TurboTax Coupons & Promo Codes

TurboTax seldom offers discount codes — instead, begin a TurboTax Free tax return and keep an eye out for pop-ups offering discounts on TurboTax service packages as you file. If you create a TurboTax account, you'll also get emails about upcoming promotions, like 30% off live tax advice.

Simple tax returns are returns filed without additional unique circumstances such as stock earning, self-employment income, or rental income. Simple tax returns may include W-2 income, limited interest and dividend income, unemployment income, deductions for student loan interest, standard deductions, and child tax or earned income tax credits.

No. At this time, TurboTax military discounts are only available for active-duty and reserve members of the military. Officers, veterans, and National Guard members do not qualify for TurboTax discounts.

You only need an email address to get started on TurboTax. It’s not necessary to find your W-2 or 1099s, because TurboTax can import that information directly from thousands of participating employers and financial institutions. Complicated tax situations will require additional documents, in which case you should have them ready when filing.

Yes, sign up for TurboTax Live to schedule an online chat or video call with one of TurboTax’s tax experts. You can also request to have an expert review your tax return with you before you file.

Yes, you can file your state return after filing your federal return with TurboTax. You will be asked additional questions to determine the best route for filing your state return (e-file or print and mail). An additional charge may be required, as state programs are separate from federal programs.

It depends on how many people are filing taxes and how much you want to invest in TurboTax’s software. Prices for online services differ from CD/download software. It’s more cost-effective to go the software route if multiple people are filing their federal and state returns.

Not if you have a simple return. Based on your answers to a few questions, TurboTax might redirect you to one of their paid editions if they determine that your return extends beyond W-2 income and the standard deduction. As a general rule, start with the free edition, and remember that you don’t have to pay anything until you’re ready to file.

While both editions include similar features, including the same number of federal and state e-filings, TurboTax Deluxe is better suited for tax filings if you have high medical expenses, own a home, or have made charitable donations. Meanwhile, TurboTax Premier is recommended for tax filings if you have more complicated assets such as rental properties, stocks and bonds, and trust beneficiaries to account for.

Yes. You can get a one-time $10 credit for in-product add-ons when you purchase these TurboTax CD and desktop products from Costco, Sam’s Club, or BJ’s Wholesale:

• TurboTax Deluxe (Federal only)
• TurboTax Deluxe (Federal and State)
• TurboTax Premier
• TurboTax Home & Business
• TurboTax Business

Once you install and activate TurboTax, you’ll see the $10 credit automatically applied to the first optional add-on feature or service you purchase. TurboTax offers one $10 credit per license code.

Yes, TurboTax offers an audit support guarantee, which gives you free audit guidance year-round when you prepare your taxes with them using the TurboTax Individual, TurboTax Live Assisted Business, or TurboTax Full Service Business plans. If you receive a letter from the IRS for a return you filed through TurboTax, you can visit the TurboTax Audit Support Center and get individual Q&A support from a tax professional.

Yes — as long as you’re using the same edition of TurboTax when you submit your amended tax return, you won’t need to pay any additional charges. However, if you need an upgraded edition of TurboTax to file your amended return due to additional deductions, they’ll charge you the difference from the previous edition.