topic Re: 1041 on a Mac? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

1041 on a Mac?

RickLevenson — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:34:53 GMT

Does anyone know a way to file a 1041 using TurboTax on a Mac. It seems the Business version is PC only for some reason.

Re: 1041 on a Mac?

Anonymous_ — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 19:16:28 GMT

@RickLevenson wrote:

Does anyone know a way to file a 1041 using TurboTax on a Mac. It seems the Business version is PC only for some reason.

The Business edition is PC only; there is no Mac version and no online version at this time.

Further, no other income tax preparation software company offers desktop software for filing a 1041 that will run natively on a Mac.

Re: 1041 on a Mac?

RickLevenson — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:15:42 GMT

Actually, this isn't true as I found out. TaxAct will do the 1041 for both the on-line version as well as the downloaded Mac version. It does the needed K-1s too. For anyone needing to do a trust return on the Mac -- TaxAct seems to be your answer! (Caveat: I haven't completed the return yet...)

Re: 1041 on a Mac?

VolvoGirl — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:18:48 GMT

You can probably run the Windows Business program on a Mac using a Windows Emulator like Parallels. But you would have to buy a copy of Windows to install in it. Google Windows on Mac to get articles on the various options.

Re: 1041 on a Mac?

Anonymous_ — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:59:03 GMT

@RickLevenson wrote:

TaxAct will do the 1041 for both the on-line version as well as the downloaded Mac version.

I can only find an online version that can be used to prepare a 1041 on their site.