I estimate my taxes as well, so that I can make a Q4 estimated payment if necessary.  I had been using TurboTax 2019 to get a rough estimate for 2020, and just got TurboTax 2020 within the last week. This is the first year where I've gotten a "Not ready" error when visiting a section in TurboTax. As it turns out, I was able to switch to Forms, and enter the data directly into the forms to get my estimate. ... View more

I read the activation FAQ before buying TT 2020 this year, and it helped when the one day activation problem recurred this year. Like last year, activation lasted one day.  However, instead of reactivating, I closed TT 2020, paused my antivirus and firewall, restarted TT 2020, and the activation prompt went away. If it happens again (it happened twice last year), I should be able to confirm that it's a firewall issue. From what I've read, H&R Block's activation kicks in with each Federal filing, e-file or print, to limit to five filings, rather than to a hard limit of five installs, as is the case with TurboTax.  As some of us in this thread are losing some/all of our five installs to activation glitches rather than installing on multiple computers, this may be something for TurboTax to consider. ... View more