Help Topic: Downloading and Installing TaxACT

Topic: Downloading and Installing TaxACT

Downloading and Installing

Once you have received your order confirmation and know your Customer ID and Password, please follow these instructions to download and install your Desktop version of TaxACT.

Note - You can re-download and install any previously purchased software at no additional charge by following these same instructions.

Go to http://www.taxact.com
In the upper right corner of the window under "Returning Users", click the "My Account/My Downloads" link (See below).

You will then be prompted for your Customer ID and Password.
After signing in, select the "All Downloads" link under the "My Downloads" heading. (see below)

Click on the Download button next to the file you want to download.

Save the file to a location you will have access to such as "My Documents" or "Desktop". *
Once downloaded, you will need to double-click on the file icon to install the software.

* You may also save the TaxACT Installation file to another location such as a CD-RW, USB drive, or other storage device by downloading to your hard drive and copying the file to the other device using the software provided by its manufacturer.

Download Options

Full Install -vs- Update

If you are installing the program for the first time please click the Download button next to the selection labeled Full Install

If you have installed TaxACT previously and want to update to the latest version please click the link Click for Update as this will simply download the latest update currently available for TaxACT.

Download Times

The download times vary depending on your modem speed or Internet connection type, and how much traffic is on the web site.

The approximate download times for TaxACT federal editions are as follows:

Connection	Approximate Download Time
14.4 Modem	45 minutes
28.8 Modem	22 minutes
33.6 Modem	19 minutes
56 K Modem	12 minutes
ISDN	10 minutes
Cable/DSL	1-2 minutes
T1	30 seconds

Download Difficulties

If you experience a time-out, your internet connection was interrupted, or for some other reason your download was interrupted, please try your download again. Use the steps in the above instructions to attempt downloading the product again.