TurboTax Business CD/Download
Maximize Business Deductions for Your Corporation, Partnership, or Multi-Owner LLC
Here’s how it works:
Asks easy questions
about your business
Asks you questions in plain English, then puts your info on
the right business tax forms
for you.
Maximizes business
deductions
Maximizes business deductions for vehicles and supplies, and helps you find more write-offs by industry.
Checks your return for errors
Double-checks your return for accuracy and completeness.
It’s easier than ever to do your own business taxes.
Knows Your Business and Does the Hard Work for You
- You Don’t Need to Know a Thing About Business Taxes — Whether you have a Corporation, partnership, or multi-owner LLC, TurboTax Business provides support and guidance so you feel confident you are doing your business taxes right. Just answer simple questions and let TurboTax do the rest.
Create W-2 and 1099-MISC Forms — Helps you prepare unlimited forms for employees and contractors—guaranteed 100% accurate. Prints on plain paper—no need for special-colored-ink forms, and there’s no limit on the number of forms you can prepare. - Industry-Specific Deductions — Walks you through typical deductible expenses specific to your industry to help you spot commonly overlooked deductions.
- Extra Guidance for New Businesses — Shows which start-up costs new businesses can deduct.
- Multiple Business Entry — If you have multiple businesses, the same copy of TurboTax Business can be used for all of them, even if they are different entity types. Completes tax forms 1065, 1120S, 1120, and 1041 for all your businesses.
- Makes Asset Depreciation Easy — Reduce your taxes with a step-by-step review of your large purchases (assets). TurboTax Business helps you determine the most advantageous, tax-saving strategy for your assets, and guides you through calculating and reporting depreciation.
Maximizes Business Deductions
In-depth questions show which expenses you can deduct, including industry-specific deductions and:
- Vehicle — Get extra help for deducting actual vehicle expenses such as gas, oil changes, new tires, and repairs.
- Supplies — Your paper, ink, postage, staples, CDs, coffee, and more can add up to big savings.
- Large Purchases (Assets) — Find out whether you should fully deduct equipment this year or need to depreciate.
- Promotion and Advertising — See how to deduct expenses like brochures, business cards, Web sites, and sponsorships.
Easier Data Entry to Save You Time
- Imports Your QuickBooks Data — Use your QuickBooks tax-ready data (QuickBooks 2006 or higher, Windows only) to easily import your Profit and Loss statement (and Balance Sheet, if required). If your chart of accounts is not tax ready*, TurboTax Business automatically imports and classifies your QuickBooks income and expense accounts into appropriate tax categories which you can edit. Note: This import method is not available for your Balance Sheet.
- Simplified Income and Expense Entry — If you have a Profit & Loss statement, TurboTax maps to your P&L making it easier to enter all your income. And when entering expenses, additional deduction examples show even more ways to maximize your deductions.
- Transfers Federal Data to Business State — Transfer your federal data from TurboTax Business to complete your state return quickly, easily, and accurately. TurboTax Business State must be purchased separately.
- Year-to-Year Data Transfer — Each year, save time by transferring your info from the prior year TurboTax Business returns, including all depreciable assets.
- E-file Your Federal Return — Faster, easier, and more accurate than paper filing, e-filing is the IRS’s preferred method.**
Provides Support and Guidance Each Step of the Way
- World-Class Help Built Right In — With FAQs, tax topic videos, easy-to-follow tips and how-to’s, troubleshooting articles, government instructions, and IRS publications, you’ll get the answers you need each step of the way.
- 24/7 Support Web Site — The TurboTax.com Support site is there for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Easily search the knowledge base for answers to your specific questions.
- FREE Technical Support — Got a software question? No problem! Get answers from a TurboTax expert via e-mail, phone or live chat.
- Available: Live Tax Advice — Fast access to Live Tax Advice: one-on-one, live support from highly qualified tax professionals, skilled at answering questions specifically related to federal tax law. Additional charges apply.
Helps Reduce Audit Risk
Your risk of an audit is already low: less than 1% of all C Corp, S Corp, and partnership returns are audited (as compared to more than 3% of Schedule C returns).*** TurboTax helps you reduce your risk even further.
- Accurately Calculates Your Taxes, Guaranteed — TurboTax does all the math for you and we guarantee its accuracy. Chances are slim, but if you should get hit with an IRS or state penalty or interest because of a TurboTax calculation error, we’ll pay you the penalty and interest.
- Checks Your Return for Errors — TurboTax double-checks your return for accuracy and completeness and helps you fix any errors before the IRS spots them—so you can be confident your taxes are done right.
Why TurboTax Business is the easiest choice for you…
TurboTax Business is the do-it-yourself business tax software you’ve been looking for.
TurboTax Business covers your federal business tax return for:
- Multi-Owner LLCs (Form 1065)
- partnerships (Form 1065)
- S Corporations (Form 1120S)
- C Corporations (Form 1120)
- Estates and Trusts (Form 1041)
TurboTax Business works best if your small business:
- is an S Corp, C Corp, partnership, or multi-owner LLC
- has revenue of less than $250,000
- has fewer than five employees
After you do your business taxes, you’ll also need a TurboTax personal tax preparation software product. We recommend Deluxe.
TurboTax Business Tax Preparation Software
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Who should use TurboTax Business?
A. If your small business is an S Corporation, C Corporation, partnership, or multi-owner LLC, and you’re interested in saving time and money by doing your own business taxes, TurboTax Business may be right for you. Businesses with fewer than five employees and less than $250,000 in revenue are considered the best fit for TurboTax Business.
Additionally, if you need to complete taxes for an Estate or Trust (Form 1041), TurboTax Business is the right tax solution for you.
Q. Do I need to purchase another product if I own more than one business?
A. With the TurboTax Business federal product, you can complete returns for multiple businesses, even if they are different entity types. For example, you could complete one partnership return (Form 1065), and one S Corporation return (Form 1120S). There is no limit on the number of federal returns you can file with TurboTax Business.
With the TurboTax Business State product, you can complete returns for more than one business only if they are the same entity type (for instance, two partnership returns).
Q. I have more than one business, and I need to file state returns. Can I use the same TurboTax Business State product for multiple businesses?
A. TurboTax Business State products are sold separately by state and entity type. With each TurboTax Business State product, you can complete returns for more than one business only if they are the same entity type. For instance, you could use the Arizona S Corporation product to do more than one Arizona S Corporation return, but you’d need to also buy the Arizona partnership product to do an Arizona partnership return. Learn more about TurboTax Business State.
Q. Can the program be installed on more than one computer?
A. Yes, TurboTax Business can be installed on more than one computer.
Q. What if my business income is more than $250,000?
TurboTax Business works best for businesses with less than $250,000 in revenue. This is because most businesses with less than $250,000 in revenue don’t require a balance sheet—and their taxes are as simple as a Schedule C return. However, if your business does require a balance sheet, TurboTax Business will help you complete and balance it.
Q. Can I prepare both personal and business returns with TurboTax Business?
A. No. When you use TurboTax Business, you’ll also need a personal federal tax product. We recommend TurboTax Deluxe.
Q. Can I create all types of 1099s?
A. With our new online W-2/1099 Reporter, you can easily create W-2 and 1099-MISC forms. In the future, we plan to include the ability to create other types of 1099 forms.
Q. In which states can I e-file my business taxes?
A. This year, you will be able to e-file the following state forms:
- California Corporation
- California partnership
- California LLC
- California S Corporation
- Georgia Corporation
- Maryland Corporation
- Maryland Pass-Through
- Massachusetts Corporation
- Massachusetts S Corporation
- Massachusetts Fiduciary
- Massachusetts partnership
- Michigan SBT
- New York Corporation
- New York S Corporation
- Wisconsin Corporation
- Wisconsin S Corporation
- Wisconsin Multi-State
We are continuing to add forms to this list for TurboTax Business 2008.
Q. Is there a cost for e-filing?
A. Yes, there is an additional fee of $17.95 for each return you e-file with TurboTax Business.
Q. Will my business asset information transfer every year?
A. If you used TurboTax Business the previous year, it transfers all the information required to calculate federal depreciation for each asset. You only need to edit an asset if it was sold or disposed of—or if your business use percentage changed.
