>Lol, well that's just plain wrong. Pasting is blocked for some reason, "expert".
@Caff "some reason", which you apparently don't know. The few Intuit people who have commented on this thread and the other one on the same issue say the reason is "security", then no explanation as to how this improves rather than reduces security. So take a look at the answer you replied to and consider my password on this forum, which, somewhat modified for real security, is:
zB6V?sV7XYQth4FyB7V71&lKPG&h#J
Try to type that in and get it right.
For the people who encounter this thread as a result of hitting this problem in the current month as the various brokerage companies produce the information we need to fill in our tax returns the very first thing to remember is that:
Most of the time you do not need, or want, or benefit from, a download by Intuit of all your brokerage information.
For years it has been possible to simply provide a summary because the IRS already has all this information from your financial institution. Entering it again is error prone and unnecessary.
For the first time this tax year (2022) TurboTax sort-of acknowledges this by providing a method in step-by-tedious-step to enter the summary, not the individual transactions. Your tax return can decrease to 10% or less of its size if you do not download. Why on earth would you not do this? Why try to tell the IRS stuff they already know?
If you must download the info (keep asking why you are doing this):
- Download "autohotkey" https://www.autohotkey.com/, or go to the Microsoft Windows store and search for "AutoHotkey Store Edition".
- Read the instructions (which are not at all complicated, unlike the above password).
- Use this script:
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
; This was ctrl-shift-v, seems that Microsoft has hijacked this sequence:
; ^+v::Send {Raw}%clipboard%
; This is ctrl-alt-v
^!v::Send {Raw}%clipboard%
The above was entered into this reply by copying it from the my "TypeClipboard.ahk" file and then typing Control+Alt+v.
Always remember that TurboTax is free and therefore has no support, whereas you just paid for AutoHotKey so can reasonably expect some support. If all the people who use AutoHotKey so that they can actually use TurboTax, certainly thousands, maybe tens or hundreds of thousands of people, simply paid Intuit $10 for what they got for free Intuit would be very rich.
