Drake Zero - Updating Returns from a Prior Year
Article #: 17471
Last Updated: September 10, 2025
Tags: Drake ZeroWeb 1040Web1040
Important Drake Zero and Web1040 will be sunset in 2025. Drake Tax Online is our new web-based software. See Drake Tax Online - Overview for details.
In order for you to bring client data forward, the return must have been calculated or viewed in the prior year. Then you can update return information from a prior year by going to the current year and clicking the Create icon. Enter and Confirm the SSN and click Create return. Answer Yes when asked whether you want to bring the return forward to this year. The return will open with prior-year data carried over (note that not all information is updated from year-to-year). The client will then appear in return search results, recent returns, etc.