Drake Zero - Updating Returns from a Prior Year
                                                            Article #: 17471
                                                            Last Updated: October 14, 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.