Please confurn that sharing Turbo Tax with family members involves violating the number one rule of online security.

[CanadianSecurityProfessional]

From other locked threads I have determined that there is no longer a way to install TurboTax Desktop without linking it to a personal account, but if you want to share the license with family members who have their own computer you also need to share the account, violating the very first rule of online account security which is "Do not share your account details with anyone else." 

Could someone official please confirm this and explain why Intuit is encouraging their users to violate the most basic of online security best practices? 

Furthermore, I would want to know what Intuit legal thinks this does to the enforce-ability of the Intuit account terms of service.  Intuit claims no liability for any loss incurred by someone else using my account, even with my permission.  But seeing as Intuit has designed the system to REQUIRE the sharing of an account in order to get full access to the software that we paid for, going against the most basic of online account best practices, thereby increasing the user's risk.  This could quality as wilful negligence thereby making Intuit unable to disclaim liability against losses suffered due to this policy.

[TurboTaxBrenda]

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Under the TurboTax Canada End User License Agreement (EULA) for the 2024 and 2025 tax years, please note the following:

Personal & Household Use Only The license is granted for personal, non-commercial use. You may prepare returns for yourself and your immediate family members (e.g., spouse and children) within the return limits of your specific edition (e.g., Standard allows up to 8 returns).

Account-Based Activation Starting with the 2023 tax year, the license code is linked to a single Intuit Account. To install the software on another computer (up to a maximum of 3 devices), you must log in using the same Intuit Account credentials used for the initial activation.

Privacy & Security Risks Sharing your login credentials with others outside your immediate household is a violation of the "number one rule" of digital security and our Terms of Service. Sharing credentials grants the other person access to your personal data, tax history, and any other Intuit services (like Credit Karma or QuickBooks) linked to that account.

CRA Compliance (Tax Preparer Rules) Per CRA regulations, if you accept payment to prepare more than five returns, you are legally considered a "Tax Preparer" and must use EFILE-certified professional software (e.g., ProFile), rather than consumer software like TurboTax.

The EULA explicitly prohibits "sharing" the software in the sense of giving a copy or account access to someone outside the license holder's immediate personal circle. While a user can prepare returns for family members (up to the software's hard limit of 8 or 20 returns depending on the version), they cannot transfer the license or provide the software to others to use independently.

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