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Uso comercial de vehículos

Written by a TurboTax Expert • Reviewed by a TurboTax CPAUpdated for Tax Year 2023 • March 8, 2024 1:29 PM
OVERVIEW

Si usas vehículos en tu pequeña empresa, la forma y el momento en que los deduces para uso comercial pueden tener importantes consecuencias tributarias. A continuación, aprenderemos todos los detalles acerca de las deducciones por millaje, las diferencias entre la compra y el alquiler de vehículos, y la depreciación de estos. Las reglas especiales que rigen el uso comercial de los vehículos pueden generar grandes ahorros en impuestos.

Puntos clave

  • El costo de operación de los automóviles, los vehículos SUV y las camionetas que se usan para actividades comerciales suele ser deducible, junto con los costos de los vehículos que se usan como equipo de trabajo (como los volquetes) y los vehículos que se usan para alquilar (como los taxis).
  • Puedes calcular los gastos de la mayoría de los vehículos usando la tarifa estándar por milla del IRS ($0.655 por milla en 2023 y $0.67 por milla en 2024) o sumando los gastos reales (gasolina, aceite, neumáticos, reparaciones, etc.) del uso comercial del vehículo.
  • El vehículo que se usa para fines comerciales puede ser de la sociedad anónima o de un empleado. El método para reclamar la deducción variará según el propietario del vehículo..
  • El vehículo que se usa para fines comerciales puede ser de la sociedad anónima o de un empleado. El método para reclamar la deducción variará según el propietario del vehículo.

Preguntas importantes

A menudo, las deducciones por el uso de vehículos en tu empresa pueden ser significativas, por lo que debes tomar las siguientes decisiones.

Información general

Los vehículos para uso comercial incluyen automóviles, vehículos SUV y camionetas que se destinan a actividades comerciales.

Automóviles de lujo

Hace algunos años, el Congreso decidió que los contribuyentes no debían subsidiar el uso de vehículos de lujo a través de las empresas. Para evitarlo, la ley restringe las deducciones por depreciación permitidas para los automóviles de lujo. Pero no pienses en un Rolls-Royce o un Ferrari. El Congreso tiene una visión mucho menos extravagante del concepto de lujo.

Para los vehículos nuevos y usados que se pusieron en servicio en 2023 (suponiendo que el vehículo se usó únicamente para fines comerciales):

  • La deducción máxima por depreciación del primer año es de $12,200, más hasta $8,000 por depreciación adicional.
  • Se puede deducir el 80 % de los costos de los vehículos SUV con un peso de carga de más de 6,000 libras, pero que no supere las 14,000 libras, con la depreciación adicional en 2023.

Mantén buenos registros

El IRS (Servicio de Impuestos Internos) es muy estricto a la hora de deducir el costo de los vehículos. Por ello, si planeas reclamar una deducción, debes llevar un registro detallado de las millas y otros gastos.

Tarifa estándar por milla en comparación con los gastos reales

Elegir si te conviene usar la tarifa estándar por milla o los costos reales depende de ti.

  • Cuanto más económicos sean los costos de operación del vehículo, más probable será que te convenga utilizar la tarifa estándar por milla.
  • Cuanto más altos sean los costos de operación, como gasolina, reparaciones, neumáticos, etc., más te convendrá usar el método de costos reales.

Tarifa estándar por milla

El IRS permite que los empleados y trabajadores por cuenta propia usen una tarifa estándar por milla de $0.655 en 2023 y $0.67 en 2024.

Para aplicar la tarifa estándar por milla en un vehículo de tu propiedad, debes usar este método durante el primer año en que el vehículo esté al servicio de tu empresa. Luego, en los años posteriores, puedes intercambiar entre la tarifa estándar por milla y el método de gastos reales.

Para determinar la cantidad de millas recorridas con fines comerciales, necesitas dos cifras de cada vehículo:

  • La cantidad total de millas que recorrió durante el año.
  • La cantidad total de millas que recorrió exclusivamente para fines comerciales.

Realizar un seguimiento de las millas totales recorridas durante el año es sencillo.  Debes anotar la lectura del odómetro el día en que comienzas a usar el vehículo para fines comerciales y, luego, la lectura del último día del año.

Las millas que se computan para la deducción por uso comercial incluyen la cantidad de millas reales que se realizan para fines comerciales, incluidos los siguientes:

  • Visitar a un cliente o tener una reunión.
  • Dirigirte al banco, la tienda de suministros de oficina o la tienda de informática por motivos comerciales.
  • Reunirte con el contador o el abogado para tratar temas comerciales.

Algunos viajes no se consideran de negocios, por ejemplo:

  • Los viajes de ida y vuelta entre tu casa y tu lugar de trabajo. No puedes deducirlos ni en tu declaración individual ni en la de tu empresa.
  • Si haces una parada en una tienda al volver a tu casa después de un viaje de negocios, las millas restantes de la tienda a tu hogar generalmente se consideran millas personales, por lo que no puedes incluirlas.

También puedes deducir los intereses por un préstamo para vehículo, las cuotas de registro y los impuestos sobre la propiedad, así como los gastos de estacionamiento y peajes, siempre que estén relacionados con fines comerciales.

Gastos reales del vehículo

Si decides usar el método de gastos reales, puedes deducir los siguientes gastos relacionados con el vehículo:

  • Gasolina y aceite
  • Mantenimiento y reparaciones
  • Neumáticos
  • Cuotas de registro e impuestos*
  • Licencias
  • Intereses por préstamos para vehículos*
  • Seguros
  • Pagos de alquiler o arrendamiento
  • Depreciación
  • Alquiler de garaje
  • Peajes y costos de estacionamiento

* También son deducibles si eliges el método estándar por milla.

El porcentaje de uso (en función de las millas) que se hace del vehículo para fines comerciales determina la parte deducible de estos gastos.

Veamos cómo se hacen estos cálculos:

Supongamos que los gastos de gasolina, aceite y reparaciones suman $3,000 al año. Las cuotas y los impuestos son de $500. Los costos de intereses por préstamo y seguro son de $1,500. Si el vehículo es viejo, no se aplica la deducción por depreciación. Tus gastos reales totales son de $5,000.

  • $3,000 + $500 + $1,500 = $5,000

El millaje total de tu vehículo es de 18,000 y las millas para fines comerciales registradas son 16,200. El porcentaje de uso comercial es del 90 %.

  • 16,200 millas ÷ 18,000 millas = 0.9
  • 0.9 × 100 = 90 % de uso para fines comerciales

Si usas el método de gastos reales, puedes deducir $4,500 (el 90 % de $5,000).

  • $5,000 × 0.9 = $4,500

Si usas la tarifa estándar por milla, la deducción de 2023 será de $10,611.

  • 8,100 millas × $0.655 = $10,611 al año

En este caso, el método estándar por milla te ofrece un mayor beneficio tributario.  Por lo general, el porcentaje de uso comercial puede variar de un año a otro. Los gastos operativos son gastos anuales y no afectan los años subsiguientes.

Nota de TurboTax:

Incluso si usas la deducción de tarifa estándar por milla, puedes deducir los intereses por un préstamo para vehículo, las cuotas de registro y los impuestos sobre la propiedad, así como los gastos de estacionamiento y peajes, siempre que estén relacionados con gastos de negocio.

Depreciación

Es la cantidad del costo del vehículo que puedes deducir a lo largo del tiempo, ya que, por lo general, no se puede deducir el costo total en el año en que lo compraste. La tarifa estándar por milla incluye un importe por depreciación, que reduce la base ajustada del vehículo cuando decides venderlo o disponer de él. En el ejemplo anterior, funciona de la siguiente manera:

  • Deducción estándar por milla de 2023:  16,200 millas × $0.655 por milla = $10,611.
  • Depreciación por el vehículo equivalente incluida:  16,200 millas × $0.28 por milla = $4,536.

Si usas el método de gastos reales y compraste el vehículo nuevo en 2023, la deducción máxima por depreciación del primer año, incluida la depreciación adicional, para un automóvil en 2023 es de $20,200.

En el ejemplo anterior, la depreciación de un vehículo estaría limitada por el porcentaje de uso comercial del 90 % multiplicado por la deducción máxima por depreciación del primer año de 2023 de $20,200 (o $18,180).

Como la depreciación se acumula, el millaje de cada año afecta la base ajustada del vehículo. A su vez, la base ajustada se usará para determinar las ganancias o las pérdidas al vender el vehículo, por lo que es fundamental mantener buenos registros.

Nota: Para usar el método estándar por milla, debes elegirlo el primer año en que el vehículo es puesto en servicio. En los años posteriores, puedes cambiarlo por el método de gastos reales.

El dilema de la propiedad

Propietario de una empresa que trabaja por cuenta propia (propietario único)

El propietario puede elegir el método de gastos reales o el de tarifa estándar por milla en función de las reglas descritas anteriormente.

Si un empleado usa su vehículo personal para fines comerciales,

  • por lo general, el empleador le reembolsa el millaje recorrido para esos fines usando la tarifa estándar por milla.
  • El importe recibido por millas registradas no es tributable para el empleado y los gastos del vehículo son deducibles para el empleador.

Nota: Si tienes una LLC de un solo miembro y presentas un Anexo C con tu declaración de impuestos personal (Formulario 1040), se te considera propietario de una empresa que trabaja por cuenta propia para fines tributarios.

Sociedad anónima de tipo S o sociedad anónima de tipo C

El vehículo que se usa para fines comerciales puede pertenecer a una sociedad anónima o a un empleado (incluso si es un accionista). El método para reclamar la deducción variará según el propietario del vehículo.

Vehículo perteneciente a un empleado

Si un empleado (incluso si es un accionista) usa su vehículo personal para fines comerciales en nombre de la sociedad anónima:

  • El empleado puede presentar una solicitud de reembolso a la sociedad anónima.
  • Luego, la sociedad anónima le puede reembolsar los gastos usando la tarifa estándar por milla.
  • La sociedad anónima obtiene una deducción por los gastos pagados del vehículo.
  • El reembolso no se reporta como ingreso tributable del empleado.

Para los años tributarios anteriores a 2018, si el empleado no recibe un reembolso por los gastos de viaje de negocios, puede realizar lo siguiente:

  • Puede reclamar una deducción de gastos comerciales no reembolsados como una deducción detallada miscelánea en el Anexo A del Formulario 1040.
  • Puede usar el método de gastos reales o la tarifa estándar por milla para calcular el importe deducible.

A partir de 2018, los gastos de empleados no reembolsados ya no son deducibles.

Vehículo perteneciente a la sociedad anónima

Para determinar la deducción de los gastos de los vehículos de su propiedad, una sociedad anónima debe usar el método de gastos operativos reales y también está limitada por el porcentaje de uso comercial del vehículo.

La sociedad anónima puede deducir todos los gastos operativos del vehículo, independientemente del porcentaje de uso comercial, si este porcentaje se trata como ingreso del empleado.

  • Esto suele suceder cuando se permite usar un vehículo de la empresa como beneficio de empleado.
  • La deducción del porcentaje para uso personal que hace la sociedad anónima se trata como un gasto de compensación del empleado.
  • Los ingresos del empleado por el uso personal de un vehículo corporativo se determinan según el valor de mercado del vehículo, y no según el método real o la tarifa estándar que se usan para determinar la deducción del costo de alquiler de un vehículo, por ejemplo.

Sociedad colectiva o compañía de responsabilidad limitada (LLC, por sus siglas en inglés)

Las reglas son las mismas que para una sociedad anónima de tipo S, con una excepción:  por lo general, un socio o miembro que tiene gastos de vehículo no reembolsados como requisito del acuerdo de la sociedad colectiva o compañía de responsabilidad limitada puede reclamar la deducción en el Anexo E del Formulario 1040, en lugar de hacerlo en el Anexo A.

Nota: Por lo general, es más sencillo para una empresa dejar que un empleado (incluso un accionista, socio o miembro) use su vehículo personal y envíe una solicitud de reembolso por los gastos. Esto reduce en gran medida la cantidad de registros para el empleador.

¿Comprar o alquilar?

Puedes usar el método de tarifa estándar por milla o el de gastos reales para los vehículos alquilados. Sin embargo, si usas la tarifa estándar por milla, no puedes cambiar al método de gastos reales en otro año.

  • Si usas la tarifa estándar por milla para un vehículo alquilado, el importe del pago de alquiler no es deducible.
  • Si usas el método de gastos reales, los vehículos alquilados no se pueden deducir. En cambio, se deduce la parte comercial del pago de alquiler.

Importe anual de inclusión de ingresos

Cuando el valor del vehículo alquilado supera cierto importe, también debes restar un importe de “inclusión de ingresos” del monto deducible de tu alquiler. Esta regla de inclusión de ingresos busca igualar los beneficios tributarios de alquilar y comprar vehículos para uso comercial.

  • Para vehículos que se alquilan por primera vez en 2023, el límite es de $60,000.
  • El importe de inclusión de ingresos varía según el importe del alquiler y la cantidad de años tributarios durante los cuales se usó el vehículo alquilado para fines comerciales.
  • El importe de inclusión de ingresos aumenta cada año tributario durante cinco años.
  • El IRS publica los importes de inclusión de ingresos cada año para los vehículos alquilados y puestos en servicio en ese año.
  • El procedimiento de ingresos 2023-14 del IRS incluye la tabla de importes de inclusión de ingresos de 2023.

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  • Tax Advice, Expert Review and TurboTax Live: Access to tax advice and Expert Review (the ability to have a Tax Expert review and/or sign your tax return) is included with TurboTax Live Assisted or as an upgrade from another version, and available through December 31, 2024. Intuit will assign you a tax expert based on availability. Tax expert and CPA availability may be limited. Some tax topics or situations may not be included as part of this service, which shall be determined in the tax expert’s sole discretion. For the TurboTax Live Assisted product, if your return requires a significant level of tax advice or actual preparation, the tax expert may be required to sign as the preparer at which point they will assume primary responsibility for the preparation of your return. For the TurboTax Live Full Service product: Handoff tax preparation by uploading your tax documents, getting matched with an expert, and meeting with an expert in real time. The tax expert will sign your return as a preparer. The ability to retain the same expert preparer in subsequent years will be based on an expert’s choice to continue employment with Intuit. Administrative services may be provided by assistants to the tax expert. On-screen help is available on a desktop, laptop or the TurboTax mobile app. Unlimited access to TurboTax Live tax experts refers to an unlimited quantity of contacts available to each customer, but does not refer to hours of operation or service coverage. Service, area of expertise, experience levels, wait times, hours of operation and availability vary, and are subject to restriction and change without notice.

  • TurboTax Live Full Service – Qualification for Offer: Depending on your tax situation, you may be asked to answer additional questions to determine your qualification for the Full Service offer. Certain complicated tax situations will require an additional fee, and some will not qualify for the Full Service offering. These situations may include but are not limited to multiple sources of business income, large amounts of cryptocurrency transactions, taxable foreign assets and/or significant foreign investment income. Offer details subject to change at any time without notice. Intuit, in its sole discretion and at any time, may determine that certain tax topics, forms and/or situations are not included as part of TurboTax Live Full Service. Intuit reserves the right to refuse to prepare a tax return for any reason in its sole discretion. Additional limitations apply. See Terms of Service for details.

  • TurboTax Live Full Service - File your taxes as soon as today: TurboTax Full Service Experts are available to prepare 2023 tax returns starting January 8, 2024. Based on completion time for the majority of customers and may vary based on expert availability. The tax preparation assistant will validate the customer’s tax situation during the welcome call and review uploaded documents to assess readiness. All tax forms and documents must be ready and uploaded by the customer for the tax preparation assistant to refer the customer to an available expert for live tax preparation.

  • TurboTax Live Full Service -- Verified Pro -- “Local” and “In-Person”: Not all feature combinations are available for all locations. "Local" experts are defined as being located within the same state as the consumer’s zip code for virtual meetings. "Local" Pros for the purpose of in-person meetings are defined as being located within 50 miles of the consumer's zip code. In-person meetings with local Pros are available on a limited basis in some locations, but not available in all States or locations. Not all pros provide in-person services.

  • Smart Insights: Individual taxes only. Included with TurboTax Deluxe, Premium, TurboTax Live, TurboTax Live Full Service, or with PLUS benefits, and is available through 11/1/2024. Terms and conditions may vary and are subject to change without notice.

  • My Docs features: Included with TurboTax Deluxe, Premium TurboTax Live, TurboTax Live Full Service, or with PLUS benefits and is available through 12/31/2025. Terms and conditions may vary and are subject to change without notice.

  • Tax Return Access: Included with all TurboTax Free Edition, Deluxe, Premium, TurboTax Live, TurboTax Live Full Service customers and access to up to the prior seven years of tax returns we have on file for you is available through 12/31/2025. Terms and conditions may vary and are subject to change without notice.

  • Easy Online Amend: Individual taxes only. Included with TurboTax Deluxe, Premium, TurboTax Live, TurboTax Live Full Service, or with PLUS benefits. Make changes to your 2023 tax return online for up to 3 years after it has been filed and accepted by the IRS through 10/31/2026. Terms and conditions may vary and are subject to change without notice. For TurboTax Live Full Service, your tax expert will amend your 2023 tax return for you through 11/15/2024. After 11/15/2024, TurboTax Live Full Service customers will be able to amend their 2023 tax return themselves using the Easy Online Amend process described above.

  • #1 best-selling tax software: Based on aggregated sales data for all tax year 2022 TurboTax products.

  • #1 online tax filing solution for self-employed: Based upon IRS Sole Proprietor data as of 2023, tax year 2022. Self-Employed defined as a return with a Schedule C tax form. Online competitor data is extrapolated from press releases and SEC filings. “Online” is defined as an individual income tax DIY return (non-preparer signed) that was prepared online & either e-filed or printed, not including returns prepared through desktop software or FFA prepared returns, 2022.

  • CompleteCheck: Covered under the TurboTax accurate calculations and maximum refund guarantees. Limitations apply. See Terms of Service for details.
  • TurboTax Premium Pricing Comparison: Cost savings based on a comparison of TurboTax product prices to average prices set forth in the 2020-2021 NSA Fees-Acct-Tax Practices Survey Report.

  • 1099-K Snap and Autofill: Available in mobile app and mobile web only.

  • 1099-NEC Snap and Autofill: Available in TurboTax Premium (formerly Self-Employed) and TurboTax Live Assisted Premium (formerly Self-Employed). Available in mobile app only. Feature available within Schedule C tax form for TurboTax filers with 1099-NEC income.

  • Year-Round Tax Estimator: Available in TurboTax Premium (formerly Self-Employed) and TurboTax Live Assisted Premium (formerly Self-Employed). This product feature is only available after you finish and file in a self-employed TurboTax product.

  • **Refer a Friend: Rewards good for up to 20 friends, or $500 - see official terms and conditions for more details.

  • Refer your Expert (Intuit’s own experts): Rewards good for up to 20 referrals, or $500 - see official terms and conditions for more details.

  • Refer your Expert (TurboTax Verified Independent Pro): Rewards good for up to 20 referrals, or $500 - see official terms and conditions for more details.

  • Average Refund Amount: Sum of $3140 is the average refund American taxpayers received based upon IRS data date ending 2/17/23 and may not reflect actual refund amount received.

  • Average Deduction Amount: Based on the average amount of deductions/expenses found by TurboTax Self Employed customers who filed expenses on Schedule C in Tax Year 2022 and may not reflect actual deductions found.

  • More self-employed deductions based on the median amount of expenses found by TurboTax Premium (formerly Self Employed) customers who synced accounts, imported and categorized transactions compared to manual entry. Individual results may vary.

  • TurboTax Online Business Products: For TurboTax Live Assisted Business and TurboTax Full Service Business, we currently don’t support the following tax situations: C-Corps (Form 1120-C), Trust/Estates (Form 1041), Multiple state filings, Tax Exempt Entities/Non-Profits, Entities electing to be treated as a C-Corp, Schedule C Sole proprietorship, Payroll, Sales tax, Quarterly filings, and Foreign Income. TurboTax Live Assisted Business is currently available only in AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV and WY.

  • Audit Defense: Audit Defense is a third-party add-on service provided, for a fee, by TaxResources, Inc., dba Tax Audit. See Membership Agreements at https://turbotax.intuit.com/corp/softwarelicense/ for service terms and conditions. 

TURBOTAX DESKTOP GUARANTEES

TurboTax Desktop Individual Returns:

  • 100% Accurate Calculations Guarantee – Individual Returns: If you pay an IRS or state penalty or interest because of a TurboTax calculation error, we’ll pay you the penalty and interest. Excludes payment plans. This guarantee is good for the lifetime of your personal, individual tax return, which Intuit defines as seven years from the date you filed it with TurboTax Desktop. Excludes TurboTax Desktop Business returns. Additional terms and limitations apply. See License Agreement for details.

  • Maximum Refund Guarantee / Maximum Tax Savings Guarantee - or Your Money Back – Individual Returns: If you get a larger refund or smaller tax due from another tax preparation method by filing an amended return, we'll refund the applicable TurboTax federal and/or state software license purchase price you paid. This guarantee is good for the lifetime of your personal, individual tax return, which Intuit defines as seven years from the date you filed it with TurboTax Desktop. Excludes TurboTax Desktop Business returns. Additional terms and limitations apply. See License Agreement for details.

  • Audit Support Guarantee – Individual Returns: If you receive an audit letter from the IRS or State Department of Revenue based on your 2024 TurboTax individual tax return, we will provide one-on-one question-and-answer support with a tax professional, if requested through our Audit Support Center, for audited individual returns filed with TurboTax Desktop for the current 2024 tax year and, for individual, non-business returns, for the past two tax years (2022, 2023). Audit support is informational only. We will not represent you before the IRS or state tax authority or provide legal advice. If we are not able to connect you to one of our tax professionals, we will refund the applicable TurboTax federal and/or state license purchase price you paid. This guarantee is good for the lifetime of your personal, individual tax return, which Intuit defines as seven years from the date you filed it with TurboTax Desktop. Excludes TurboTax Desktop Business returns. Additional terms and limitations apply. See License Agreement for details.

  • Satisfaction Guarantee/ 60-Day Money Back Guarantee: If you're not completely satisfied with TurboTax Desktop software, go to refundrequest.intuit.com within 60 days of purchase and follow the process listed to submit a refund request. You must return this product using your license code or order number and dated receipt. Desktop add-on products and services purchased are non-refundable.

TurboTax Desktop Business Returns:

  • 100% Accurate Calculations Guarantee – Business Returns: If you pay an IRS or state penalty or interest because of a TurboTax calculation error, we’ll pay you the penalty and interest. Excludes payment plans. You are responsible for paying any additional tax liability you may owe. Additional terms and limitations apply. See License Agreement for details.

  • Maximum Tax Savings Guarantee - Business Returns: If you get a smaller tax due (or larger business tax refund) from another tax preparation method using the same data, TurboTax will refund the applicable TurboTax Business Desktop license purchase price you paid. Additional terms and limitations apply. See License Agreement for details.

  • Satisfaction Guarantee/ 60-Day Money Back Guarantee: If you're not completely satisfied with TurboTax Desktop software, go to refundrequest.intuit.com within 60 days of purchase and follow the process listed to submit a refund request. You must return this product using your license code or order number and dated receipt. Desktop add-on products and services purchased are non-refundable.

TURBOTAX DESKTOP DISCLAIMERS

  • Installation Requirements: Product download, installation and activation requires an Intuit Account and internet connection. Product limited to one account per license code. You must accept the TurboTax License Agreement to use this product. Not for use by paid preparers.

  • TurboTax Desktop Products: Price includes tax preparation and printing of federal tax returns and free federal e-file of up to 5 federal tax returns. Additional fees apply for e-filing state returns. E-file fees may not apply in certain states, check here for details. Savings and price comparison based on anticipated price increase. Software updates and optional online features require internet connection. Desktop add-on products and services purchased are non-refundable.

  • Fastest Refund Possible: Get your tax refund from the IRS as fast as possible by e-filing and choosing to receive your refund by direct deposit. Tax refund time frames will vary. The IRS issues more than 9 out of 10 refunds in less than 21 days.

  • Average Refund Amount: $3,207 is the average refund amount American taxpayers received in the 2024 filing season based upon IRS data as of February 16, 2024 and may not reflect actual refund amount received.

  • TurboTax Technical Support: Customer service and technical support hours and options vary by time of year.

  • Deduct From Your Federal Refund: Individual taxes only. Subject to eligibility requirements. Additional terms apply. A $40 Refund Processing Service fee applies to this payment. method. Prices are subject to change without notice.

  • Data Import: Imports financial data from participating companies; Requires Intuit Account. Quicken and QuickBooks import not available with TurboTax installed on a Mac. Imports from Quicken (2022 and higher) and QuickBooks Desktop (2023 and higher); both Windows only. Quicken import not available for TurboTax Desktop Business. Quicken products provided by Quicken Inc., Quicken import subject to change.

  • Live Tax Advice: Access to tax experts to obtain answers to tax questions and to assist with tax year 2024 return(s) prepared with TurboTax Desktop software. Additional fees apply. Must be purchased and used by October 31, 2025. Excludes TurboTax Desktop Business. See License Agreement for details.

  • Audit Defense: Audit Defense is a third-party add-on service provided, for a fee, by TaxResources, Inc., dba Tax Audit. See Membership Agreements at https://turbotax.intuit.com/corp/softwarelicense/for service terms and conditions.

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