Did TurboTax get hacked 2018?
James Craig
Published Feb 10, 2026
The TurboTax company recently announced that their network was breached following a series of account takeover attacks, and that as a consequence, an undisclosed number of Turbo Tax customers had their personal data compromised. A hack occurs on another site that the customer uses, and his password there is exposed.
Has TurboTax ever been hacked?
Intuit, developer of popular US income tax return preparation software TurboTax, has notified users that an intruder gained unauthorized access to user data, Bleeping Computer reports. During a security audit, Intuit found that multiple accounts had been breached after several account takeover attempts.
Why is TurboTax saying I am self-employed?
It may be that data transferred from your 2015 return (if you used TurboTax last year and transferred that data over to your 2016 return) that contained self-employed information, or you may have entered Form 1099-MISC which requires TurboTax Self-Employed.
Why is TurboTax making me do self-employed?
Are there any bugs in TurboTax for 2018?
The 2018 software still is not fully operational for completing a 2018 tax return so there will be several updates between now and the end of January. Any operational type bugs you can report either directly to TT support or here.
When do I have to file my taxes with TurboTax?
TurboTax offers a free filing option in partnership with the IRS Free File program. You can use Free File with TurboTax on Tax Day 2020 if you have an adjusted gross income (AGI) of $36,000 or less or meet other limited criteria.
Can you use Turbo Tax to efile 2019 taxes?
It is not telling me why You can no longer use free TurboTax to do your 2019 taxes and you cannot use TurboTax to efile 2019 taxes. To do 2019 taxes with TurboTax you will need to putchase the download or CD and do the taxes on a computer.
Why do I have to Mail my Turbo Tax returns?
Turbo Tax is telling me I can’t file my returns electronically, I have to mail them. It is not telling me why If you are seeing ” Ready to mail ,” it means you chose the File by Mail option instead of e-File or your return is not eligible for e-filing.
