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Rcntech
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I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed

I purchased Home & Business and have attempted to download but it will not accept the license code.... what do I do?

I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed


@ Rcntech wrote:

I purchased Home & Business and have attempted to download but it will not accept the license code.... what do I do?


There's not enough info to know what you mean by "download." 

Did you buy a CD and instead you want to download an installation file from your Online account?

 

Or did you use the term "download" when you meant to use the term "install."  i.e., are you installing the program and having a problem with the activation screen--is it blank, partially-blank, or missing?

Or is there an error when inserting the code?

Or is the data field for the license code not accepting an entry?

Or is it not connecting to the activation server after entering the code?

HollyP
Employee Tax Expert

I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed

@Rcntech please review the article, My Code Doesn't Work, for help and click the Contact Us link at the end if the options do not work for you. 

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susanrah
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I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed

I think I was switched from home and business to free.  it is asking for 120$ to upgrade to so I can enter business expenses but i purchased home and business.  I only have two days set aside and I am at a dead stop.  There has to be someone who can help me. 

I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed


@susanrah wrote:

I think I was switched from home and business to free.  it is asking for 120$ to upgrade to so I can enter business expenses but i purchased home and business.  I only have two days set aside and I am at a dead stop.  There has to be someone who can help me. 


If you purchased a CD or Download of the 2020 TurboTax desktop software for Home & Business, you need to install the software on a personal computer.

If you are being asked to upgrade for $120 then you are using the TurboTax online editions. 

The desktop and online editions are totally separate program with different features and price points.

susanrah
New Member

I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed

Please! I think the account is messed up. 

I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed


@susanrah wrote:

Please! I think the account is messed up. 


What did you purchase and where?  Software can only be installed on a personal computer.

 

You can just close the online edition you are using and go back to your computer to install the software you purchased.  The license code is only used for the desktop software not for the online editions.

I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed

How do i download ? i have purchased Premier with license code

I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed

I purchased Premier Edition at Costco but after loading it would not open. I now want to load from online with the license code on the package. How do i do that without being charged again?

I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed


@brycealston  wrote:

I purchased Premier Edition at Costco but after loading it would not open. I now want to load from online with the license code on the package. How do i do that without being charged again?


I don't fully understand your situation.   What do you mean by "after loading, it would not open?"

I assume you purchased a CD at Costco.  Were you able to run the CD and launch the program installation screens?  Or were you not able to get the installation to start; i.e., did the CD not run the setup program?

Or were you able to run the installation from the CD, but at the end of installation, did you have a problem with the activation screen?  If so, we may be able to help you work around that. 

Or did you get the program installed and activated with the license code, but then the TurboTax program would not launch?

Without more info, I'm not sure what/where the roadblock was.

 

"I now want to load from online with the license code on the package"

I'm not sure what "load from online" means.   Are you wanting to download an installation file to install the program instead of using the CD?    If so, the instructions for getting a download should be on the CD sleeve or package insert, but you can also see this FAQ on how to get the installation file:

 

FAQ:  How to get a download of the installation file instead of using the CD:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/installing/help/i-bought-the-cd-but-my-computer-doesn-t-have-a-cd-...

 

If that's not what you meant, and if you are asking if you can use Online TurboTax (the web version) with your purchased license code for the desktop software, then it won't let you do that.   If you want to use Online TurboTax (web version) instead of desktop software, you might be able to get a refund for the desktop software.  We can tell you more once we understand your situation.

I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed

How do I download the 2020 Turbo Tax that I bought

I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed


@Virginia-Fie wrote:

How do I download the 2020 Turbo Tax that I bought


If you purchased a software download directly from TurboTax, you can retrieve it in the Downloads section of your TurboTax account at this link:

https://shopping.turbotax.intuit.com/app/downloads/

 

If you bought a download from another retailer, then it depends on that retailer's software delivery method.

 

Or did you buy a CD, but want to download the installation file instead of using the CD?

I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed

how do I get my TurboTax install 

Duckmc41
New Member

I have purchased turbotax 2020 Download option with License code How can I get it installed

I have entered my account info but can't get back to enter my 16 digit code

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