Taxact 2FA: How to Set Up an Authenticator App
Enable two-factor authentication on Taxact to stop unauthorized logins. After setup, Taxact asks for a rotating code from Authenticator App - Novaz in addition to your password.
A Taxact account can be tied to your money and personal finances, so a stolen password is a direct financial risk. Besides an authenticator app, Taxact also offers SMS text codes and email codes. An authenticator app (TOTP) is usually the best balance of security and convenience — and it's safer than SMS codes, which can be intercepted through SIM-swap attacks.
2FA methods Taxact supports
- SMS text message
- Email code
- Authenticator app (TOTP)
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Download Authenticator App - Novaz
Install Authenticator App - Novaz from the App Store on your iPhone or iPad and open it — you'll use it to scan Taxact's QR code and generate your 6-digit sign-in codes.
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Sign in to Taxact and open your Taxact account security settings.
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Turn on two-factor authentication and choose the authenticator-app option.
Look for "Authenticator app", "Authentication app", or "TOTP" rather than SMS.
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Scan the QR code with Authenticator App - Novaz.
Open Authenticator App - Novaz, tap add, and point your camera at the QR code Taxact displays. Can't scan? Enter the setup key manually instead.
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Enter the 6-digit code to confirm.
Type the code Authenticator App - Novaz generates to verify and link your Taxact account.
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Save a way to recover your account.
If Taxact shows backup or recovery codes, store them somewhere safe, away from your phone. If it doesn't, check how Taxact recovers accounts (support, an admin, or another sign-in method) before you need it.
Menu names on Taxact can change — the official Taxact 2FA documentation ↗ always has the exact, current path.
How to recover your Taxact account
If you lose access to your authenticator and Taxact gave you backup or recovery codes when you turned on 2FA, sign in with one of them; keep them somewhere safe, away from your phone. Not every service issues codes. If Taxact doesn't, or you didn't save them, use Taxact's account-recovery or support process (or ask your admin, for a work account) to get back in.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Taxact work with authenticator apps like Authenticator App - Novaz?
- Yes. Taxact supports TOTP authenticator apps, so you can generate its two-factor codes in Authenticator App - Novaz.
- Is Taxact two-factor authentication free?
- Yes. Enabling authenticator-app 2FA on Taxact is free — you only need the free Authenticator App - Novaz.
- What if I lose access to my Taxact 2FA codes?
- If Taxact gave you backup or recovery codes during setup, sign in with one of them. If it didn't, or you didn't save them, use Taxact's account recovery or contact its support (or your admin, for a work account), then add the account to Authenticator App - Novaz again.
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