The TurboTax desktop editions for 2020 are available for purchase and download on this TurboTax website - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/
However, as it occurs each tax year there will be many updates to the software before you will be able to file a 2020 tax return in 2021. Make sure that you have your preferences set to receive the updates when you start the program. The IRS has many forms. schedules and instructions for tax year 2020 which have not yet been finalized by the IRS.
2020 TURBOTAX
CD/DOWNLOAD (This requires a full PC or Mac—-cannot be used on a mobile device)
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/
You can also purchase the CD/download from various retailers such as Costco, Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Staples, Sam’s Club, etc. etc. etc.
This link Where can I obtain authentic TurboTax software? has a list of authorized TurboTax resellers.
Please be careful about being in too much of a hurry to file your next tax return. Many tax forms are not available at the very beginning of the tax season, so you have to wait for your forms. The software still needs updates at the beginning of the tax season.
Although the software will allow you to e-file in early January, the IRS does not begin to accept the e-files until almost the end of the month. So your return just sits on the server. If you realize that you made a mistake or left something out—as many people do—you cannot change it.
Every year we see people who are in such a rush to file that they file incorrectly and incompletely. If you file too early and leave out a W-2 or a 1099, or forget to enter information, you will end up having to amend your tax return---and that takes months. Employers have until the end of January to issue W-2's----and ALL of your 2020 W-2's have to be on the same tax return. Many of the 1099's and 1098's you need do not arrive until late January or sometime in February. If you are getting Earned Income Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit, the IRS is going to hold your refund until the end of February no matter how early you file. There seems to be a greater chance of "early" returns being reviewed and those refunds are delayed, or early returns are more often subject to identity verification--which will also delay processing. Filing too early may just be a recipe for a delayed refund. It might go more smoothly for you if you wait until at least mid-February to file instead of e-filing during the first minute that you can do it.
I have already paid for turbo tax on my credit card. How do I download 2020 to my laptop?
@1949aem wrote:
I have already paid for turbo tax on my credit card. How do I download 2020 to my laptop?
Sign onto your TurboTax download account - https://shopping.turbotax.intuit.com/unified/downloads?route=myaccounts
I paid for turbo tax yesterday and now I can't get back to get it downloaded.
2020 TURBOTAX
CD/DOWNLOAD (This requires a full PC or Mac—-cannot be used on a mobile device)