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NicolleR1
Employee Tax Expert

License document number isn't working

If you are referring to the license activation code for TurboTax Desktop (Download Version) there's a few reasons why your code may not be working:

It can be because one digit (or more) is incorrect or you are trying to enter a code for TurboTax Online in a Desktop software (or vice-versa). The codes for TurboTax Online will not work with TurboTax Desktop and vice versa. 
 

To find the correct License Code see the link below 

 

How do I find my license code for TurboTax Desktop?

 

Make sure that you have properly installed the software and make any manual updates as needed

Other helpful links:

 

How do I get started with TurboTax Desktop?

Manually update TurboTax for Windows Software


 

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