TurboTax is an American tax preparation software package developed by Michael A. Chipman of Chipsoft in the mid-1980s.[1] TurboTax became an Intuit product as a result of the 1993 acquisition of its creator, San Diego-based Chipsoft. Chipsoft, now known as Intuit Consumer Tax Group, is still based in San Diego, having moved into a new office complex in 2007. Intuit Corporation is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

TurboTax for the Mac was originally named MacinTax, and was developed by SoftView[1] SoftView was in turn purchased by ChipSoft[2]

TurboTax is one of the most popular income tax preparation software packages in the United States, with only one main competitor, TaxCut.