TurboTax

TurboTax remains Intel-only and does not ship a native Apple Silicon build. The current versions (including TurboTax 2024 and 2025) run under Rosetta 2 emulation on M-series Macs, and Intuit has been silent on releasing a Universal Binary or native build despite more than five years passing since Apple Silicon's introduction. This is a critical timeline issue: Apple is removing Rosetta 2 from macOS 28, scheduled for September 2028, at which point the Intel-only TurboTax will cease to launch entirely. That deadline is now less than 28 months away. Intuit appears to be banking on a cloud-based or online filing solution rather than a native desktop rebuild, but as of today there is no credible public timeline for either a native build or a clear migration path. You have two immediate options: (1) Contact Intuit support directly and ask for a concrete ship date for native Apple Silicon support; if they provide none or indicate they have no plans, move to option 2 now rather than waiting. (2) Begin exploring alternatives—cloud-based tax software (IRS Free File, TaxAct, H&R Block online, Credit Karma Tax, or other AARP/Fidelity-partnered solutions) that run natively in a web browser on any Mac, or consider the Windows version of TurboTax running under Parallels Desktop if you require feature parity. Do not delay this decision past 2027; once Rosetta 2 is removed, your current TurboTax installation will not run at all, and you will need a working alternative in place for the 2029 tax season.