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Employee
January 21, 2023

ONLINE vs. DESKTOP

 

When you use Online TurboTax, you get one return per fee.  Each return needs its own account and user ID.   If you use the same account and user ID for a second return, you overwrite the first one and lose it forever.

 When you use Desktop TurboTax, which you install from a CD or download to your own hard drive, you can prepare and e-file multiple returns for the cost of the software.  You can e-file up to 5 Federal returns—more if you mail the additional ones.  If you have multiple returns to prepare for family members, Desktop is more cost effective.

 

Desktop --unless you specifically buy federal  Deluxe only from a retailer-- will include the software for one specific state.   You can prepare as many returns for that state as the number of federal returns you prepare.  E-filing state returns is an extra fee which can be avoided by printing and mailing the states.   Additional--other--state software is an additional fee for the software.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25596

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901306-how-many-times-can-i-e-file-using-the-turbotax-cd-or-download

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2750704-what-are-the-advantages-of-the-turbotax-cd-download-software-over-the-online-version

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January 21, 2023

with the CD as many as you like can be prepared but only 5 can be e-filed any more would have to be mailed. buying a second CD will not help

January 21, 2023

Last year the turbo tax was used to prepare 3 different taxes.  However, I want to prepare my brother's (he's blind) taxes but I don't find anything that says "another tax" or anything indicating how to prepare a different tax return.

DoninGA
Employee
January 21, 2023

@user194960124 wrote:

Last year the turbo tax was used to prepare 3 different taxes.  However, I want to prepare my brother's (he's blind) taxes but I don't find anything that says "another tax" or anything indicating how to prepare a different tax return.


Using the TurboTax desktop CD/Download editions, with the program started, click on the File menu at the top left of the desktop program screen.  Click on New Tax Return