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New Member
posted Apr 16, 2022 9:01:03 AM

Can you file a second return ( for my daughter) on the same turbo tax

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New Member
Apr 16, 2022 9:06:35 AM

Yes you can,  I'm about to do so for my daughter now.  If you go to the very upper left corner and click on the "File" menu and then select "New Tax Return".  That will get you started. 

 

Cheers, 🍻

New Member
Apr 16, 2022 9:08:19 AM

Yes,if there is a limit to how many returns you can file I haven't reached and I have filed 10 returns this year.

 

Level 15
Apr 16, 2022 9:12:07 AM

When you use Online TurboTax, you get one return per fee. 

Each return needs its own account and user ID.   If you use the same account and user ID for a second return, you overwrite the first one and lose it forever.

 When you use Desktop TurboTax, which you install from a CD or download to your own hard drive, you can prepare and e-file multiple returns for the cost of the software.  You can e-file up to 5 Federal returns—more if you mail the additional ones.  If you have multiple returns to prepare for family members, Desktop is more cost effective.

 

Desktop --unless you specifically buy federal  Deluxe only from a retailer-- will include the software for one specific state.   You can prepare as many returns for that state as the number of federal returns you prepare.  E-filing state returns is an extra fee which can be avoided by printing and mailing the states.   Additional--other--state software is an additional fee for the software.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25596

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901306-how-many-times-can-i-e-file-using-the-turbotax-cd-or-download

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2750704-what-are-the-advantages-of-the-turbotax-cd-download-software-over-the-online-version

Level 9
Apr 16, 2022 9:12:27 AM

Not with an online version of Turbotax.  That is one return per customer.  The downloaded versions allow you to do as many returns as you like, and efile up to five of them.