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I just bought Turbo-Tax at Costco and cannot find the activation code on the cardboard, What do I do?

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I just bought Turbo-Tax at Costco and cannot find the activation code on the cardboard, What do I do?

I just bought the CD at Costco.  The instructions and License Code are on the CD envelope.  Did you pull the CD out of the package?  Here are my steps to download.

I have a ASUS Windows 10 laptop.  I bought the Home & Business CD at

Costco.  I used the Download method to install using Chrome.  The

install went smooth, no problems.  Just like last year.  Here are my

steps…..

Update Windows 10

Update Anti Virus program

Run full Scan

Paused Protection

Go to installturbotax.com

Log into my account

Enter Code, it didn't look like it was formatting it right but I waited

and it put the dashes in the right places

Download showed up in my Account

I first clicked on the little blue "copy code"

Then clicked on the big Window Download button

It downloaded the exe file in the bottom left, then I clicked on it to

start the install

Launch TurboTax

Do Updates - took a long time but it updated

But it didn't restart.  Didn't restart last year either

So clicked on desktop icon to launch

When the Activation box came up I just did  Ctrl+V to paste the License

Code that was still in my clipboard.  It worked!

Did not fill out the registration form.

Turned off Auto Updates

Turn Anti Virus back on

Start New Return and Transferred from 2021

 

I just bought Turbo-Tax at Costco and cannot find the activation code on the cardboard, What do I do?

On the Cardboard?  Did you walk out of Costco without exchanging it for the real CD?  You had to go to the pickup window after you paid.  Some people don't.  Here are a couple pictures of mine.

 

Costco CD1.jpegCostco CD3.jpg

 

 

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