Last year's return was for my brother Ralph. Can I file a form for myself and my wife and separately my daughter?

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

When you use Online TurboTax, you get one return per fee.  Each return needs its own account and user ID.   If you use the same account and user ID for a second return, you overwrite the first one and lose it forever.

 When you use Desktop TurboTax, which you install from a CD or download to your own hard drive, you can prepare and e-file multiple returns for the cost of the software.  You can e-file up to 5 Federal returns—more if you mail the additional ones.  If you have multiple returns to prepare for family members, Desktop is more cost effective.

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[mesquitebean]

Did your brother have his own account?     You should not prepare anyone else's returns in your brother's account.   Plus it would be HIS prior information that would flow into a 2017 return.    Only 1 Federal return can be prepared per account per tax year.   If you decide to use Online TurboTax, you would need to have two additional accounts--one for your joint return and one for your daughter.

If you wish, you can use the desktop product for multiple returns, as xmasbaby0 explained in her Answer on this page.