topic Re: efile fails with validation failed in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

efile fails with validation failed

deedeedumdum — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:27:56 GMT

using 2021 business and home turbotax on windows 10. when pressing the 'submit returns now' button a popup appears saying that validation failed and to check for and install updates. when checking for updates turbotax says that it is up to date. when I try to manually install update I get a message saying that turbotax is not installed, however it is, and that it needs to be installed prior to update. I have uninstalled and reinstalled turbo tax with no success. This turbotax was purchased and downloaded from gohant.com. Any ideas?

Re: efile fails with validation failed

HeatherPLO — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:24:55 GMT

So we can take a closer look at your specific situation, please reach out to us directly using the Help Article here. This ensures you will get to the correct department as quickly as possible.

Re: efile fails with validation failed

tlobert — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:26:57 GMT

had the same issue

any solutions

Re: efile fails with validation failed

HeatherPLO — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:58:28 GMT

Please see my above post on how to reach out to TurboTax directly so we can review your specific details and provide you with one-on-one support.

@tlobert

Re: efile fails with validation failed

deedeedumdum — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 23:09:25 GMT

OK.....Success!!! I contacted turbotax and went thru all of the uninstall/install stuff and went back thru all of the steps leading up to the 'submit your taxes' and after the tech saw the message they said to just mail the forms in to the feds and state. Since I had purchased turbotax thru an authorized reseller I reached out to the reseller. Here is there response

"Intuit has released new updates for TurboTax 2021 as of April 14th.
You can download the new updated version from the link below.
Please make sure to uninstall the current version before installing this new version."

I downloaded from the link the reseller provided and installed the latest and greatest and it worked as advertised.

Re: efile fails with validation failed

tlobert — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 23:33:13 GMT

SO AFTER 30 MINUTES ON THE PHONE WITH A LIVE REP.....THEY TRIED WITH ME TO UPDATE THE TT S/W AND COULD NOT.....THEY SAID SINCE I BOUGHT THE S/W FROM GOHANT.COM IT WAS NOT TT PROBLEM AND i HAD BEEN SOLD SOME BOGUS S/W.

THE REP CLAIMED THAT RESELLERS HAD ACCESS TO MODIFY TT SW AND IF I WANTED TO FILE I WOULD HAVE TO BUY THE TT PACKAGE FROM THEM FOR $80 BUCKS....WHAT A PILE OF S#*T...

I WILL NEVER BUY TT S/W AGAIN....

LAST STRAW..

Re: efile fails with validation failed

tlobert — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 23:49:00 GMT