Multiple people using same Turbo Tax Deluxe

[hanjy92]

I bought the Turbo Tax Deluxe and I linked the program to my Intuit account and used the license code. Can my parents not use this program to file their own federal and state taxes? 

[VolvoGirl]

Can they use your computer?  You can install the Desktop program on 5 computers you own.  It can do unlimited returns and efile 5 federal for free.   Yes it is linked to your account.  

See this FAQ for why do I need to sign in to an Intuit Account this year?
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/license-information/install-turbotax-cd-...

[Critter-3]

You can install the program on 5 computers you own.  

See this FAQ for why do I need to sign in to an Intuit Account this year?
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/license-information/install-turbotax-cd-...

[hanjy92]

So lets say I finish filing my federal and state taxes. Then can I give my computer to my parents and then they file their own taxes? 

[VolvoGirl · Accepted solution]

Sure that would work.  Is it a laptop?  Be sure to save your return as both the .tax2023 file and a pdf file.  And make backups.  

Also  be careful if your name is the same as your parents.  Turbo Tax saves the tax returns as 2023 Smith J Form 1040 Individual Tax Return.tax2023. 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.