@oldermuscledude wrote:
I always thought that it was OK to share TT among family members...I've done so just about forever, it seems.
But now the User License Agreement seems more confusing. It says "you may only: (i) install and use a copy of the Software on up to five (5) computers owned by you (at home or at work); (ii) use the Software only to prepare, print and/or electronically file your own federal 2023 tax year returns and related 2023 state tax returns; and (iii) make one backup copy of the Software for your own personal use as permitted under this license grant." (BOLD emphasis is mine.)
So if I'm reading this correctly, I can use my TT disc on up to five computers that I own (I currently own 4 at my house) but can use the software ONLY to prepare, print, and/or electronically file MY OWN Federal and state 2023 tax returns.
I don't understand why I'd want to put this on up to five computers that I own--I can't imagine working on my own tax return on five different computers at the same time (not sure how they would share info to keep the status of the unfinished return the same on all five computers).
And I also don't understand why TT comes with five Federal returns if I can ONLY use it to prepare/print/e-file MY OWN tax return! I'm guessing that a person can't file more than one tax return, so this doesn't make sense to me.
So this year, my family will have to buy three copies of TT--one for me and one for each of my sons--so that we can each file OUR OWN tax returns....instead of sharing the same TT disc and each of us using our own computers to prepare and file our own returns. Logistically it's impractical for all three of us to use the same computer to do our taxes, and that would seem to be in violation of the User Agreement if we did, since (again) the Agreement states that we can use it only to prepare/print/e-file OUR OWN tax returns.
Again, I'm frustrated....and confused....
My desktop product package (Premier) clearly states "Includes: 5 Federal e-files with IRS confirmations" which contradicts with the user licenses / terms and conditions. One cannot successfully e-file their own taxes more than once hence one can only logically conclude that the other e-files are intended for other members of the household. Who else would they be for?? I have found enough bugs in TurboTax over the years that this conflict does not surprise me in the least, but it is nevertheless frustrating.
The primary reason I continue to stay with TurboTax is that I can use the desktop version to complete taxes for everyone in our family.
