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TurboTax 2024 won’t be available on CD
We’re reaching out to our TurboTax Desktop clients to share an vital replace about TurboTax Desktop merchandise.Starting with tax yr 2024, we’ll offer TurboTax Desktop merchandise by way of obtain solely and can not supply TurboTax Desktop software program on the CD format. TurboTax Desktop obtain merchandise will nonetheless be out there at choose retailers or instantly from TurboTax.com. Your product will proceed to incorporate a license code in addition to directions for find out how to entry, obtain, and set up the product.
Relaxation assured, the TurboTax Desktop software program you understand and love will proceed to function the identical method; it simply gained’t be out there on a CD. Obtain merchandise might be out there in early November.
It appears to be like like 2018 was the final yr I purchased it on a CD, so I am unable to say I am bothered.
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To my thoughts the one motive for utilizing TurboTax in any respect is that it remembers all the things from final yr and saves me time. Switching to the net model (which final time I attempted wouldn’t pull information from final yr’s desktop return) was not on. I’ll give Direct File a strive subsequent yr if it has been expanded sufficient – can be very blissful if I handle to not should cope with Intuit any longer.
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Though they e-mail the registration key, the final a number of years this key has self propagated itself through the obtain set up. The obtain hyperlink + token is completely different than the product key.
I’ve all the time purchased this from NewEgg through the Thanksgiving sale. I’ve usually gotten the obtain hyperlink and product key inside minutes and final yr it was additionally on the NewEgg order acknowledgement display screen.
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by Raspberry-503 »
TBH I discover it extra handy that method, no CD to misplace or anticipate within the mail. I’ve gotten the obtain model of TT or HR for the final a number of years.
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I’ve been retaining the CDs, considering some day ought to I must remind myself how I did the return (say, over an audit) I may use the CD to put in an older TT model and undergo these previous returns. Although this did not occur but. Anybody else has comparable consideration?
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AQ wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2024 11:19 pm
I’ve been retaining the CDs, considering some day ought to I must remind myself how I did the return (say, over an audit) I may use the CD to put in an older TT model and undergo these previous returns. Although this did not occur but. Anybody else has comparable consideration?
I maintain my CDs additionally. I’ve by no means wanted them both.
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AQ wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2024 11:19 pm
I’ve been retaining the CDs, considering some day ought to I must remind myself how I did the return (say, over an audit) I may use the CD to put in an older TT model and undergo these previous returns. Although this did not occur but. Anybody else has comparable consideration?
I’ve used prior variations of H &R Block software program. I obtain annually from Amazon. If I must re-install a previous yr, I’m going into my Amazon digital library and re-download the set up file once more. I can’t bear in mind the final time I used a CD or DVD.
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by SmileyFace »
AQ wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2024 11:19 pm
I’ve been retaining the CDs, considering some day ought to I must remind myself how I did the return (say, over an audit) I may use the CD to put in an older TT model and undergo these previous returns. Although this did not occur but. Anybody else has comparable consideration?
I simply backup the installer (the file that’s downloaded) together with my exported PDFs and turbotax file and a display screen seize of the software program key. If you happen to like holding a bit of bodily media that represents the software program purchase a USB thumb drive. You’ll be able to put not solely the installer on it however your return as nicely. Can add to it yearly. A lot better than a stack of CDs. Use 2 USB keys as a backup. You’ll be able to stick one in a security deposit field if in case you have one in case on-line backups fail and your home burns down.
The CD serves zero goal.
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by RickBoglehead »
In reality, the CD is just the installer. With out an web connection to get the present model, it’s ineffective.
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by The 19th hole »
I do know that I can safely throw out most of my “assortment” however why?
There isn’t any price apart from these in any other case ineffective 11 inches.
BTW, I’ve outdated Quicken CDs. Outdated Home windows CDs. Outdated Workplace CDs. together with many different ineffective CDs as a result of … that is how I am wired!
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I’m wondering how lengthy these updates can be found? If you happen to set up from an outdated CD you could be caught with no matter shipped on the CD, reasonably than the patch recordsdata that have been presupposed to be downloaded and utilized alongside the way in which. Arduous to know what’s really modified with these updates, hopefully nothing too vital.
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The 19th hole wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 2:11 pm
I’ve each turbo tax CD going again to 1997. They take up roughly 11 inches of shelf house, which might in any other case produce other junk. I do a handful of tax returns (household) yearly. I’ve wanted to put in outdated years a number of occasions for amended returns or to entry the return recordsdata to see a few of the entries – background issues that the saved PDF would not present. Yearly I hearth up the prior yr to trace some entries from the sooner returns. This turns into a problem once I get a brand new laptop which is once I pull out the outdated CD.I do know that I can safely throw out most of my “assortment” however why?
There isn’t any price apart from these in any other case ineffective 11 inches.
BTW, I’ve outdated Quicken CDs. Outdated Home windows CDs. Outdated Workplace CDs. together with many different ineffective CDs as a result of … that is how I am wired!
The time will come when you do not have a CD drive in your laptop. Till then, no large deal — though I’ve had CDs unreadable after some time. By then your want will in all probability be unreadable as nicely. Some folks similar to to have a bodily medium of their palms. I’ve mates and kinfolk who completely solely learn bodily books and magazines.
I nonetheless have a field or two of music CDs and a pair thousand vinyl information that by no means get used (I haven’t got the tools to make use of them). However I am lazy so every time I consider taking them to the dump I all the time discover one thing else to do. I’ve began to dump a number of books within the trash each week — too many and the bin will get too heavy to wheel out to the street.
Once you uncover that you’re using a useless horse, the perfect technique is to dismount.
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MP123 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 2:28 pm
It looks like TT desires to replace itself just about each time it is launched.I’m wondering how lengthy these updates can be found? If you happen to set up from an outdated CD you could be caught with no matter shipped on the CD, reasonably than the patch recordsdata that have been presupposed to be downloaded and utilized alongside the way in which. Arduous to know what’s really modified with these updates, hopefully nothing too vital.
I apply all of them till I file. Then no extra.
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UpperNwGuy wrote: ↑Solar Sep 08, 2024 5:07 amMy final a number of laptops haven’t had a CD drive. If you happen to gave me a CD, I would not have the ability to use it.
An exterior plug and play CD drive will care for that downside.