Thanks again for that link VolvoGirl. It is an interesting discussion which I will have to study some more and does have some useful information in it. Thank you.
But my overall question still remains. Why can I not download my data without losing access to it and what are the consequences of losing that access?
==UPDATE==
I looked at the "Documents" section in my account that the link you provided discusses. I don't have any documents listed there. So I guess one of my questions now is does that mean I do not have anything in my Turbotax file to download even if I agree to "lose access?"
I never use the automatic download for tax forms (such as 1099s), I always enter them manually. Maybe this is a factor as to why I have nothing in the documents.
