Thanks for your response. I'm trying to understand the EULA so that I can be in compliance. Did I read the license incorrectly? I know about the five-computer rule in the EULA, but this "own return" restriction seems pretty clear that the scenarios would require two separate licenses. Is there something in the EULA that would settle my concern?
Note that my concern is about license compliance -- a legal consideration. Whether one could succeed in using the software certain way is not the issue. For example, a professional tax preparer can use (i.e. succeed in using) TT to prepare tax returns and e-file for their clients, but cannot legally per the EULA (Section B/1/f/3):
3. You are not licensed or permitted to use the Software, or to allow the Software to be used, to prepare tax returns, schedules or worksheets on a professional or commercial basis (e.g., for a preparer's or other fee or consideration).
I understand that I get only one license key per copy purchased. I was thinking that a customer with one computer would not be unable to comply (reasonably) with the "own return" restriction in the scenarios even if they shelled out the money for two copies of TT.
By the way regarding MFS, the scenarios were just examples to clarify my license question.
