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I face this issue of having to use one of my activations everytime I start Turbotax. What is particularly galling is that after logging into my account, Turbo Tax tells me I have aready used this device, with the last time in September 2025. The *very* next screen is asking me to pick a key code to use one of the authorizations I still have left to activate. I have two key codes as I have gone through this problem before and had to call Intuit for a new code.     So the software knows that I've used Turbo Tax on this PC, knows when I used it, but still wants me to activate like it is a new PC.     With their complete disinterest in even addressing the issue, I would think this is intentional. I just can't figure out why. 

@vinnymontano wrote: It would be nice if Intuit poled their customers...... You know, in a sense, Intuit did "pole" their customers. It's just that the pole didn't end up where most customers would have wanted it.

Are you on the Advantage auto-renewal plan?   You might have 2 accounts or have 2 items listed it in.   You can sign into your Turbo Tax Advantage account and under Your Product, select to Remove Product.  Once you remove the recurring product order, the Turbo Tax Advantage subscription will be cancelled as well.   How to cancel Turbo Tax Advantage https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/downgrading/help/how-do-i-cancel-my-turbotax-advantage-subscription/00/25548   If you missed the cancelation deadline for this year's TurboTax product, simply wait until you receive your download, then submit an online refund request within 60 days of receiving your product.   If you still got charged after you cancelled you might have another account.  First LOG OUT of whatever TurboTax account you're logged into right now. Then use this TurboTax account recovery website to get a list of user ID's for an email address.  Run the tool against any email addresses you may have used https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery

The IRS has its own postal zip code (actually bunch of them).  When the mail gets there, there is so much that it goes into a big hopper.  If you think the mail person delivering all that stuff each day sorts out ever letter that needs to be signed, keep dreaming.  Pay for a mailing receipt but certified mail to the IRS address is worthless.  You will know they got your return when your check gets cashed or you get your refund.  The tracking will show the last real post office right before it goes to the IRS zipcode.  Then it just disappears into the ether.  The best part is they get so backed up that the time between when they cash your check and actually enter the return into the system can be over a month.  Just wait and pray.

I was charged $70 twice for TurboTax 2025 - once on November 5 and again on November 6.  Can you help? I would like a refund of $70, and then I would like to be notified which Turbo Tax purchase I should use for 2025 taxes. Thank you, Betty Hite

@Hal_Al I have seen your response in a couple of places that excess scholarship funds count as earned income as far as whether my son has to actually file or  not (which makes a big difference for ACA).    I have seen that answer in a couple of places, BUT also lots of sites that claim it is unearned income and requires my son to file. Can you or anyone else point me at the actual IRS rule or ruling that clarifies this?   Much much appreciated in advance   Gary

Thank you to those working with Turbo Tax on behalf of end users. Pulling this application out from under us has created many difficulties. Costs of programming go up each year and additional fees are added - rather than discontinue the application at least offer to support it through the Tax Year and then offer it as a discounted option to the existing program a user has. This came as a surprise to me - when I received my 2025 Program and wanted to take my paper information and start filling out the various information - and bingo - no Its Deductible.  It made my life a little easier in trying to migrate the crazy world of taxes and reporting and eliminating trying to figure values and where it would go on the tax form information and if I missed something and had to add it. It would be nice if Intuit poled their customers what options they would find acceptable and base the decisions on end user respose.   Thank you  

Yep. Thanks for confirming what we expected. For this year, I've decided not to do anything until March 2026. Plan A: Try H&R Block, Plan B: Buy a dirt-cheap "throw-away" Windows 11 Mini-PC for TurboTax. And whether it's  Plan A or Plan B, in October 2026, while Windows 10 is still under our free Extended Security Update subscriptions, shop the latest and greatest Windows 11 desktops and laptops that will seamlessly free-upgrade to Windows 12   😆

@user17626282530 wrote: I've used TurboTax for several decades.  Where do I turn now for 2026? For DIY income tax prep or a replacement for ItsDeductible? There are several replacements for ItsDeductible:   See ItsDeductible Alternatives   For DIY income tax prep software there are only two if you want to use desktop software: TaxAct and H&R Block. They offer valuation (FMV) of charitable donations but they do not offer anything like ItsDeductible where you would be able to enter donations as they are made throughout the year.

I, too, am very disconcerted by the discontinuation of It's Deductible -- especially partway through the year.  My guess is that Intuit has decided that the increased standard deduction on federal taxes means that there really isn't a need for It's Deductible.   What they didn't consider is that not all state standard deductions are keeping up with increased Federal standard deduction.  For example, according to the "One Big Beautiful Bill", for married couples over 65, the standard deduction is $31,500, while for Maryland it is only $12,000.  That can make a significant difference in total taxes owed for both Federal and State returns.   I've used TurboTax for several decades.  Where do I turn now for 2026?

I had listed the link and don’t know what happened to it so here it is listed again. https://deductibleduck.com/ I downloaded my data from it’s deductible into an Excel spreadsheet, and then from there, I was able to load it up to Duck Deductible.