Number of Federal efiles

[lb1818]

Is the number of Federal efiles limited to 5 for 2025?  Is that five per email address filing or five per software purchase? I have 6 people in my immediate household who need to file.

[xmasbaby0]

Five e-files is an IRS limit.   Mail return #6.

[VolvoGirl]

See if one of them can use the Online Free Edition or use the IRS direct file or one of the other free files listed at the IRS.

IRS Direct File

https://directfile.irs.gov/ 

IRS Free File partners

https://www.irs.gov/filing/irs-free-file-do-your-taxes-for-free 

[lb1818]

So is that yes, only five efiles per software?

[VolvoGirl]

Yes only 5 efiles from Turbo Tax  Desktop program.  You can prepare unlimited returns but only efile 5.  

[VolvoGirl]

@lb1818   Something else I just thought of......

Be careful if your name is the same as another return. Turbo Tax saves the tax returns as 2024 Smith J Form 1040 Individual Tax Return.tax2024. So if you have two or more returns for people that have the same last name and first initial the second return will overwrite the first one. So you have to be sure to first save the returns with names completely different to keep them apart. Don't use the default name given by the program. You need to go to FILE - SAVE AS and give the return a unique name you can tell apart. At least add the full first name. You don't have to use or accept the name Turbo Tax gives it. I save all my returns with different names.

The tax files (and PDF files) should be in your Documents then in a Turbo Tax subfolder.