TurboTax
TurboTax is Intuit's tax preparation software for macOS, used by millions of individuals and small business owners to file federal and state income taxes. The desktop version offers guided tax interviews, deduction finders, audit support, and integration with financial accounts and documents. It is available in multiple editions (Basic, Standard, Premium) and is updated annually with current tax year rules and forms. TurboTax is one of the most widely used tax software packages in the United States.
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1 suggestionTurboTax for macOS remains Intel-only and has not been updated to a native Apple Silicon build despite more than five years passing since Apple released the first M-series Macs in late 2020. Current versions (including 2024 and 2025) run only under Rosetta 2 emulation on Apple Silicon Macs. This is a critical issue: Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28, scheduled for September 2028, which means TurboTax will stop launching entirely on that release unless Intuit ships a native build before then. With less than two and a half years remaining, you should contact Intuit directly to ask whether they have committed to releasing a native Apple Silicon version by that deadline. If Intuit has made no public announcement of native support plans, you may want to consider alternatives: Quicken (which has offered native Apple Silicon support since the first M1 launch), MoneyMoney, TaxAct, or filing through TurboTax's web-based online version at turbotax.intuit.com, which runs natively in any browser. If you must use the TurboTax desktop app and want to future-proof for macOS 28, running Windows TurboTax under Parallels Desktop is technically viable but costly and cumbersome.
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