@DoninGA wrote:
From what website did you download the 2019 TurboTax desktop software?
If you used the TurboTax website, the software does not ask nor does it try to access your calendar, photos, and contacts.
Did you use this TurboTax website to purchase and download one of the 2019 TurboTax desktop editions - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/
I'm not entirely sure that Turbotax doesn't ask for those things normally, I haven't installed 2019 recently, and if you are asking from a Mac, the latest Mac OS has a slew of new privacy protections.
Turbotax may ask for access to photos because some versions allow you to enter a photo of your W-2 instead of typing things in manually. It might ask for calendar permissions to put reminders on your calendar (like April 15 is coming). I can't think of a good reason to ask for contacts unless it wants to import your contact information.
You can decline all these permissions without affecting the function of the program.
It's also possible that, if you bought the program from an unauthorized vendor, that something bad was added, but there is no way to independently verify that.
