topic How to enter extra tax returns for my kids after filing joint return? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

How to enter extra tax returns for my kids after filing joint return?

user17722545270 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 04:58:07 GMT

I log in and it only shows the joint return we filed (paid for) . There doesn's seem to be any way to start additional returns for our kids? AI says we don't have to log out but it just goes back to a log in screen and not a menu area. Any navigation help?

Re: How to enter extra tax returns for my kids after filing joint return?

Mike9241 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:09:44 GMT

online accounts can only do one 1040 return. a second 1040 return done in the same account will permanently delete the first return. to do additional returns, you need to create a new account for each.

Perhaps a desktop version, if you have Windows 11, would be better and cheaper because you can do an unlimited number of returns, though only 5 taxpayers' returns can be efiled.

Re: How to enter extra tax returns for my kids after filing joint return?

user17722545270 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:36:09 GMT

Thank you! So do I need to use a separate email. It does not seem to like me trying to use my email for my kids returns online. (I already paid for the joint return for me and my wife which had more to report.) My kids will just be W2's and 1099 work income and 1099-Interest.

Re: How to enter extra tax returns for my kids after filing joint return?

fanfare — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:22:19 GMT

For most people, IRS Free File will work for their kids' simple tax returns.

TurboTax does not participate.

Look for one that includes a free state return.

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