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Returning Member
posted Feb 2, 2024 6:34:41 AM

Turbo tax on 5 computers is not the same as 5 different returns

Ive read through all the comments about the you can install on up to 5 computers - the replies from Turbo Tax have been about having multiple accounts - and all they say is about multiple returns - that is not the same as multiple computers...what is the deal with installing on a couple of computers

 

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Expert Alumni
Feb 2, 2024 6:36:02 AM

The TurboTax user license allows one user to install copies of TurboTax on up to five computers that the user owns. You can also prepare multiple returns, including returns for other people. But the license does not allow, and has never allowed, one copy to be shared among different people.  This year, that license is being enforced by requiring users to log into their TurboTax online account when they install the program for the first time. This locks one particular copy of the program and one license code to one user account. The only way you could install the program on a computer that you do not own, would be to give the other person your online username and password. And even though that workaround might allow the installation, it’s still a violation of the license.  

Returning Member
Feb 2, 2024 7:04:38 AM

Okay - make sense but then you should clarify your disclaimer that its 5 computers but can only be used by 1 account