We will be placing returns in maintenance on Thursday, April 12th at 5:00am ET, to release some updates.

• MA – Added E-file Block when reporting a Schedule C with employee wages as an expense but no EIN entered within Federal Schedule C – requirement of MA to have an EIN when deducting wages (Issue #1919)
• CA – Impacted CA returns with Reject Code R0000-065 can be resubmitted at this time (Issue #1905)
• NY – Corrected a PDF display issue where Schedule E Royalty income was also showing on IT-201, Line 12 (Issue #1909)

4/12/2018 – RESOLVED: Impacted CA returns can be resubmitted at this time.

We have opened Issue #1905 to review a California Rejection Code being received. At this time, we ask not to resubmit any CA state return with the below reject code until this post has been marked as RESOLVED.

Reject Code: R0000-065 | Category: | Severity: Reject and StopThe total number of documents contained within the return [CA-ReturnData] must match the document count attribute [documentCnt] contained within the specific return [CA-ReturnData] element, as computed by FTB.

2:00pm ET

2014 calcs have been restored.

1:34pm ET

We are currently investigating the issue with 2014 calcs are not rendering. This means the refund generator and Summary/Print menu will not load at this time. This may also impact generating PDF’s.

All other years are not impacted.

We will be placing the site in maintenance on Monday, April 9th at 5:00am ET to release a series of updates.

• Correct a data tracking display issue when adding a Schedule OI on a 1040-NR return is not changing the BEGIN button to EDIT (Issue #1654)
• CT – Corrected an issue where the CT amended return was not removed from the PDF after indicating NO to preparing a CT amended return (Issue #1874)
• NM – Fix an issue where NM amended entries for previous refund amount and date of previous refund are not saving inside the NM amended menu (Issue #1729)
• WV – Fix the issue where 1099-R WV withholdings are doubling on Line 11 of IT-140 (Issue #1888)

4/9/2018 – Issue #1888 has been resolved. We recommend opening each impacted return at your site so the new calcs are updated inside the return prior to transmitting.

West Virginia Returns with 1099-R WV State Withholdings only – We opened Issue #1888 to correct an issue that began today, 4/6/2018, where the state withholdings shown on IT-140W from 1099-R entries is doubling when transferring to Line 11 of IT-140. We recommend creating a return tag at your site to track impacted WV returns so they are not transmitted until this post is marked as RESOLVED.

We will be placing returns in maintanence on Wednesday, April 4th at 5:00am ET to release a series of updates.

• 2016 F5695 – Part II total not showing on grid after saving entry (Issue #210)
• F8283 – Correct a page validation when saving certain entries using Google Chrome “auto-fill” (Issue #1561)
• F8889 – Add ability to adjust employer contributions from W-2 (Issue #1767)
  • Negative entries can be made within the “Employer Contributions made to your HSA for 2017” field. Text will be updated with the next update
• 2016 F1116 – Fix a calculation issue with line 20 – was not including Line 46 amounts from 1040, if applicable (Issue #1769)
• KY MFS – Update text for MFS menu – added a space between two words (Issue #1806)
• MA – Update text inside Nonresident MA basic information menu (Issue #1821)
• VT – Fix an issue where the SAVE button not showing on HI-144 income and adjustments menu (Issue 1826)
• AL – Fix issue where Schedule E opens blank (Issue #1813)
• AZ – Fix for Reject Code 702 (Issue #1832)
  • Any impacted AZ returns with this Reject Code can be resubmitted
• PA – Add ability to access Part D of Schedule UE within PA Schedule UE menu (Issue #1722)

RESOLVED 4/4/18 – These VA returns can now be resubmitted.

We have opened Issue #1810 specific to Virginia Reject Code 760ADJ-014 which states, “Total Additions on Schedule ADJ/CG Line 3 must equal the sum of Interest on obligations of other state Line 1 plus Fixed date conformity addition Line 2A plus Other Additions“.

This is specific to returns requiring the Virginia Medical Expenses Worksheet addback. The fix is scheduled to go out on Monday, April 2nd. At this time, do not resubmit any VA returns with Reject Code 760ADJ-014 until this blog post has been updated as RESOLVED.

We will be placing the returns in maintenance to release a series of updates.

• AR – Correct an issue with an incorrect page validation specific to claiming $250 for each TP on a MFS return for Educator Expenses (Issue #1750)
• CO – Fixed an issue where voluntary contributions were not being added to net tax due (Issue #1745)
• KS – Update text for a federal relation specific to pension subtraction entry (Issue #1714)
• KY – Correct an issue where MFS KY returns specific to the TP was including Spouse W-2 income in error (Issue #1723)
• MA – Fixed an issue within the Nonres MA return where capital gain entries within the Schedule D did not reflect on the PDF (Issue #1730)
• ME – Fix the issue where Child Care Credit entry menu opened blank (Issue #1788)
• PA – Fix the issue where 1099-MISC entries within state program not carrying to Schedule W-2S (Issue #1601)
• WI – Added ability to select foreign country within Nonresident WI program (Issue #1691)
• WI – Fix a page validation on PY returns for license entry when changing legal residence (Issue #1747)
• LA – Will no longer print state payment voucher when choosing Direct Debit (Issue #1634)
• MN – Addition of M1PR-X within the M1PR menu (Issue #1741)
• MN – Fix an issue where adding Schedule KF breaks the PDF from generating (Issue #1762)