TurboTax in Canada is Intuit's tax-filing service, with online Do It Yourself, Expert Assist and Expert Full Service options, Windows desktop editions and business returns, all CRA NETFILE-certified.
The biggest saving is TurboTax Free, which files a simple Canadian return for $0, so check whether yours qualifies before paying for a tier.
TurboTax Canada says it has more than 30 years of Canadian tax filing experience. Beyond personal returns, it handles T2 corporate returns for incorporated businesses, filing for sole proprietors and returns for past tax years. One account can prepare up to 20 returns, and Quebec residents can file both their federal T1 and provincial TP1 returns with most products.
The software can import last year's T1 and use the Auto-fill my return service from the CRA to pre-fill slips and personal details. It shows the refund updating as the return is built, and it can work on spouses' returns together. The site has guidance tracks for newcomers to Canada, filers aged 25 or younger and the self-employed, plus personal income tax and RRSP calculators, a library of tax articles and a user community.
TurboTax Canada shipping, returns and perks
Free filing
TurboTax Free files simple Canadian returns for $0, and no coupon is needed to use it.
Paid online tiers
Do It Yourself, Expert Assist and Expert Full Service are priced per return, based on how complex your taxes are.
Expert help
Expert Assist adds unlimited expert help and a final review, while Expert Full Service has an expert file for you.
Audit Defence
Expert Full Service includes Audit Defence for 3 years once an expert has filed your return.
Refund promises
If another preparer gets you a bigger refund, TurboTax refunds your purchase, and calculation-error penalties are covered on all products.
Desktop editions
Windows desktop Basic covers 4 returns, Standard covers 8, and Premier and Home & Business cover 12 each.
Quebec filers
Expert Full Service isn't offered in Quebec, but the other products file both federal and Quebec returns.
From TurboTax Canada's own pages, read Oct 31, 2026.
Saving on TurboTax starts with the tier you pick, because each paid online return is priced by how complex it is.
Start in TurboTax Free if your return is simple, since it costs $0 and files through CRA NETFILE like the paid options.
If you want help, Expert Assist keeps you doing the work with unlimited expert questions and a final review.
Expert Full Service hands the whole return to an expert and adds Audit Defence for 3 years, but Quebec residents need a different product.
Choosing the lightest tier that fits your slips and deductions keeps the price down.
More ways to save at TurboTax Canada
Households filing several returns can compare the Windows desktop editions with paying per return online: Standard covers 8 returns, and Premier or Home & Business covers 12.
One online TurboTax account can also prepare up to 20 returns, each paid for separately.
The maximum refund promise protects what you spend, since TurboTax refunds the purchase if another preparer gets you a bigger refund.
TurboTax Canada questions, answered
Is there a free version of TurboTax in Canada?
TurboTax Free files simple returns for $0. More complex returns move to a paid online option priced per return.
What does TurboTax Expert Full Service include?
An expert files your return for you, and Audit Defence is included for 3 years. It isn't available in Quebec.
Can TurboTax file a Quebec return?
Products other than Expert Full Service file both federal and Quebec returns. Quebec residents who want an expert to file for them need to look elsewhere in the range, since Expert Full Service isn't offered there.
How many returns does TurboTax desktop software cover?
Desktop Basic covers 4 returns and Standard covers 8. Premier and Home & Business each cover 12.
What happens if another preparer gets a bigger refund?
TurboTax refunds what you paid for the product. Every TurboTax product also covers calculation-error penalties.
How many returns can one TurboTax account prepare?
One account can prepare up to 20 returns, with each return paid for separately.
Is TurboTax certified for CRA NETFILE?
Every TurboTax Canada product, from the online tiers to the desktop editions, is CRA NETFILE-certified.