: Make a backup of any file you intend to change before you begin the change. In Corporation to Sub-S Corporations conversions, the Balance Sheet and Schedule A information also transfers.

For example, an 1120 return can be converted to an 1120S, or an individual return can be converted to another type of return, such as a 706 or partnership.Ĭhange File Type will convert name, address, fiscal year, all depreciation, screens 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

You can convert returns from one file type to another at Tools > File Maintenance > Change File Type. How do I change a return from one type to another?

How to convert a file type