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NEW! 1099-MISC snap & auto-fill
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TurboTax Live Self-Employed features

For self-employed workers & small business owners

Find industry-specific deductions

Get CPA help maximizing unique deductions across diverse industries: real estate, rideshare, web design, creative & performing arts, construction, and many more.
Ideal for
1099-MISC income

Designed for the unique
situations of independent
contractors, freelancers, and
small business owners
like you.
NEW! 1099-MISC snap & autofill

Easily and conveniently upload your 1099-MISC with just a snap from
your smartphone.
NEW! Year Round Tax Estimator

Plan ahead and avoid any surprises with an accurate estimate of next year's return from our Year Round Tax Estimator.
NEW! Seamless Square
payment importing

Save time and easily import your annual Square seller income into the right tax forms.
Mileage and
vehicle deductions

Let us determine if actual
expenses or the standard
mileage
rate will get you the
biggest
tax deduction.
Track expenses and mileage in
real time

Stay on top of all your expenses with effortless expense, mileage
and job tracking with
FREE QuickBooks Self-Employed.
Rideshare data import

We've partnered with Uber and Lyft to make importing your rideshare tax summary with income and expenses a breeze.
Extra guidance for new businesses

Have a CPA or EA show you the start-up tax deductions for new
businesses so you can keep more of your hard-earned money.
Every self–employed
tax deduction

Our CPAS and EAs will search over 450 tax deductions to
ensure you don’t miss a thing. Business travel, entertainment,
supplies, and operating costs are
all covered.
Simplified Schedule C filing

Filing a Schedule C for your side gig income? We'll streamline the process so you won't have to answer any unnecessary questions and
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Home office expense help

Have a home office? We'll help you determine what you can deduct and do all the calculations for you, along with tips on how to best manage your home
office deductions.
QBI guidance (Qualified
Business Income)

We take all the guesswork out to see if you qualify for the Qualified Business Income
(QBI) deduction.
Unlimited employee forms

Quickly prep and print unlimited W2’s and 1099’s for your employees with ease – even if you’re not using payroll.
Schedule C import (Prior Year
pdf Import)

Save even more time by easily importing a PDF of last year’s tax return from another major tax
prep software.
Simplify asset depreciation

Get your biggest tax deduction with the best depreciation method
and our guidance
through calculations.
Year-over-year picture

Get an in-depth look at all of your self-employed (Schedule C) income. We'll provide a line-by-line comparison against previous years, so you can stay organized and make the right
business decisions.

Also for investors & property managers

Quickly add
investment info

We can automatically import investment info from thousands
of participating
financial institutions.
Accurate investment tax reporting

Report sales of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, plus calculate capital
gains/losses with guidance from a CPA or EA.
Find your cost basis

In three easy steps you’ll discover your accurate purchase
price for stock sales.
Set up new rentals

Get step-by-step guidance setting up new rental properties and
determining the fair market
rent value.
Great for rental depreciation

Simplify reporting your rental property depreciation and get the
biggest
tax deduction.
Guidance and support for
employee stock plans

Sold employee stock? We’ll automatically determine your
correct basis for shares purchased, even at different times or
different prices.

Also for individuals & families

Guidance for homeowners

Have a CPA or EA help you find the right deductions for mortgage
interest, property taxes, refinancing fees, and more.
Deduction finder

We search more than 350 tax deductions and credits to get
you the biggest tax
refund, guaranteed.
Ideal for student loans and
education expenses

A tax expert can help you deduct any interest you paid on
student loans, as well as take advantage of other education
credits and deductions.
Tax credits for dependents

Find tax-saving credits like the Child & Dependent Care Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC), and child tax credit.
Charitable donations

Get every charitable donation deduction you deserve and easily calculate
the value of your donated items with ItsDeductible™.
Big life changes? We can help.

When you buy a home, get a new job, or have other serious life changes, an expert is always available to help explain what it means for
your taxes.
Get a head start

If you’re a returning customer we’ll automatically transfer last year’s information to save you time.
Your tax refund, your way

Choose to receive your tax refund by check, direct deposit, or
Turbo Prepaid Visa Card.

Help & support

Talk to real CPAs or EAs
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A TurboTax CPA or EA is only a click away. Choose “Live
Help” to share your screen with a tax professional, who will
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return when you’re ready to file.
Product support

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No tax knowledge needed

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Anytime, anywhere

Finish your tax return in one visit or do a little at a time. We
automatically save your progress as you go, so you can pick
up where you left off from
any device.
No credit card? No problem.

You can choose to pay for your tax preparation costs right out of your
federal tax refund (fees may apply).
See your tax refund in real time

We update your federal and state tax refund amount (or taxes
due) as you work, so you always know where you stand.
Automatically add your
tax forms

We can access tax form information from over a million
participating employers and financial institutions. If yours isn’t
on the list, just snap a photo, tap, and
you’re done.
Get the fastest possible tax refund

E-file your federal and state tax return with direct deposit to get your tax
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as possible.
It's easy to switch

You can easily save time by importing a PDF of last year’s tax
return from other major tax
prep companies.
Finish your state return faster

Once you complete your federal taxes, we can transfer your information to
your state return to help you finish quickly and easily. (Fees apply)

Commonly Filed Tax Forms and Schedules

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1040U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

Schedule EICEarned Income Credit

Schedule 1Additional Income and Adjustments to Income

Schedule 2Tax

Schedule 3Non-refundable Credits

Schedule AItemized Deductions

Schedule BInterest and Dividend Income

Schedule C/C-EZProfit or Loss from Business (Income)

Schedule SESelf-Employment Tax

Schedule DCapital Gains and Losses

Schedule ESupplemental Income and Loss, including rental property

Schedule C/C-EZProfit or Loss from Business (Expenses)

Other Tax Forms and Schedules

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Form 1040-ESEstimated Tax for Individuals

Form 1040-VPayment Vouchers

Form 1040XAmended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

Form 1095-AHealth Insurance Marketplace Statement

Form 1099-DIVDividends and Distributions

Form 1099-INTInterest Income

Form 1099-OIDOriginal Issue Discount

Form 1099-RDistributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement, etc.

Form 1310Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer

Form 14039Identity Theft Affidavit

Form 2120Multiple Support Declaration

Form 2210/2210AIUnderpayment of Tax/Annualized Income

Form 4506Request for Copy of Tax Form

Form 4852Substitute for Form W-2 or 1099-R

Form 4868Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File

Form 8332Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents

Form 8379Injured Spouse Allocation

Form 8453U.S. Individual Income Tax Transmittal for an IRS E-File Return

Schedule 8812Additional Child Tax Credit

Form 8822Change of Address

Form 8857Request for Innocent Spouse Relief

Form 8862Information to Claim Certain Refundable Credits After Disallowance

Form 8863Education Credits

Form 8888Direct Deposit of Refund

Form 9465Installment Agreement Request

Form W-2Wages and Tax Statement

Form W-4Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate

Commonly Filed Tax Forms and Schedules (new forms for 2019)

Form 1098Mortgage Interest Statement

Form 1098-CContributions of Motor Vehicles, Boats and Airplanes

Form 1098-EStudent Loan Interest Statement

Form 1098-TTuition Statement

Form 1099-AAcquisition or Abandonment of Secured Property

Form 1099-CCancellation of Debt

Form 1099-GCertain Government Payments

Form 1099-KPayment Card and Third Party Network Transactions

Form 1099-MISCMiscellaneous Income

Form 1099-QPayments From Qualified Education Programs

Form 1099-SADistributions from an HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA

Form 1116/AMTAMT Foreign Tax Credit/Foreign Tax Credit

Form 2106Employee Business Expenses

Form 2441Child and Dependent Care Expenses

Form 2555Foreign Earned Income

Form 3903Moving Expenses

Form 4137Tax on Unreported Tip Income

Form 4562Depreciation and Amortization

Form 4684Casualties and Theft

Form 4952/AMTAMT Investment Interest Expense Deduction/Investment Interest Expense Deduction

Form 4972Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions

Form 5329Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (including IRAs)

Form 5405First-Time Homebuyer Credit and Repayment of the Credit

Form 5695Residential Energy Credits

Form 6251Alternative Minimum Tax

Form 8283Non-cash Charitable Contributions

Form 8396Mortgage Interest Credit

Form 8582/AMT/CRPassive Activity Loss Limitations/AMT/Credit Limitations

Form 8606Nondeductible IRAs

Form 8615Tax for Certain Children who have Unearned Income

Form 8801Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax

Form 8814Parents' Election To Report Child's Interest and Dividends

Form 8815Exclusion of Interest from Series EE and I U.S. Savings Bonds

Form 8834Qualified Electric Vehicle Credit

Form 8839Qualified Adoption Expenses

Form 8853Archer MSAs and Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts

Form 8859Carryforward of D.C. First-Time Homebuyer Credit

Form 8880Credit for Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions

Form 8889Health Savings Account

Form 8910Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit

Form 8911Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit

Form 8915AQualified 2017 Disaster Retirement Plan Distribution and Repayments

Form 8915BQualified 2017 Disaster Retirement Plan Distribution and Repayments

Form 8919Uncollected Social Security and Medicare Tax on Wages

Form 8936Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit

Form 8938Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets

Form 8958Allocation of Community Property Amounts

Form 8959Additional Medicare Tax

Form 8960Net Investment Income Tax

Form 8962Premium Tax Credit

Form 982Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness

Form SS-4Application for Employer Identification Number

Form W-2GCertain Gambling Winnings

Schedule HHousehold Employment Taxes

Schedule RCredit for Elderly or Disabled

Form 8995Qualified Business Income Deduction

Form 8995-AQualified Business Income Deduction Simplified Computation

From 8995-A Sch ASpecified Service Trades or Businesses

From 8995-A Sch BAggregation of Business Operators

From 8995-A Sch CLoss Netting and Carryforward

From 8995-A Sch DSpecial Rules for Patrons of Agricultural or Horticultural Cooperatives

Form 1099-BProceeds from Broker Transactions

Form 2210-FUnderpayment of Estimated Tax by Farmers and Fishermen

Form 2439Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains

Form 3468Investment Credit

Form 3800General Business Credit

Form 4136Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels

Form 4255Recapture of Investment Credit

Form 4797Sales of Business Property

Form 4835Farm Rental Income and Expenses

Form 6198At-Risk Limitations

Form 6252Installment Sale Income

Form 6781Gains/Losses from Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles

Form 8586Low-Income Housing Credit

Form 8824Like-Kind Exchange

Form 8949Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets

Schedules K-1 (Form 1041)Estates and Trusts

Schedules K-1 (Form 1065)Partner's Share of Income, Credits, Deductions

Schedules K-1 (Form 1120S)Shareholder's Share of Income, Credits, etc

Form 8829Expenses for Business Use of Your Home

Form 8881Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs

Form 8885Health Coverage Tax Credit

Form 8941Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums

Schedule FProfit or Loss from Farming

Schedule JIncome Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen

Form 1040-NRNon-Resident Aliens (includes international students)

Minimum Operating Systems and Browsers

Windows

Windows 10.x
- Firefox 65.x
- Edge 15
- Chrome 73.x
- Opera 58.x
Windows 8.1
- Firefox 65.x
- Edge 15
- Chrome 73.x
- Opera 58.x
Windows 8
- Firefox 65.x
- Edge 15
- Chrome 73.x
- Opera 58.x
Windows 7
- Firefox 65.x
- Edge 15
- Chrome 73.x
- Opera 58.x

Mac

Mac OS X 10.15.x (Catalina)
- Firefox 65.x
- Edge 15
- Safari 13.x
- Chrome 73.x
- Opera 58.x
Mac OS X 10.14.x (Mojave)
- Firefox 65.x
- Edge 15
- Safari 13.x
- Chrome 73.x
- Opera 58.x
Mac OS X 10.13.x (High Sierra)
- Firefox 65.x
- Edge 15
- Safari 13.x
- Chrome 73.x
- Opera 58.x
Mac OS X 10.12.x (Sierra)
- Firefox 65.x
- Edge 15
- Safari 12.x
- Chrome 73.x
- Opera 58.x
Mac OS X 10.11.x (El Capitan)
- Firefox 65.x
- Edge 15
- Safari 11.x
- Chrome 73.x
- Opera 58.x
Mac OS X 10.10.x (Yosemite)
- Firefox 65.x
- Edge 15
- Safari 10.x
- Chrome 73.x
- Opera 58.x
Mac OS X 10.9.x (Mavericks)
- Firefox 65.x

Mobile / Other

iOS 11.x
- Safari
- Chrome
- Firefox
Android 5.x
- Chromium default browser
Chromebook
- Chrome

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