Getting started

TurboTax Desktop doesn't save your returns anywhere but on the computer where you created them. If your Dad prepares his return on his computer, you will have no access to the return unless you go onto his PC, or he sends you the file. 

 

You need an Intuit Account to use TurboTax Desktop for a few reasons:

  • You can be confident you’re downloading and activating an official Intuit product.
  • You can more easily install TurboTax Desktop on another computer because we’ll store your license code.
  • Our experts can more quickly help you because they’ll know what product you’re using.

 

We have a 20 return version of TurboTax Desktop, so there are plenty of people who prepare 12 or more returns using the software.