The license code cannot be used to pay for online TurboTax. The pricing is different. If your Mac does not meet the system requirements for the CD/download you can seek a refund for the desktop software and then use online and pay for it according to the version of online you need.
CD/DOWNLOAD REFUND https://support.turbotax.intuit.com/forms/refund-request.jsp
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