Using the TurboTax desktop software installed on your personal computer, you start the program on your computer by clicking on the TurboTax icon shown on your computer display. You complete and file the tax return using the desktop software. At no point would you ever have to access the TurboTax online editions website when using the desktop software.
Using the TurboTax online editions you Must access those editions using a web browser and sign onto the online account with a User ID and Password you created for the online account.
