No. You do not need to purchase a separate license for previous versions of StudioTax.
How Licensing Works
A single license for the current tax year covers that version as well as all recent versions going back several years. Simply purchase a license for the current tax season, enter it in any of those versions, and it will work.
For example, a StudioTax 2025 license covers StudioTax 2025 as well as versions 2021 through 2024.
| StudioTax Version | License Required |
|---|---|
| Current year (e.g. 2025) | Current year license |
| Recent previous years (e.g. 2021 – 2024) | Current year license |
| 2019 and earlier | Free — no license required |
StudioTax 2019 and Earlier
StudioTax 2019 and all previous versions are completely free. No license is required to use them.