I prepare my own, and also returns for a few friends/family. I know the limit is 5 federal e-files. This year after I filed my 4th federal return it said limit reached.

[zuissjw1]

anyone reach federal filing limit before e-filing 5 returns. Hit me at 4 this year.

[SteamTrain]

@zuissjw1 

It happens occasionally to folks.

I usually tell people to make sure they e-file their own tax return, before e-filing for Family members.

The filing count usually steps up by one  (unexpectedly) if an e-file is rejected for a SSN mismatch.  When corrected and re-e-filed, tha ends up counting as a new e-filing.

Might be other instances where the count unexpectedly increases, but I'm not aware of them.

Once you hit the 5....erroneous or not....the rest have to be printed and mail-filed at the post office (sign/date...attach any tax forms showing withholding, use a tracking method at the PO service counter...and [[[sorry, I have to say it]]] make sure you send the state forms separately to the state's Dept of Revenue address)

[zuissjw1]

None of your likely scenarios occurred.  Four efiles all accepted first time with no issues.  If something unusual had happened I might have accepted it, but under my situation this is unacceptable for Turbotax.

[SteamTrain]

@zuissjw1 

Might also happen if your tax software, and same installation code, was installed on another computer, and the other e-file happened there.

That's fairly rare......  but I imagine it could happen 

Beyond that nothing we users can do about it.

[zuissjw1]

There's something I can do about it, I'm going to complain to Turbotax and get my 5th efile or a refund of my purchase price for the software this year.  I don't give up that easy.  Maybe others would or I should but it's the principle of the thing.  I'm retired, I'll make the time.

[SteamTrain]

@zuissjw1 

Sure, you can give it a shot......use the following for phone contacts...do NOT use the word "Refund" in the initial entries, or you get routed to an automated response system and not a person.

How do I contact TurboTax?

[zuissjw1]

Thank you.  I made an initial call today but wasn't ready to make the 25 minute announced time on hold today.  I think we have a rainy day coming up. 

[SBlair99]

I just got the limit message on my second federal return.  This is ridiculous.

Update - After I acknowledged the message, it seemed to transmit my returns (Fed and State) fine.  I had another return to submit about an hour later and it went fine with no warning messages.  Clearly it has a bug somewhere.