How do I logout of TurboTax

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April 11, 2025
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I am buying a new computer. How can I log out of TurboTax Desktop so that the people who are going to move my date over will not be able to get into my tax return?

DoninGA

Employee

You will need to set up a password for the tax data file.

Click on the File menu at the top of the desktop program screen. Then click on Password and follow the instructions.

hl20_2Author

Employee

When I go into the File menu, I don't find the word Password anywhere.

VolvoGirl

Employee

Your tax return ends in .tax2024, .tax2023 etc. They should be in your Documents in a Turbo Tax folder. Or search your whole computer for all files ending in .tax or .tax2024. Then just delete them from your computer. Delete the whole Turbo Tax folder in Documents. But be sure you make a backup first like on a usb flash drive or something so you have a copy. Oh, and don't forget to delete any pdf files you made.

Did you get a new computer? What I would do on the old computer, is copy the whole Turbo Tax folder that is under your Documents. That should be where the .tax files and pdf files are stored. Also if you haven't done it, I would open each year in the program and save it as a pdf file, go to FILE - SAVE TO PDF so you don't need the program installed to view your return. Copy that folder to a flash drive or best yet is to burn it to a CD or DVD and then you will have a backup of them. Then on the new computer copy the folder (or files) from the flash drive to your Documents folder.

See this article on how to move your tax return to another computer…….
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-data-file/help/how-do-i-move-my-tax-data-file-to-another-computer/00/26128