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How to delete your TurboTax and Intuit account data

Your TurboTax login is an Intuit Account, which also covers Credit Karma and QuickBooks. Deleting your data affects all of them, and you'll lose access to past tax returns stored there, so save those first.

Last checked October 2026

Quick answer

Download every past tax return you want to keep, then sign in to your Intuit Account, open the data privacy section, and request deletion. Deleting cancels all Intuit licenses and subscriptions and can take up to 90 days. Don't create a new Intuit Account with the same email during that time.

Step 1: Download your tax returns

Save a PDF of every return you might need. Many people keep returns for at least several years in case of IRS questions, loan applications, or amended returns. Once your data is deleted, Intuit says it can't get it back.

Step 2: Check what else uses this login

The same Intuit Account covers TurboTax, Credit Karma, and QuickBooks. Deleting your data cancels all licenses and subscriptions on it.

Step 3: Request deletion

  1. Sign in to your Intuit Account.
  2. Open the data privacy section and choose the option to delete your data.
  3. Confirm your delete request.

Can't sign in? Intuit's privacy site has a "Manage your data" path to find accounts linked to your email and send a request.

Deletion can take up to 90 days. Don't create a new Intuit Account with the same email during that time, or the new account may be deleted too.

Your legal right to deletion

If you live in a state with a consumer privacy law, such as California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota, or Oregon, Intuit generally has to honor your deletion request and respond within the deadline your state sets, though it may keep records it is legally required to keep. See what your state's law requires.

TurboTax is probably not the only one

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Sources: Intuit Help: Access and manage your personal data from your Intuit Account. DataTrail isn't affiliated with TurboTax. Menus and policies change; if a step looks different, check TurboTax's help center. This guide is general information, not legal advice.