The TurboTax desktop CD/Download editions for 2024 would normally be available to purchase sometime in mid-November of 2024.
The preliminary TurboTax download software for 2024 should be available in mid to late November.
Remember that the first downloadable version is unlikely to be complete or fully updated with all 2024 information. It usually requires one or more program updates throughout the winter before the program is fully ready to file a tax return. The basic forms are usually ready by January 7, but some more complicated forms may take longer. (This is also often due to IRS delays in releasing updated forms and instructions.)
@davdwood if your reason for asking is that you want to estimate where you stand with respect to owing or getting a refund, then use this website:
I thought I read some news article that said that Turbotax was eliminating the CD -
and would be download only ??
@PS56k wrote:
I thought I read some news article that said that Turbotax was eliminating the CD -
and would be download only ??
For tax year 2024 TurboTax has eliminated the CD and will only use Download software for installing the desktop editions on either a Windows or Mac personal computer.
Yes they recently made that known.
For 2024 they are only selling the download, no CDs. And if you have a Mac you need Ventura 13 Or newer
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/tta-system-requirements
Even if you bought the CD before you could use the download method to install it. I always bought the CD from Costco. But last year for 2023 I bought the download from Costco online. Installed it real fast. It was the same as the CD. Most of the laptops and computers now don't have a CD drive. And I had to get a new laptop with Windows 10 to run Turbo Tax starting for 2022.
I thought I read some news article that said that Turbotax was eliminating the CD -
and would be download only ??
@sraywillson Yes, that is correct. There will not be any plastic CD's for the 2024 software. It will only be a download. But----many computers no longer have disc drives. And even if you used a CD in the past, you always had to download the updates and the state software, so it is not much different from past years.
@sraywillson People are getting confused with the Online browser version and the Desktop installed program. The Download program is not the Online version. The Download program is EXACTLY the same Desktop program as the CD. You buy it the same way directly from Turbo Tax or in stores like Costco. When you installed the CD you still had to go online to update it. It's only the method you use to install it. Even when I bought the CD I used the download method to install it.
@bubbyward wrote:
Need answer for the subject question
TurboTax desktop editions for tax year 2024 should be available in early November on this website - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/
You said, "TurboTax desktop editions for tax year 2024 are available for purchase and download on Amazon".
Where do you see this on Amazon?
I see this.
https://www.amazon.com/TurboTax-Deluxe-Software-Federal-Download/dp/B0DHYGWYJ6?ref_=ast_sto_dp
and
https://www.amazon.com/TurboTax-Premier-Software-Federal-Download/dp/B0DHYH1R3N?ref_=ast_sto_dp
If you see it on another Amazon web page please let us know.
Thanks
@id453 My mistake. I did not click on the product to view the details, it does show Currently unavailable
As of today, 11/6/24, TurboTax2024 download is available for purchase through Amazon.com. I purchased the Deluxe Federal and State Version and received my Product Key in a confirmation email. You are then directed to www.InstallTurboTax.com to download the file.
After downloading, when I clicked to install the file on my computer it said is was the "TurboTax2023 Installer". Not wanting to mess up my 2023 files I did not install. Can anyone verify that this download will install the TurboTax 2024 program? Or do I wait for another version to be available at www.InstallTurboTax.com?
@vud wrote:Can anyone verify that this download will install the TurboTax 2024 program?
My information is that the download is still the 2023 version at InstallTurboTax.com.
I purchased 2024 Deluxe version from Amazon. Followed email instructions but was getting 2023 version. Finally, I signed into my account with turbotax and looked for my downloads. There it asked me for the code I received from Amazon and I was able to download the 2024 Deluxe version.
Thanks JMKCPA!
Following your reply I went into Turbotax.intuit.com to the "Do It Yourself - Doing taxes with Desktop software" link. On that page the "Download TurboTax software" link leads to the incorrect 2023 installer download. But using "Intuit Account - Desktop login" allowed me to enter the Product Key I received from Amazon and download and install the 2024 version.
Now I can plug in my estimates for 2024 and do some year end tax planning.
Slight change in subject: Will the online version for 2024 also be available in mid-Nov? Seems like in the past few years it hasn't become available until early Dec.
Just be forewarned that any results you get should be considered GROSS estimates.
Historically, any version before mid-late January ends up using many of the prior year's settings....thus, even though it may say 2024, anything done now may be using 2023 tax brackets and limits (deductible IRA contributions...etc) all until the IRS actually finalizes their own 2024 forms (many will not final until well into January of 2025, in this case).
(and, any bugs you think you find may be ignored by the software folks until the final forms are implemented ...late Jan - Feb)
2024 TurboTas not available yet, when will it be available?
@sbonfld wrote:
2024 TurboTas not available yet, when will it be available?
TurboTax 2024 for desktop download is available for purchase on this website - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/
TurboTax 2024 for the online editions should be available in early December