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Level 3
posted Dec 18, 2025 10:59:38 AM

Please remove the annoying 'DRAFT' watermark across all Turbotax desktop products for 2025, it's hard to scroll.

The new 'DRAFT' watermark across the entire page of the tax return preparation is super annoying and when I scroll all I see is this 'DRAFT' watermark cutting through the forms and line items. 

 

How can you consistently downgrade and reduce the usability of the product year after year? 

 

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7 Replies
Moderator
Dec 18, 2025 11:21:56 AM

The watermark will be removed once the forms have been finalized by the CRA. Your feedback has been noted, and I will forward it to the appropriate department.

 

Thanks for choosing TurboTax.

Level 1
Jan 14, 2026 9:47:21 AM

What's the point of having this annoying eyesore distraction DRAFT, when we know that even after a CRA approval at any given time, it is and there is a Turbotax pop-up message upon saving that the software is subject to update right up until the last minute of time 

Moderator
Jan 14, 2026 10:09:24 AM

The watermark DRAFT will remain until the Netfile opens and the forms are finalized. We have taken note of your feedback and will forward it to the appropriate department. 

 

Thank you for choosing TurboTax.

New Member
Feb 3, 2026 3:29:41 PM

OMG - I second that request - j'utilise la VF du logiciel client - si au moins ce 'watermark' disparaissait après la révision finale....

J'utilise turbo impot 'desktop' depuis plus de 10 ans et cet ajout n'était franchement pas nécessaire ni utile.

New Member
Feb 17, 2026 1:29:26 PM

This is one of the most useless and annoying 'improvements' that turbotax has ever made.  I wonder how long it took to think this up and how much the person who did it earned!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Moderator
Feb 17, 2026 1:47:16 PM

@gmwestall The watermark DRAFT will remain until the Netfile opens and the forms are finalized. We have taken note of your feedback and will forward it to the appropriate department. 

Returning Member
Feb 18, 2026 6:26:35 PM

Any idea when the DRAFT WATERMARK will be removed from the Tax page