@gtboyd wrote:
I am not charging the relatives that i do this for and i only have two computers to install the software on. 15 returns would require 3 computers. There no software progam between individual and professional?
Correct. (What else would there be, "semi-pro"?)
The IRS imposes the 5 e-file limit on individuals, and users of Turbotax are considered individual taxpayers who are getting computer help, Turbotax is not a "tax preparer" in the way a professional accountant is. You probably can't get around the 5 e-file limit even by buying 3 copies of the program, although we don't officially know how the IRS tracks those 5 (and I won't tell you my guesses to help you violate regulations).
However, a single copy of Turbotax installed on your own computer can certainly prepare 15 tax returns, each return is a separate data file, like having different spreadsheets for a spreadsheet program or different word processing documents. You would have to file the last 10 by printing and mailing them to the IRS and any states.
