topic Re: WHY ISN'T TURBOTAX AVAILABLE ON CD? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

WHY ISN'T TURBOTAX AVAILABLE ON CD?

mstrwm777 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:53:36 GMT

I HAVE USED TRBOTAX FOR SEVERAL YEARS BY BUYING A CD. NOW NO ONE HAS ONE AVAILABLE.

Re: WHY ISN'T TURBOTAX AVAILABLE ON CD?

VolvoGirl — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:03:44 GMT

You can’t buy a CD anymore. Only the download. Newer computers don’t have CD drives anymore. Since you now have to log into an Intuit Account to install and activate the program, all your downloads and licenses are listed there (even if you bought it from somewhere else) so if you need to download to install it again or install on another computer, even on the other operating system (Windows, Mac). And the download will have all the updates to date.

You can buy Turbo Tax at several stores like Costco, Sam’s, etc. Where can I buy Turbo Tax Desktop program?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/choosing-a-product/help/where-can-i-buy-the-turbotax-software/00/25893

You can buy the Desktop Download program directly from Turbo Tax here,

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/

For 2025 You will need Windows 11 or Mac OS Sonoma 14 or later

Re: WHY ISN'T TURBOTAX AVAILABLE ON CD?

baldietax — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:04:15 GMT

last year the physical CD was available for an extra $10 now it's no longer something Intuit offers (same with HR Block). you can purchase a desktop license key online from Intuit or authorized retailers and can download the software from the site below which is the same thing as the CD version.

Note system requirements for 2025 - you need Win 11 or Mac OS 14 or above. It will not work on Win 10 or Mac OS 13 which went out of support last year.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/install-turbotax/

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/tta-system-requirements/

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-product-orders/obtain-authentic-turbotax-programs/L1yYfitCw_US_en_US?uid=mikq6w51

Note - this year TT has starting selling an "Online" version, this is a pre-paid version for the TT Online service; do not confuse this with the "Desktop" version.