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TurboTax 2024 won’t be available on CD
We’re reaching out to our TurboTax Desktop clients to share an essential replace about TurboTax Desktop merchandise.Starting with tax 12 months 2024, we’ll offer TurboTax Desktop merchandise by way of obtain solely and can not provide TurboTax Desktop software program on the CD format. TurboTax Desktop obtain merchandise will nonetheless be out there at choose retailers or immediately from TurboTax.com. Your product will proceed to incorporate a license code in addition to directions for methods to entry, obtain, and set up the product.
Relaxation assured, the TurboTax Desktop software program and love will proceed to function the identical method; it simply received’t be out there on a CD. Obtain merchandise will likely be out there in early November.
It appears to be like like 2018 was the final 12 months I purchased it on a CD, so I can not say I am bothered.
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To my thoughts the one purpose for utilizing TurboTax in any respect is that it remembers every part from final 12 months and saves me time. Switching to the web model (which final time I attempted wouldn’t pull information from final 12 months’s desktop return) was not on. I’ll give Direct File a attempt subsequent 12 months if it has been expanded sufficient – could be very completely happy if I handle to not must take care of 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 totally different than the product key.
I’ve at all times purchased this from NewEgg through the Thanksgiving sale. I’ve usually gotten the obtain hyperlink and product key inside minutes and final 12 months 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 look forward to 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 conserving the CDs, considering some day ought to I must remind myself how I did the return (say, over an audit) I might use the CD to put in an older TT model and undergo these previous returns. Although this did not occur but. Anybody else has related consideration?
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AQ wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2024 11:19 pm
I’ve been conserving the CDs, considering some day ought to I must remind myself how I did the return (say, over an audit) I might use the CD to put in an older TT model and undergo these previous returns. Although this did not occur but. Anybody else has related consideration?
I hold 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 conserving the CDs, considering some day ought to I must remind myself how I did the return (say, over an audit) I might use the CD to put in an older TT model and undergo these previous returns. Although this did not occur but. Anybody else has related consideration?
I’ve used prior variations of H &R Block software program. I obtain every year from Amazon. If I must re-install a previous 12 months, I’m going into my Amazon digital library and re-download the set up file once more. I can’t keep 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 conserving the CDs, considering some day ought to I must remind myself how I did the return (say, over an audit) I might use the CD to put in an older TT model and undergo these previous returns. Although this did not occur but. Anybody else has related 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. When you 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 properly. 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 solely 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 a value apart from these in any other case ineffective 11 inches.
BTW, I’ve outdated Quicken CDs. Previous Home windows CDs. Previous Workplace CDs. together with many different ineffective CDs as a result of … that is how I am wired!
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I ponder how lengthy these updates can be found? When you set up from an outdated CD you may be caught with no matter shipped on the CD, moderately than the patch recordsdata that had been alleged to be downloaded and utilized alongside the best way. Exhausting to know what’s truly modified with these updates, hopefully nothing too essential.
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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 among the entries – background issues that the saved PDF does not present. Yearly I fireplace up the prior 12 months to trace some entries from the sooner returns. This turns into a difficulty 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 a value apart from these in any other case ineffective 11 inches.
BTW, I’ve outdated Quicken CDs. Previous Home windows CDs. Previous 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 huge deal — though I’ve had CDs unreadable after some time. By then your want will most likely be unreadable as properly. Some folks identical to to have a bodily medium of their arms. I’ve mates and family who completely solely learn bodily books and magazines.
I nonetheless have a field or two of music CDs and a pair thousand vinyl data that by no means get used (I haven’t got the gear to make use of them). However I am lazy so every time I consider taking them to the dump I at all times discover one thing else to do. I’ve began to dump just a few books within the trash each week — too many and the bin will get too heavy to wheel out to the street.
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MP123 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 2:28 pm
It looks as if TT needs to replace itself just about each time it is launched.I ponder how lengthy these updates can be found? When you set up from an outdated CD you may be caught with no matter shipped on the CD, moderately than the patch recordsdata that had been alleged to be downloaded and utilized alongside the best way. Exhausting to know what’s truly modified with these updates, hopefully nothing too essential.
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. When you gave me a CD, I would not be capable of use it.
An exterior plug and play CD drive will care for that drawback.
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by UpperNwGuy »
HueyLD wrote: ↑Solar Sep 08, 2024 6:03 amUpperNwGuy wrote: ↑Solar Sep 08, 2024 5:07 amMy final a number of laptops haven’t had a CD drive. When you gave me a CD, I would not be capable of use it.
An exterior plug and play CD drive will care for that drawback.
It isn’t an issue. I’ve no want to depend on out of date expertise, and I definitely do not need to spend money on gadgets that search to perpetuate outdated expertise.
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by RickBoglehead »
MP123 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 2:28 pm
It looks as if TT needs to replace itself just about each time it is launched.I ponder how lengthy these updates can be found? When you set up from an outdated CD you may be caught with no matter shipped on the CD, moderately than the patch recordsdata that had been alleged to be downloaded and utilized alongside the best way. Exhausting to know what’s truly modified with these updates, hopefully nothing too essential.
The hearth you obtain is identical as on the CD…
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by RickBoglehead »
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 among the entries – background issues that the saved PDF does not present. Yearly I fireplace up the prior 12 months to trace some entries from the sooner returns. This turns into a difficulty 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 a value apart from these in any other case ineffective 11 inches.
BTW, I’ve outdated Quicken CDs. Previous Home windows CDs. Previous Workplace CDs. together with many different ineffective CDs as a result of … that is how I am wired!
Enjoyable truth – Intuit is aware of you used their software program, and can present entry to outdated obtain file. So the shelf nonetheless has junk on it…
You’ll be able to create a pdf with all worksheets in it.
Avid person of boards on number of interests-financial, dwelling brewing, EVs (1005 EV), and so forth. Get pleasure from studying & passing on information. It is PRINCIPAL, not PRINCIPLE. I ADVISE you to hunt ADVICE.