Tax Preparation Checklists To Help You Get Your Tax Documentation In Order

TurboTax Tax Preparation Checklist
2023 - 2024 Tax Season

This list is designed to answer common questions you may have when looking to use, purchase, or access TurboTax 2024 products and information.

While the tax year is a long drawn out venture that requires continuous effort be set forth to keep your tax records accessible and organized, doing so will no doubt save you a lot of aggravation when the time comes to prepare your tax return.

Put our tax tips to use this year and you just may find that the TurboTax 2024 new years tax preparation process will seem much easier to manage with all the information you need at your fingertips.

TurboTax Tools

TurboTax Contact & Support Checklist

  • TurboTax Online Tax Preparation Website
  • TurboTax Contact Phone Number
    • TurboTax offers several different phone numbers for specific tax questions, technical help, billing, etc. Click the link above for a toll-free number to a TurboTax expert on your topic.
      Open Monday-Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific Time.
  • TurboTax Online Chat
    • Turbo Tax toll-free Customer Service phone numbers
      888-777-3066
      800-446-8848
      877-282-0801
  • TurboTax Community Support / AnswerXchange
    • The TurboTax Live Community is a great support mechanism that makes it easy to get answers as you need them. Connect to other TurboTax users, tax experts, and TurboTax employees to get those tough tax questions answered quickly.
    • TurboTax allows you to post a question in Live Community forums and get help from tax experts, TurboTax power users, and other tax filers.
    • Browse the topics, most likely your question has already been asked and answered. Use the search feature to find answers.

TurboTax 2024 Tax Preparation Checklist

Tax Tips To Help You Be Better Prepared!

Have you kept your W-4 up-to-date?

  • Are you having the right amount withheld from your paychecks
    • You may want to adjust your withholdings to make sure you're not paying too much, or too little in your tax payments.
    • Make any changes needed with a IRS W-4 Form
    • TurboTax Withholding Calculator makes the process simple

Recalculate your federal tax liability often!

  • Life changes effect the amount of taxes you will be required to pay
  • Use TurboTax TaxCaster to re-estimate taxes as changes happen
  • Know what you'll owe, or be getting back, so you can make adjustments to your tax payments or savings to be better prepared

Find dependant credits and deductions you can use!

  Take advantage of charitable contribution deductions!

TurboTax Health Care Checklist, What to know!

  • TurboTax health care survey helps you see how your taxes are effected by your health care insurance, or the lack of...
  • Expecting a health care penalty? You may qualify to have it waived.
  • With the TurboTax 2024 health care exemption check you can find out if you're exempt from penalties in just 3 minutes or less

Continuing Education Tax Preparation Support

You may qualify for education credits and deductions: TurboTax can help you figure out what education tax benefits you can claim to help you save the most on your tax return. Qualifying expenses include tuition and mandatory enrollment fees for accredited public or private institutions for above high school education. Qualifying expenses include:

  • Education during in the year, or
  • Education that begins during the year, or
  • Education beginning the first three months of the following year.

Deductions range from $0, to $2,000 or $4,000 depending on your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI).

TurboTax 2024 Tax Preparation Software

Determine which 2024 TurboTax product fits you best

  • TurboTax Free Edition for simple tax returns only "not all taxpayers qualify"
    • Use this edition for simple 1040ez tax returns
  • TurboTax Basic Edition
    • Perfect for importing tax data on basic 1040 returns
  • TurboTax Deluxe Edition
    • Use this edition to take greater advantage of tax deductions
  • TurboTax Premier Edition
    • Premier helps you manage investments and rental properties
  • TurboTax Home and Business Edition
    • Personal and small business tax preparation in one package
  • TurboTax Business Edition
    • Maximize industry-specific tax deductions and report income and expenses for C Corp, S Corp, partnership, and multi-member LLCs