How many people can use each TurboTax software?

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May 31, 2019
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Doc5108

Level 4

I think I understand your question.

Desktop Version of TurboTax:
The TurboTax End User License Agreement (EULA) for the Basic, Deluxe, Premier, and Home & Business CD/Download versions allows you to install TurboTax on all computers owned by you. You may use your TurboTax software to prepare tax returns for you and your immediate family.

In accordance with IRS guidelines, TurboTax allows you to prepare and electronically file up to five federal (that is an IRS rule not TurboTax) and related state tax returns. Additional returns must be filed on paper and Mailed.

Rolando12_2Author

Level 2

Thank you.

Driftless51

Level 2

I see that you can do up to five federal returns with the CD software. How many state returns can be filed? Five?

DoninGA

Level 15

@Driftless51 wrote:

I see that you can do up to five federal returns with the CD software. How many state returns can be filed? Five?

Five state returns can be e-filed. Once the 5 e-files have been used then any other tax return, federal and state, have to be printed and mailed.

Anonymous

You can prepare returns for 1 state at no additional cost. Multiple states require a fee per state.

While you can e-file state returns, there is a fee with this. We prepare our state return with turbotax and then print it and mail it in as postage is cheaper than the fee to e-file.

VolvoGirl

Level 15

To clarify about the Desktop program. You can install the Desktop CD/Download on 5 computers you own. You can do unlimited returns and efile 5 federal for free. The rest you can print and mail. In Deluxe and above you get 1 free State Program download which can prepare unlimited state returns in that state. Then each state efile including the first one is currently $25 to efile. Or you can print and mail state for free. If you nee to file a return for a different state you have to buy another state program download.

Brenda211

Level 2

It also depends of the platform that you use Window or Mac computer . TurboTax requires, specifically Mac OS Mojave 10.14 or advance , If you don’t have it, the change to use the desktop version is zero ! You will have to use the online version that can be used only one time per register account with my TurboTax Intuit !

npierson777

Level 10

To file an additional return with TurboTax Online you would have to start a new account, with a new user id and password, and you would have to pay separately for each one.

If you have several returns to file, the TurboTax Desktop version may be better because you can prepare as many returns as you would like and can e-file up to five for free. Any additional returns would have to be mailed.

You can also get one free state program with the TurboTax Desktop version, but will be charged to e-file every state return.