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I believe I have found the solution. The issue is a hidden file that does not show up on the Finder. You need to find the hidden file in a Terminal session. Root of the issue is when Turbo tax crashes, it produces a file, and this file is preventing a new installation or new instance of TurboTax from starting. OK, on to the solution:

 

1. Open the Terminal app (using the magnifying glass at top right and type 'Terminal')

2. type: cd /User,  now you are at the folder one-level above the user folder

3. type:  find . -name "*Turbo*"      (you need the "." here)

4. you will see lots of messages about 'operation not permitted', don't worry.

5. There should be line showing up as something like this:   './<user>/Library/Caches/KSCrash/Turbotax'

6. This is the file that's causing the trouble. You need to delete the folder using the following:

7. type: cd

8. type: cd Library/Caches/KSCrash

9. type: rm -r TurboTax

 

That's it!  You might need to do the uninstall and reinstall, but the root of the problem is this hidden crash folder.

 

You are welcome -:)