Note: You need to purchase the software yearly to be in compliance with the IRS & you will not be able skip years when importing data as you can only import prior year data.
Example: ACA 2022 data will NOT import into ACA 2024
Importing Prior Year Company & Employee Data (All Companies):
1) Select Utilities from the menu bar then select Import Prior Year Company & Employee Data
2) Select All Companies
3) Click Import
4) After the import is complete a screen will appear confirming “All previous year data has been imported successfully.”
5) Click OK.
Import Single Companies:
1) Select Utilities from the menu bar then select Import Prior Year Company & Employee Data
2) Select Single Company
3) Select the company you want to rollover
4) Click Import.
5) A pop-up message will appear confirming the company selected has been imported.
6) Continue steps 4 and 5 until you have rolled over all desired companies.
7) When finished, click Close.
Note: If your computer finds more than one database to rollover you will be prompted to select which database you want to rollover. TaxRight, Laser Link, ACA all use the same Date Base. You will need to navigate your way through finding the Data Base on your Computers Local Hard drive. If needed you can contact your IT Administrator to search for Database using the below information.
Location of Database in Software as follows:
C:\Program Files (x86)\TaxRight for 20##\Database\DataFile\TaxSoftware_20##
or
C:\Program Files (x86)\LaserLink for 20##\Database\DataFile\TaxSoftware_20##
or
C:\Program Files (x86)\ACA for 20##\Database\DataFile\TaxSoftware_20##
If you receive "Select Another Database" error message then you are not using correct database file. Database may be located in (Program Files) folder. Software/database must be installed within Program Files (x86) Folder Only. It is NOT recommended to Move or Copy the Database File.
See importing data Support Article Below as needed for (TFP, TaxRight, LaserLink Software):
How-to-import-Prior-Year-Data-after-installation