TurboTax
TurboTax is Intuit's personal income tax preparation software for macOS, widely used by individuals and self-employed people to file U.S. federal and state income tax returns. It guides users through tax scenarios with interviews and forms, calculates deductions and credits, handles investments and capital gains, supports multiple filing statuses, and can e-file returns to the IRS. TurboTax is available in several tiers (Basic, Standard, Premium, Self-Employed) and is updated annually for each tax year.
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1 suggestionTurboTax currently ships only as an Intel-only build for macOS, requiring Rosetta 2 to run on Apple Silicon Macs. Intuit has not released a native Apple Silicon version despite more than five years passing since the first M-series Macs shipped (November 2020). Community support forums from early 2026 confirm that TurboTax 2024 and 2025 still identify as Intel binaries in System Report and do not natively support the arm64 architecture. Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), which means TurboTax will stop launching entirely on that release unless Intuit publishes a native build before then. You have roughly 27 months to see if Intuit addresses this. Watch the TurboTax system requirements page and Intuit's community forums for any announcement of Apple Silicon native support. If Intuit does not ship a native build by mid-2028, you will need to switch to an alternative tax software with confirmed Apple Silicon support, such as H&R Block, TaxAct, or FreeTaxUSA, all of which offer native Mac apps and run without Rosetta. Act sooner rather than later — waiting until late 2028 to switch will be stressful during tax season.
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