Turbotax Download On Multiple Computers
Lynne Pruskowski
The License Code is for the Desktop CD/Download program. You can install it on 5 computers you own. Sounds like they were using the Online version before? You can only install it from your account. They should use your computer. If you only file 3 returns why do you need 4 computers?
Edit: Figured it out, this year's setup is dumb. After you install turbo tax, signed in and activated with the account that purchased the license key, sign out of that account and login to your own and it stays activated.
I'm running into the same issue and this (The [Edit] method) seems to work for me. Just curious whether we will have any issues if we file the return with an account that is different than the original account linked with the license key.
Because the Key is now associated with the other person's login credentials. The only way to install on your computer is to have that other person log into their account on your computer. What is unknown to me is what will happen when filing. Hope this helps. BB
If another person wants to use it on another computer, they will need to sign in to the owner's account and download it to their computer (or the owner will need to sign in to their account on your computer).
Thanks but that still doesn't answer the question "Can family members file (submit) their tax returns using the software downloaded onto their computer by the original key code holder, but using their own TT account/log in?"
@FilingEarlyThisYear The answer to your question is NO. TurboTax changed the rules and made it stricter this year for 2023 software. You can link that license code to only one TT account, not multiple accounts. So......if you are trying to share within the family, everyone needs to use that same TT account to get the download. The deal is that the license code is only for up to five computers that YOU own, not computers owned by multiple people.
Thanks - I was aware of the downloading using my account info part. My question is about after the computers have the software downloaded and installed under my account, can my family members sign in using their own account, then e-file under their own account using the TT I installed on the other computers.
If I understand correctly, I heard that you can not do efiling in different TT accounts. All efiling needs to be done in the same TT account that TT was originally activated in. Say if you share TT account with your other family members for efiling, everyone will be able to see each other's filing history and details. That sucks. TT basically just made this change to have everyone buy their own software unless you're ok sharing your efiling info with whom you're sharing the account with and vice versa. This is just what I heard since I have not done it myself to prove this is the case yet.
Help, I am a single preparer and have just had a building made by the Amish next to my home and want to use both locations for preparing taxes. Due to covid,it'll all be drop offs. I plan during the day to use the building location but in the evenings use my home. How do I use both locations with 2 different computers? OR do I have to just buy a laptop and move it back and forth? I heard about THE CLOUD, but like the idea only of having the information stored on my computer and not up in the air. Please help, because I have to know what to do with in a short period of time.
Standalone allows the program on any number of computers, but they can not be networked. The data must be on one drive of each of the computers. It is strongly suggested that all finalizing be done on just one of the computers, i.e. final review and transmission and printing.
You copy info from on computer to a memory stick or other portable device and transport it to the other computer. This is common. Primary work is done in the office, but using the portable drive you take work home to mess with it, and remember to bring that drive back to work the next day.
A laptop with a docking station is becoming popular. -to-connect-a-docking-station.html One Laptop that is used at multiple locations and can easily plug into the monitor(s), keyboard and printer(s) and scanners at each location. This is still a STANDALONE purchase.
Thank you, I went just for a storage shed.. Then as we were designing it.. i added to it and keep adding to it.. and finally made it 2 full stories with a nice back porch...insulated windows, doors, 32 foot by 14 foot. so the upstairs was and is planned for my office. I bought 9 full oak cabinets and beautiful laminated counter top... desk area built in .. all insulated, heated and electric power. Just need to know how to use both my home and the Amish building for taxes. See I have custody of a mentally disabled girl and sometimes ( alot of times) I can't concentrate in the house.. so would love to do most the work in my SheShed and then in the evenings back in my home and eflie them. I am trying to understand the standalone system, what is needed to do this. Other wise I did buy 150 foot ethernet cable I could run inbetween buildings.. and carry my tower back and forth.. LOL Any and all help would fully be appreciated.
You will have two computers - SheShed computer and home computer. Download your ProSeries program to each computer. Use some type of external drive to store the client files so you can easily move from one location to another without going through the backup/restore process. That's it.
I use a different method - keep main computer with all data in it. Secondary location (2nd office, home, etc.) use remote software to log into main computer. Used to use GoToMyPC before they quadrupled their price. Last five years have used Splashtop. For $60 per year it's the best remote access software I've ever seen.
I'm using GoToMyPC for remote access, FTP, and a few other things to my office workstation. I started a conversation with a salesperson who didn't seem to know much about the product. So, I put in a support ticket with my q's Hope this doesn't turn out to be Groundhog Day?
Make your life easier. Leave all the data on your office computer. I use Splashtop for my remote login ($60 per year) and then from home I log into my office computer to do the work. Saves me from moving files back and forth.
If you're looking to hold your ProSeries data [only] on a portable drive it can be done, but it is not recommended. The data would be secure but each computer has it's own HomeBase and you'll be screwing that up as well as the E-File HomeBase transferring the portable drive back and forth.
I have efiled from home too without any 'issues' from ProSeries but it is better to do that from your main location, keep Homebase from deceiving you! And if it's a lengthy tax prep which you might be switching back and forth re locations, very important to keep track of the latest version...avoid overwriting the data file !
My resolution to the problem was simple; I went back to OfficeDepot and
exchange TurboTax for a copy of TaxCut. I do not agree with the activation
policy that Intuit has implemented. So, if you too do not agree with the
new activation policy that Intuit has implemented, return it. It's that
simple.Eve
Helllllllllllllo! This has been beaten to death on this group for nearly 3
months now. Your specific concern has been addressed by Intuit. It doesn't
make the activation go away; it just makes it irrelevant after October 15,
2003.But, I also read this group first before making this year's purchasing
decision. I also bought TaxCut for this year. I used it and have already
filed my returns. I found it a bit less intuitive than TT, but all-in-all I
managed to file a very complex return (101 pages when the full return and
all supporting documentation, schedules, lists, etc are printed) with it.
>Helllllllllllllo! This has been beaten to death on this group for nearly 3
>months now. Your specific concern has been addressed by Intuit. It doesn't
>make the activation go away; it just makes it irrelevant after October 15,
>2003.
There is no reason why people who "discover" activation and do not
like it should not post their opinions. In fact, there is a very good
reason why they should.There is a good chance that Intuit or their representatives are
monitoring newsgroups and other places where tax prep software
customers can post comments in order to gauge the number of people who
do not like this new policy. We have all agreed that people who post
are just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak, of the total population
of unhappy users. However, the larger the tip, the larger the iceberg.--
Vic Roberts
And, may I add my congratulations to you for "reading this group first
before making this year's purchasing decision". You are a better person.Eve.
"Fearless" wrote in message
news:b52ne...@enews1.newsguy.com...
>This October 15th rule that you talk about is news to me. You see, in real
>life, I'm not a tax person, so I'm not aware of all the rule changes by the
>tax people or the folks who provide tax software. I'm not sure that this
>new October 15th rule would have made a difference in my final decision
>though. But, one thing is for sure, Intuit failed to inform me about the
>October 15 rule. That information is not in the box that I purchased or in
>the Activation process that I started and then quickly terminated.
The October 15 issue is not a "rule" in the sense of an IRS rule.
Intuit has announced that after October 15, 2003 activation of TT2002
will be free. That is, people with Tt2002 will be able to activate it
on multiple computers or reactivate it after a reinstallation without
purchasing a new license. This is not on the box because Intuit
established this policy only AFTER hundreds of people like you
complained in newsgroups like this and other places where users can
register their complaints. There were also negative reviews in the
Wall Street Journal and Infoworld regarding TT2002 product activation.One question that still concerns people is how long Intuit will keep
their activation servers operating. For example, if you want to
reinstall TT2002 three years from will the activation servers still be
operating?One more thing. You may read in other messages that Intuit has said
they will provide version of TT2002 that does not require activation
after Oct 15, 2003. I'm sure you understand this is quite different
than free activation as it would avoid the need to have the activation
servers running. The problem with this claim is that it comes only
from second-hand sources. There is nothing on the TurboTax Web site or
any other official information from Intuit, such as a Press Release,
that supports the claim that they will provide a version of TT2002
that does not require activation at any time in the future.