Opening 2 TurboTax desktop applications simultaneously

[rob4226]

Yes thank you. I'm really glad there is a way around it this year!  As @ghanoch smartly speculated, since the authorization mechanism changed for 2023, there is a good chance this trick will not work next year when using 2023 & 2024 together.  Please Intuit, fix this for next year. Thank you.

[jwillis44]

This issue MUST BE FIXED by Intuit.   It is causing many difficulties.   I always prepare my current year return while also keeping open on my desktop my two most immediate prior years returns.   With the 2023 version,  I am constantly running into error messages about having multiple turbotax files open on my desktop.    This is irritating and annoying.   I hope Intuit wakes the heck up and fixes this problem.   Its a MAJOR bug.

[fanfare]

How complex can your taxes be?

If you are not going to remember how to file a particular form for your situation, start a notebook and take notes.

[ghanoch]

This is a far inferior solution if Intuit insists on keeping the arbitrary limitation on opening 2 years at the same time.  My taxes are complex enough that doing them on TurboTax is not intuitive, and requires odd workflows.

I already have notes on the order of doing things, but it gets far more difficult when they change things without seeing the screens side by side.

Comparing millions of people taking notes and updating them yearly, to Intuit fixing this one time seems with the millions of dollars of fees we pay them (collectively every year) leads to an obvious conclusion.