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Activation Code is coming up with an error

Christine45 — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:15:26 GMT

I purchased Turbo Tax from Costco. I have signed into the program but my activation code is being denied. Help. Thanks

Re: Activation Code is coming up with an error

TurboTax_Susan — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:43:30 GMT

First, please make sure that you have purchased the right product. The codes for TurboTax Online will not work with TurboTax Desktop & vice-versa.

Second, if you bought TurboTax at a retailer (Costco, Walmart, Staples, etc…), please make sure that you are using the code that came in the package. It may be on a slip of paper or on a scratch-off card. It is not on the outside of the box or on your receipt.

If you have bought TurboTax Online, please go to turbotax.ca/activate to use your code before you start your returns. You can see this TurboTax FAQ for step-by-step instructions: In TurboTax Online, how do I use a prepayment code? Please note that you can only use the code once in one account. Using the code again will give an error message.

If you have bought TurboTax Desktop, you will be asked for the licence code when you install the software. Please see this TurboTax FAQ for more information on the licence code: Where is my TurboTax licence code? You can download the current version of TurboTax Desktop edition here: Choose the current TurboTax Desktop edition you need (for Windows). You can download older versions of TurboTax Desktop edition here: Where can I download the Desktop edition of TurboTax?

If you are still not able to resolve your code issue, please contact our phone support team phone support team for more assistance.

Re: Activation Code is coming up with an error

buddyslade — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 18:31:50 GMT

my activation code is not being accepted

Re: Activation Code is coming up with an error

TurboTaxAniqua — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:02:10 GMT

The codes for TurboTax Online will not work with TurboTax Desktop & vice-versa.

If you have purchased the desktop version, please download the product using this link: https://turbotax.intuit.ca/tax/software/desktop

To activate your TurboTax Online version, please visit this link. Select that "I have an account," log into your account, and proceed to the second step by adding your 16-digit activation code to review and activate the TurboTax Online product.

Thank you for choosing TurboTax.

Re: Activation Code is coming up with an error

Hamouda — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:56:03 GMT

I bought the Desktop Turbotax and can not activate it. When I enter the code, it gives me an error.

Re: Activation Code is coming up with an error

TurboTax_Susan — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:36:51 GMT

@Hamouda First, please make sure that you have purchased the right product. The codes for TurboTax Online will not work with TurboTax Desktop & vice-versa.

If you are still not able to resolve your code issue, please contact our phone support team phone support team for more assistance.