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Paid preparers who use TurboTax Desktop are using the software outside its permitted scope, which may affect the validity of any guarantees or the enforceability of the agreement for those users.
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If the reader is a paid preparer, TurboTax Desktop is not a permitted tool for their professional use.
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Paid preparers who use TurboTax Desktop are using the software outside its permitted scope, which may affect the validity of any guarantees or the enforceability of the agreement for those users.
If the reader is a paid preparer, TurboTax Desktop is not a permitted tool for their professional use.
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